New innovation centre launched in Lagos
Governor of Lagos state, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the Eko Innovation Centre, a tech hub that is private sector-driven.
The initiative was developed to strategically increase entrepreneurial and technological capacity across the state.
Speaking during the launch of the centre located at Ikoyi, Sanwo-Olu, who would be sworn in today as Governor of Lagos State, said the location of the innovation centre used to be one of his campaign offices.
“It used to be a place where I had lots of young people who used to spend long nights to develop a lot of concepts around my manifesto.
“So, we said to ourselves, what is the best thing we can use this place for and so we decided to turn it into a tech hub, where people can come here to develop ideas.
“So, it is for Lagosians t...