CcHUB expands Lagos Headquarters, introduces private startup offices in 15 years

Nigeria’s leading innovation hub, Co-Creation Hub (CcHUB), is expanding its Lagos headquarters with the addition of a new floor and its first-ever private startup offices, marking a significant shift in how the organisation supports emerging technology companies.

The expansion of CcHUB’s Yaba Innovation Hub reflects the changing needs of Africa’s startup ecosystem, where companies are increasingly moving beyond small founder-led operations into businesses requiring larger teams, dedicated workspaces and long-term growth infrastructure.

For the first time since its launch in 2011, the innovation hub will offer enclosed private offices alongside its traditional open coworking spaces and dedicated desks.

Located in Yaba, often described as Nigeria’s technology hub, CcHUB has played a central role in nurturing startups by providing entrepreneurs with workspace, mentorship, funding opportunities and access to a broader innovation community.

According to the organisation, the new floor has been designed to maintain the collaborative culture that helped define the hub’s early years while accommodating startups that now require greater privacy and operational space.

“Nobody comes to CcHUB for the desk; you can find a desk anywhere in Yaba,” said CcHUB’s Head of Community Engagement, Oluwasegun Ogungbemi. “You come because the person at the next one is working on a logistics platform, or a classroom tool, or something in the creative economy.”

Home to some of Africa’s biggest startup success stories

Over the last decade and a half, CcHUB has served as the launchpad for several high-profile African startups.

Among them is BudgIT, founded by Oluseun Onigbinde and Joseph Agunbiade after the pair met during CcHUB’s first Tech-In-Governance hackathon in 2011.

The hub also supported the early development of LifeBank, founded by Temie Giwa-Tubosun to tackle blood shortages in Nigerian hospitals. The startup was incubated by CcHUB and received backing through the organisation’s Growth Capital fund.

The hub further served as an early base for Iyin Aboyeji, Nadayar Enegesi and Brice Nkengsa before they went on to launch Andela, one of Africa’s most recognised technology companies.

Why CcHUB’s expansion matters

The expansion comes as African startups face a more challenging operating environment characterised by tighter funding conditions, talent competition and evolving regulatory requirements.

By increasing its workspace capacity and introducing private offices, CcHUB is positioning itself to support a new generation of startups that require not only community and mentorship but also the physical infrastructure needed to scale their operations.

The move underscores the continued importance of innovation hubs in Africa’s startup ecosystem, even as remote work and distributed teams become more common.

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