From Anger To Participation: Enough is Enough (EiE) Nigeria’s First Five Years
Things happened really fast. Social Media rants. eMails. Calls. Meetings. It was all for one reason: halting Nigeria’s gradual slide into another one of its numerous lows. The anger was real, and the...
View ArticleOpening for Social Development Analyst at RemouldNG
RemouldNG is a start-up development consulting firm specialising in qualitative research and analysis in the areas of energy, gender, health, agriculture, and the environment. The firm works to assess...
View ArticleWhat Buhari Must Do For The Nigerian ICT Industry
By the time Nigeria’s President said, “I, Muhammadu Buhari, do solemnly swear…” on May 29, 2015, his honeymoon was officially over and expectations from all sectors of the economy – and corners of the...
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Of Zuck’s Visit to Nigeria, Euphoria and Important Lessons
Zuck’s visit to Nigeria is a big deal. With two trips within one week, he helped draw attention to Nigerian tech startups, offered some form of validation for Nigeria’s tech ecosystem, held high-level...
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The Funnel Effect in Nigeria’s Education System
First, it was Facebook. And now, it’s WhatsApp. You get added to a group, everyone welcomes you, you’re excited about hooking up with classmates… and then someone drops the bomb: we should go back to...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Cloud Bet. For Global Good
9 lawyers and an ICT Policy guy walked into Building 34 on Microsoft’s expansive campus in Redmond. It was going to be a week-long workshop to launch the Microsoft Outside Counsel Network for the...
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The Company Owned By 90,000 Employees, One Of Nature’s Best Kept Beauty...
When I received the eMail from Huawei asking me to join them as a Key Opinion Leader at this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I asked my assistant to reply with a no. My first response didn’t...
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Huawei Shows What’s Possible With Technology As Force For Good
by ‘Gbenga Sesan, Paradigm Initiative As a guest of Huawei at the 2017 World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, I ended up learning more about the company owned by 90,000 employees. Later in the year, in...
View ArticleWhat every startup must know about tech policy in Nigeria
48 million naira is a decent sum. That was the price quoted for NigeriaAir.ng by a business-savvy Nigerian who registered it on July 18, 2018, a day after the national airline was unveiled. This...
View ArticleWe Should All Be Digital Rights Advocates
It was a cold evening in Johannesburg. A few colleagues decided to go for dinner at a restaurant hosting a live band and a short talk. A short talk, before awesome food and amazing music, could hurt no...
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#TwitterBanInNigeria: The Third Party and the Third Sector
It is important to situate the debate around the Nigerian government’s suspension of Twitter within the context of ongoing conversations between many countries and social media platforms. The hot...
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