Category: News
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Fact-Checking in the 2026 Osun Election, How Far, How Well
The Osun State Elections of 2026 have come and gone, and the winner has been declared. However there needs to be a reckoning about #Osundecides2026 especially as we prepare for the January 2027 General Elections. One topic that has come to dominate election conversations in Nigeria in recent years is the rise of AI, and…
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Attend Job Up’s “Become Valuable” Career & Business Conference This August
Job Up Career Consulting is set to hold its 2026 Career & Business Conference at the University of Ibadan on Saturday, 29th August, as part of the company’s ongoing Campus Tour series. The event forms part of a broader push by career consulting outfits to meet students where they are, rather than expecting them to…
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Ibadan Tech Expo Opens Sponsorship Applications for IBTE 2026
The event organisers are targeting 15,000 Attendees this year Ibadan Tech Expo (IBTE) has opened its call for sponsorship for its fourth edition, scheduled for Friday, 27th November 2026 at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan. Organisers are projecting 15,000 attendees, up from the 10,000-plus who turned out for last year’s single-day event.…
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TechRoom Innovation Hub Is Giving Out Free Workspaces This August
Workspace is one of those quiet costs that trips up a lot of early-stage builders in Ibadan. You don’t need funding to write code, pitch a client, or run a call, but you do need power, internet, and a table that isn’t your kitchen counter. TechRoom Innovation Hub is removing that barrier for the…
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Be at the ISF Ibadan Startups Mixer This August
After a successful event in Lagos in July, the Innovation Scale Forum organizing team is bringing together founders, investors, tech enthusiasts, and ecosystem builders in the Oyo Tech and Startup ecosystem together in Ibadan on Saturday the 1st of August. The ISF Forum 2026 Ibadan Mixer is part of a series of exclusive networking…
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Attend Antler’s Creative Economy and Tech Idea Lab
Antler Lagos is hosting a Creative Economy and Travel Tech Idea Lab on the 22nd of July, 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria. The Idea Lab is a closed, working session focused on operators building within the Creative Economy and Travel Tech space. It is a gathering of founders exploring interesting opportunities in this space, where they…
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Be Part of TVC’s Climate Change Movement
The Veridian Catalyst, an impact hub focused on building a more skilled and effective climate movement, needs volunteers for its impact projects. TVC wants climate enthusiasts who believe that climate change not just as an environmental issue, but as an opportunity to develop people and create meaningful impact. So if you are project coordinator, storytellers.…
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Community Showcase: Inside the Ibadan Business Network
In a city long associated with commerce, culture, and a quiet, persistent hustle, a new kind of gathering place has emerged, not a market square or a co-working space, but a WhatsApp community. The Ibadan Business Club (IBC) is bringing together entrepreneurs, professionals, investors, innovators, business owners, and industry leaders under one roof, betting that…
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7 Numbers from FactCheckAfrica’s 2025 Report That Show How Big Africa’s Misinformation Problem Really Is
AFRICAN TECH & MEDIA The Lagos-based fact-checker just published its annual report. The figures inside tell a story that goes far beyond one organisation’s performance. When a fact-checking organisation publishes its annual report, the instinct is to read it as a self-assessment. Outputs. Activities. Reach. But FactCheckAfrica’s 2025 Annual Impact Report is something more…
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Apply For CJID’s Advanced Workshop on Electoral Disinformation
Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development with Casa África and the Embassy of Spain in Nigeria, is inviting applications for an Advanced Workshop on Electoral Disinformation, Fact-checking, and the Uses and Risks of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Newsrooms ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 General Elections. The two-day programme, taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, will equip Nigerian…
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