NewsAnnouncement· November 2026
DD Hub registers on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
DD Hub now has a Participant Identification Code (PIC 860264871), the first step to taking part in European Union funded programmes as a consortium partner.
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Impact report102 of 105 IDEAS TVET graduates economically active at completion
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IDEAS TVETIndustry mentors bring the creative economy into the classroom
IncubationTech Bridge Fellowship closes with a Demo Day of capstone ventures
Digital agricultureFood traceability for Nigeria, with NASENI and Decapolis
MSME training35 Kano businesses go digital, with GIZ, the EU and Germany
DD Hub AcademyInside our upgraded studios, labs and training rooms in Kano
Zero hungerInnovation Platforms for 500 smallholder farmers, with GIZ
SkillsLearning by doing: hands-on camera and production workshops
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- NewsNews· November 2026
Introducing DD Hub Academy
Market-relevant courses at affordable prices, alongside our social-impact training. The six-month Digital Talent Academy continues as a programme within the Academy.
- NewsUpcoming· October 2026
Innovation Platforms being prepared for launch in Kano
With GIZ, DD Hub is establishing Innovation Platforms in local communities, bringing smallholder farmers, extension agents and researchers together with input suppliers, aggregators, financial institutions and insurers.
- NewsProject· October 2026
Kano farmer-data consultancy completed
Farmer-profiling, value-chain and 2025 crop-yield datasets were merged, de-duplicated and validated into one master dataset of about 36,000 records.
- NewsNews· September 2026
97.1% of IDEAS TVET graduates economically active at completion
Of the 105 young people who completed the IDEAS TVET Creative Media Production programme, 102 were economically active at completion and more than half were self-employed. The National Project Coordination Unit reviewed the results.
- NewsProject· January 2026
Tech Bridge Fellowship closes with Demo Day
A three-month, hands-on technology TVET initiative closed with a Demo Day of capstone ventures — 200 youth, women and PWDs trained, 40 ventures selected for incubation.
- NewsNews· November 2025
DD Hub's CEO chairs the ISN Annual Gathering 2025 Organising Committee
Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakub chaired the Organising Committee of the Innovation Support Network's Annual Gathering 2025, held in Kano. ISN reports that the gathering brought together over 232 innovation hubs, ecosystem builders and policy experts under the theme "Scaling Local Innovation for Global Impact".
- Document· 10 pages, PDF
Impact Report 2014–2026
From digital skills to income: what DD Hub has delivered across Northern Nigeria, with every claim labelled by how strongly it is proven.
- Document· 26 pages, PDF
IDEAS TVET Impact Report
Design, delivery and outcomes of the World Bank-supported IDEAS TVET Creative Media Production programme: 105 graduates, 97.1% economically active.
- Document· 19 pages, PDF
Corporate Profile
Our full institutional record — eight-phase evolution, verified partnerships, geography, and strategic direction through 2031.
- Document· 2 pages, PDF
Executive Summary
A two-page overview of DD Hub for a first conversation — track record, services, and how to work with us.
- BlogDD Hub· October 2025
What 35 Kano businesses took from four days of digital training
The Digital Business Optimisation Training brought 35 MSMEs to DD Hub for hands-on work on digital competence, online presence and access to finance, with support from GIZ, the EU and Germany.
- BlogAbdulganiyu Rufai Yakub· November 2024
What a Nigeria Innovation Fund should look like
A policy brief by DD Hub's CEO, sponsored by GIZ DTC and the Innovation Support Network, sets out how a privately led national fund could close the early-stage funding gap for Nigerian startups.
- BlogDD Hub· November 2024
Five priorities for Nigeria's digital innovation ecosystem
Government, industry, academia and development partners met in Uyo to shape digital policy. DD Hub's CEO moderated the dialogue and authored its report and adoption strategy.
- BlogDD Hub· May 2018
Rethinking the Thought: the first Conference of Crazy Ideas in Kano
DD Hub convened its first Conference of Crazy Ideas at a Kano cinema in May 2018, giving unconventional ideas on education, skills and governance a public platform and a route towards action.
- BlogDD Hub· August 2016
#1student1tree: E-Green Nigeria's tree-planting campaign at Bayero University
DD Hub and Bayero University Kano launched an ICT-driven tree-planting campaign on the university's new campus, with technology designed to keep the trees alive after planting.
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