Bosun Tijani

Bosun Tijani is Nigeria's Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. A former technology-sector executive, he co-founded and led Co-Creation Hub before joining the federal cabinet, where his portfolio includes digital-economy policy, innovation and technical-talent development.

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About Bosun Tijani

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Federal cabinet minister, Technology-sector executive · 5 affiliations

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Known for: Digital-economy policy; Technology innovation and entrepreneurship; Digital-skills development
Country: Nigeria

Federal cabinet minister
Technology-sector executive

At a glance

Tijani was sworn into Nigeria's federal cabinet on 21 August 2023 and is listed as Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy.
Before entering government, he was a co-founder and chief executive of Co-Creation Hub, a technology and innovation organization operating in Nigeria and Kenya.
The ministry's 2023–2027 Strategic Blueprint included a target to develop three million Nigerians in technical talent.
As of 22 August 2026, the Universal Service Provision Fund listed Tijani as chairman of its board.

Federal office and digital-economy agenda

Tijani was sworn in as a federal minister on 21 August 2023 and is listed by the State House as Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. In October 2023, he unveiled the ministry's 2023–2027 Strategic Blueprint, including a target to develop three million Nigerians in technical talent. The ministry subsequently announced a three-year partnership with IHS Nigeria to establish 3MTT learning communities across Nigeria's states and the Federal Capital Territory. In December 2025, it reported that Tijani and the European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships signed a €45 million EU Digital Economy Package.

Technology and innovation career

Before joining the cabinet, Tijani co-founded and served as chief executive of Co-Creation Hub. When CcHUB acquired Kenya's iHub in September 2019, the organization said he would continue as chief executive across both locations. A federal ministry biography also records earlier work as European Innovation Manager at PERA and on ICT-related exporter-support programmes for sub-Saharan Africa at the International Trade Centre in Geneva. Sources differ on whether CcHUB was founded in 2010 or publicly launched in 2011, so its definitive founding date remains unresolved.

Education and public record

Federal ministry and Universal Service Provision Fund biographies state that Tijani holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Jos and a master's degree in information systems and management from Warwick University. Those biographies also claim a doctorate from the University of Leicester, but a Leicester School of Business page lists Bosun Tijani and Olatunbosun Tijani among PhD students, leaving completion of the doctorate unresolved in the available evidence. During his 2023 ministerial screening, historic posts from his X account drew criticism; Rest of World reported that he apologized to senators and passed the screening process.

Affiliations

Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy Honourable Minister 2023-08-21–present
Universal Service Provision Fund Chairman of the board present
Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB) Co-founder and former chief executive officer
PERA European Innovation Manager
International Trade Centre ICT-related exporter-support programmes staff member

Timeline

2019-09-26 Co-Creation Hub acquired Kenya's iHub and said Tijani would remain chief executive across both locations.
2023-08-21 Tijani was sworn in as a minister in Nigeria's federal cabinet.
2023-10-04 Tijani unveiled the ministry's 2023–2027 Strategic Blueprint, including a target to develop three million Nigerians in technical talent.
2023-10-23 The ministry announced a three-year partnership with IHS Nigeria to establish 3MTT learning communities across Nigeria's states and the Federal Capital Territory.
2025-12-15 The ministry reported that Tijani and the European Union Commissioner for International Partnerships signed a €45 million EU Digital Economy Package in Brussels.

Additional verified details

Current context

Bosun Tijani is listed as Honourable Minister of the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Ministerial appointments can change, so this cabinet status should be rechecked before publication.
The Universal Service Provision Fund lists Tijani as chairman of its board. The cited USPF page is dated 21 August 2026; the board status should be rechecked before publication.

Biographical facts

Federal ministry and Universal Service Provision Fund biographies identify Tijani as a co-founder and former chief executive of Co-Creation Hub.
A federal ministry biography states that Tijani served as European Innovation Manager at PERA and worked at the International Trade Centre in Geneva on ICT-related exporter-support programmes for sub-Saharan Africa.
Federal ministry and Universal Service Provision Fund biographies state that Tijani holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Jos and a master's degree in information systems and management from Warwick University.
When Co-Creation Hub acquired Kenya's iHub in September 2019, CcHUB announced that Tijani would continue as chief executive across both locations.
A January 2024 Rest of World report described criticism of historic posts from Tijani's X account during his 2023 ministerial screening and reported that he apologized to senators and passed the screening process.