Our Story: Idea to Impact | 720Degree Innovation Hub

Where it began

We Started With a Question: What Happens When Potential Meets Opportunity?

Nigeria is full of talented people.

Young people with ideas. Entrepreneurs with the determination to build. Professionals willing to learn. Communities filled with people who simply need access to the right opportunities.

But talent alone is not always enough.

For many people, the gap between potential and progress is access to practical skills, mentorship, technology, networks, and opportunities to apply what they know. Too many people learn without gaining the confidence to build. Too many businesses have ideas without the support to grow. Too many talented people are left watching the future happen around them instead of helping to shape it.

720Degree was built to help close that gap.

We started with a simple belief: when people are given the right skills, the right environment, and the right opportunities, they can build meaningful futures for themselves and create value for the people around them.

That belief continues to shape everything we do.

Today, 720Degree Innovation Hub is a technology and innovation ecosystem where people come to learn, build, experiment, collaborate, and grow. We work at the intersection of technology, talent development, entrepreneurship, and innovation, helping individuals and businesses move from potential to practical outcomes.

Because for us, learning is only the beginning. The real question is: what can you do with what you know?

Our approach

Building More Than Skills

From the beginning, our approach has been practical. We believe that skills should lead somewhere.

A young person learning software development should be able to build. A data analyst should be able to solve real problems with data. A product designer should be able to create useful experiences. An entrepreneur should have the capacity to build a business that can survive and grow.

That is why our work goes beyond the classroom. We combine practical learning with mentorship, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and exposure to real-world opportunities. We create environments where people can ask questions, work on projects, test ideas, and develop the confidence to apply their knowledge.

Our work has covered software development, data analytics, data science, artificial intelligence, product design, digital marketing, technical and vocational skills, and entrepreneurship. Over the years, our programmes have supported thousands of people in building digital skills, emerging technology capabilities, and entrepreneurial capacity.

But our ambition has always been bigger than training people for the sake of training them.

01We want to see people get jobs.
02We want to see people increase their income.
03We want to see businesses become stronger.
04We want to see ideas become products and enterprises.
05We want to see more people equipped to participate in and contribute to the economy.

Where we have been

Our Journey

720Degree’s journey has been one of continuous growth. As the needs of our community and the economy have evolved, so has our work.

We have supported young people building careers in technology. We have worked with entrepreneurs and MSMEs to strengthen their businesses. We have contributed to programmes focused on employability, entrepreneurship, technical and vocational education, and the development of Nigeria’s digital workforce.

Our journey has also been shaped by collaboration. Through partnerships and programmes involving government institutions, development organisations, and industry, we have continued to expand the ways we create opportunity.

Our work has included supporting MSMEs through entrepreneurship and business development programmes, serving as a Training Service Provider in digital skills programmes, contributing to the Three Million Technical Talents initiative, and delivering practical technical and vocational training.

Each experience has reinforced something we have always believed: real transformation happens when skills meet opportunity.

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Economic growththat lets people support families, build businesses, employ others, and contribute to their communities.

Along the way

Our Milestones

May–Jun 2019
Training for 425 secondary school teachers, Ogun State
25 Jul 2019
Hub launch, Abeokuta
Mar 2020
Ogun DigiClass developed
Jul 2020
School reopening application
Aug 2020 – Aug 2021
Career development for 50+ young people (Traw / GYI)
Sep–Dec 2020
Laptop for Developers learning infrastructure
Oct 2020
Dedicated server for school data management
Dec 2020
50+ data scientists and ML engineers trained (Data Science Nigeria)
25 Feb 2021
Incorporated as 720Degree Technology and Innovations Foundation (CAC IT 156144)
May 2021
50 women business owners trained (Her Business Initiatives)

Where we are going

What We Are Building

We are building an ecosystem where people do not simply consume knowledge. They use it.

We are building spaces where young people can discover what they are capable of. Where entrepreneurs can strengthen their businesses. Where innovators can develop ideas. Where technology becomes more than a trend and becomes a practical tool for solving problems.

Our work is rooted in the belief that Nigeria’s future will be shaped by people who can think, create, adapt, and build. That means developing more than technical ability. It means encouraging critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and the confidence to take action.

We are particularly committed to making opportunities more accessible to people who may otherwise be left behind. Our programmes have been designed to support young people, entrepreneurs, women, and people facing barriers to employment and economic participation.

Because innovation is not meaningful if only a few people can access it.

Our Mission

To build practical talent, strengthen businesses, and create opportunities through technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Our mission is rooted in action. We help people move from potential to capability. We help businesses move from challenges to practical solutions. And we create environments where knowledge can become something useful.

Through hands-on learning, mentorship, technology, strategic partnerships, and entrepreneurship, we work to prepare people and businesses for a changing world. We are interested in helping people understand what matters, build what works, and create value that can grow.

Our Vision

To build a leading African innovation ecosystem where talent is developed, ideas become solutions, and technology creates lasting economic opportunity.

We see a future where access to opportunity is not determined by where someone starts. A future where a young person in Ogun State can build skills that create global opportunities. A future where entrepreneurs use technology to build stronger and more sustainable businesses.

A future where innovation is not limited to a few major cities or organisations but becomes part of how communities solve problems and create prosperity. We want to be part of the infrastructure that helps people and ideas move forward.

What guides us

Our Values

01

Build What Matters

We believe technology and innovation should solve real problems. Our work is focused on practical outcomes, useful ideas, and solutions that create value for people, businesses, and communities.

We ask a simple question: Does this matter? If it does, it is worth building.

02

Practical Excellence

We believe knowledge becomes more valuable when it can be applied. That is why we focus on hands-on learning, real projects, and practical experiences that help people develop the confidence to do meaningful work.

We want people to leave with more than information. We want them to leave with capability.

03

Opportunity for Everyone

Talent is everywhere. Opportunity should be too. We are committed to expanding access to skills, technology, mentorship, and economic opportunities for people from different backgrounds and communities.

When more people have the opportunity to participate, everyone benefits.

04

Innovation With Purpose

We are excited about what technology can make possible, but we do not chase innovation simply because it is new. The best ideas solve meaningful problems and create practical value.

Technology is a tool. What matters is what we choose to do with it.

05

Growth Through Collaboration

No meaningful ecosystem is built alone. Our work brings together learners, entrepreneurs, professionals, institutions, governments, development partners, and industry.

When people work together, they can build things that would be impossible to build alone.

06

Build for the Long Term

We think beyond individual programmes. We invest in people, reusable knowledge, strong partnerships, and communities that keep learning long after a training programme ends.

The goal is not simply to create an immediate result. The goal is to create something that lasts.

The name

Why 720Degree?

Skill
Confidence
Action
Opportunity
Value

A complete circle is 360 degrees. We chose 720Degree because we believe progress should go further.

Learning a skill is one part of the journey. But what happens next? The skill should build confidence. Confidence should lead to action. Action should create opportunity. Opportunity should create value. And that value should create new possibilities for others. That is the cycle we want to help create.

720Degree represents movement, growth, and the willingness to go beyond the expected. We are not here simply to teach technology. We are here to help people use technology to build careers, strengthen businesses, solve problems, and create new possibilities.

We believe in people who are willing to learn. We believe in ideas that can become real. We believe in businesses that can grow. And we believe that the future is built by people who are prepared to participate in it.

That is why we exist.

Our StoryIdea to Impact