Oh, nothing to see here, just an innovation hub being built with shipping containers
40ft and 20ft. LOL
— Karo (@Karovoni) May 19, 2016
Wait, what?
It’s called Ventures platform and according to their website, it’s launching on June 3
That’s 2 weeks from today.
It’s being built by a company called Emerging Platforms, headed by Kola Aina
Thanks for stopping by Tolu Ogunlesi.
— Emerging Platforms (@epgroupng) May 19, 2016
Chairman @kola_aina https://t.co/Tgw12OXvvE
— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) May 19, 2016
Mark is already considering moving from “Yabacon Valley” -__-
https://twitter.com/markessien/status/733376107840471040
If you’d like to see the hub for yourself, it’s located at Aso Drive in Maitama, Abuja
Aso Drive https://t.co/v7CGdx9sEp
— Kola Aina (@kola_aina) May 19, 2016
Oh, and the amazing ‘Container Art’ is by a Nigerian artist named Victor Ehikhamenor
New tech/innovation hub loading in #Abuja. Privileged to see it taking shape. 'Container' art is by @victorsozaboy 🙌 pic.twitter.com/RKOd6yuVPb
— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) May 19, 2016
.@victorsozaboy at work 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Y236sX6jXu
— Tolu Ogunlesi, MON (@toluogunlesi) May 19, 2016
It’s great to see innovation hubs and co-working campuses open up in other (read: non-Yaba) parts of the country, and this is definitely one of the more interesting ones. Don’t you agree?