The heart of the club

About Innovative Explorer Club

Who we are, why we exist, and where we're headed.

Est. Abuja, Nigeria
Our Story

From a small workshop to a growing movement

The Innovative Explorer Club started as a handful of curious students meeting after school to take things apart and put them back together differently. What began with a shared soldering iron and a secondhand robotics kit has grown into a full learning ecosystem spanning ten academies.

Today, TIEC brings together Robotics, Programming, 3D Printing, CAD, Drone Technology, Graphics Design, AI, and Hardware under one roof — mentor-led, hands-on, and built around real problems worth solving.

"Learn. Build. Innovate. Explore."
What drives us

Vision & Mission

Vision

To raise Africa's next generation of innovators, creators, entrepreneurs, engineers, and technology leaders.

Mission

To provide lifelong, hands-on STEM and innovation education that empowers learners to explore, create, invent, collaborate, solve real-world problems, and grow into industry-ready professionals and entrepreneurs through practical learning, mentorship, competitions, and community.

Who runs the club

Leadership Team

The mentors and organizers behind every academy.

NA

Ngozi A.

Founder & Executive Director
EU

Emeka U.

Head of Programs
BI

Blessing I.

Robotics & AI Lead
YM

Yusuf M.

Partnerships & Outreach
AB

Aisha B.

Volunteer & Mentor Coordinator
Every age, a track

Membership Structure

Explorers grow through the club as they grow up — here's the ladder.

LevelAge
Young Explorers6 – 9
Junior Innovators10 – 13
Teen Innovators14 – 18
University Fellows18 – 25
Professional Innovators25+
Mentor CircleIndustry Experts
What you get

Membership Benefits

Every level unlocks more of the ecosystem.

Weekly Classes
Certificates
Innovation Passport
Networking
Scholarships
Career Mentoring
Industry Visits
Startup Incubation
International Exchange
Annual Summit
Where we're headed

Long-Term Vision

TIEC today is one chapter of a much bigger plan.

1Now

Deepen One Chapter

Grow every academy in Abuja to full capacity, with a mentor-to-member ratio that keeps learning hands-on.

2Next

Open New Chapters

Bring the same eight-academy model to more cities, each shaped by its local talent and industry.

3Later

A Pan-African Network

Connect chapters across the continent into one exchange, mentorship, and competition network.

Who backs us

Partners & Sponsors

Organizations that make our programs possible.

Coderina EdTech Foundation
DSTI
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Ready to become an Explorer?

Whatever your age or experience, there's a track built for you.