COVID-19 is grounding almost every sector. When it is eventually controlled, will Nigerian startups still consider coworking? To answer this question, Techpoint interviewed co-working space managers and entrepreneurs for their insight
Paul Adepoju
Paul Adepoju is an award-winning Nigerian freelance tech journalist with vast experience in the ecosystem. He is the founder of Ibadan’s leading blog IBPulse; he is also the co-founder and managing editor of Nigeria’s biggest health news platform HealthNewsNG. Opinions expressed in this piece are entirely his, and not of Techpoint Africa.
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