Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari (78 years) could become the first African leader to take Covid-19 vaccine as there are reports that he and Vice President, Yemi Osinbanjo, are expected to take their vaccine shots by February on live television. This publicized act is meant to increase acceptance amongst Nigerian citizens to take the vaccine. Last […]
Canadian-Iraqi singer Ali Gatie’s What If I Told You I Love You is one of many 60-second soundtracks underlying some of Tik Tok’s most viral videos. In one such video, Nigerian Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. James Nwachukwu Anyaegbu is dancing to the song, a remixed version comprising ad-libs and a midtempo beat similar to the […]
For edtech companies across Nigeria, the coronavirus pandemic was the definitive proofing test. When schools shut down in March for the foreseeable future, learning apps, Zoom classes and self-developed learning portals were the assurance that learning could continue in defiance of the distance the virus brought about. Many edtech companies recorded significant increase in uptake […]
When lockdowns were announced at the end of March as the spread of the coronavirus intensified, Enee Udo, an Olympic Gold medalist and Founder of Fitness Options, did not envision that it would drag on for months. Five months since then and business is only back to about 50% of what it was pre-COVID at […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Afia Bobia Amanfo has her academic roots in social sciences. But when the need arose, she taught herself to build websites and is now growing a web-based platform that prepares African undergraduates […]
As we drive into the Victoria Garden City estate gate in Lagos, Nigeria, there is very little that suggests it is a Sunday. The streets are not lined with cars or churchgoers making their way on foot to any of the 3-4 churches along the street. Speakers aren’t blaring gospel tunes from exuberant choirs. There […]