Category: Subject Matter Experts
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Our Goal is 1million Promoters on Geegng – CTO Ben Odeyemi
CTO of Geegng Ben Odeyemi answers pertinent questions about the platform, Who gets in? How do sponsors know the reach was real? How do promoters get paid? why Geeg is building from Ibadan, why the platform is sponsoring #ibadantechexpo2026, and what he would be sharing with event attendees.
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#Inside Ibadan Life, Nigeria’s Second City Game
The clones will come. Twenty games of the same city cannot all have your neighbours in them. The ones that survive will be the ones with real people, a currency that holds, and detail that locals recognise
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Capital That Doesn’t Require Relocation: Ebunoluwa Arimoro on What Oyo’s Tech Scene Needs
Ebunoluwa Arimoro started her journey in tech as a software developer, helping to create solutions for other platforms, but somewhere along that journey, she realized that she could do more to fill the gap between Technology and the everyday realities of Nigerians than just write code. That resolution has led to her creating Jobapay, and…
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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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AI, VR, and the Next Nollywood: How Nigeria and Kenya’s Storytellers Are Experimenting With Emerging Tech
The era of Africa’s creative industries being defined by scarcity is ending. What replaces it may be more radical than anyone expected. In 2023, a Nigerian revenge thriller became one of the most-watched films on Netflix’s global platform. Editi Effiong’s Black Book, shot in Lagos with motion capture, advanced VFX, and high-end cinematography,…
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From Learning to Earning: Breaking Into Tech as an African Developer
By Obafela Richard-Killa You’ve spent months learning through tutorials, built a few projects, maybe even completed a bootcamp. But now you’re stuck in the “I know how to code, but nobody’s hiring” phase. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone, and you’re closer to breaking through than you think. The Real Gap Isn’t Technical Most…
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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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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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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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Nigeria’s Digital Security Revolution: Your Gateway to the Future
By Obafela Richard-Killa Nigeria is experiencing a digital boom like never before. Every day, millions of Nigerians go online, businesses digitize their operations, and startups launch innovative platforms. Banks are going cashless. Government services are moving online. Even our elections are getting digital upgrades. But here’s the thing about rapid digital growth: it creates a…
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