Category: Opinion
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A Royal Blueprint for Innovation: Oba Ladoja and Ibadan’s Tech Future
Being in my early teenage years when the newly crowned Olubadan, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, began his tenure as governor of Oyo State in 2003, and only in my mid-teens when his tenure ended in 2007, one of the few personal memories I have of his time was his nicely tailored Ankara…
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The Anatomy of a Great Tech Story: From Hook to Takeaway
The Tech Ecosystem Needs More Storytellers(6): If you’ve been following this series, you know that tech storytelling isn’t about spewing jargon or drowning readers in specs. It’s about connecting people to ideas, tools, and innovations in a way that sticks. But how do you actually structure a great tech story so that it captures attention,…
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Africa’s AI Infrastructure Opportunity: Why Energy-Efficient Data Centers Matter
By Obafela Richard-Killa The Game-Changing News:OpenAI and SoftBank are planning to build a small data center by the end of 2025 to support the Stargate AI initiative, exploring more energy-efficient AI infrastructure at localized scales. While this might sound like just another Silicon Valley partnership, it represents a blueprint that could transform Africa’s position in…
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Learning to See Like a Storyteller: How to Find Great Stories in Tech
The Tech Ecosystem Needs More Storytellers(4) If you spend time in tech spaces, you’ll hear people say things like, “We’re solving problems” or “We’re building the future.” But ask them to tell you a story about what they’re building — and suddenly silence or scratching of heads. That’s because while tech is full of interesting…
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Tribute to a Visionary at 70: Dr. Tunde Adégbolá and the Tech-Driven Revival of the Yorùbá Language
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, few names resonate with the clarity, purpose, and cultural significance as that of Dr. Tunde Adégbolá. A broadcast engineer, computer scientist, and human language technologist, Dr. Adégbolá has devoted decades to a cause that is both technically challenging and culturally vital: integrating African languages—especially Yorùbá—into the digital age.…
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The Tech Ecosystem Needs More Storytellers(3): Come as You Are
This week we continue the Tech Ecosystem Needs More Storytellers series we started a few weeks ago with a on entering into tech storytelling as a newbie. You can read our Week 2 post for a recap of what we have shared so far. How Your Everyday Skills Can Translate to Tech Media You don’t…
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Growing Ibadan’s Web3 Ecosystem
The rise of Web3 — the decentralized iteration of the internet — is reshaping how we think about ownership, value exchange, and trust in digital systems. While much of the global conversation focuses on cities like San Francisco, Berlin, or Lagos, there’s a compelling opportunity to seed and grow robust Web3 ecosystems in emerging tech…
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Why Tech Founders Are Sleeping on the Creative Economy—and How Web3, AI, and Cloud Computing Could Revolutionize African Creative Industries
In recent years, Africa’s tech scene has taken off. From fintech giants like Flutterwave and Moniepoint to innovations in logistics, agriculture, and education, the continent’s startup ecosystem is building solutions that leapfrog legacy challenges that have plagued the continent. But one sector has been consistently overlooked by tech founders: the creative economy. Despite Africa’s booming…
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The Role of Product Managers in Managing a Product or Software Development Lifecycle: From Idea to Sunset.
By Victor Elite Ogunbode In today’s fast paced business environment and modern technologies, every product or software aimed at providing value for customers and becoming successful requires a structured approach. The concept of product and software development lifecycle has long been introduced and used from decades ago, most stakeholders involved in the creation of a…
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