Timi Olagunju

Why remote, virtual court hearings in Nigeria are constitutional

Timi Olagunju is a tech lawyer and policy consultant who tweets @timithelaw. He shares his thoughts on the constitutionality of virtual court hearings in Nigeria.

Timi Olagunju

4 years ago

Opinion

Opportunistic registration of Nigeria Air domains was not a crime

Cyberspace law and policy expert, Timi Olagunju, tells us why he believes Section 25, subsection 2 of the Cybercrime Act does not outrightly criminalise the controversial registration of Nigeria Air country code top level domains.

Timi Olagunju

5 years ago

Blockchain Explorer

3 recommendations for policy makers as Nigeria moves to regulate blockchain technology

Technology law and policy consultant, Timi Olagunju provides a few recommendations for policy makers following the desire of the Nigerian House of Representatives to put in place a legal framework for the regulation of the blockchain technology in the country

Timi Olagunju

6 years ago

General

How the new Executive Orders will affect tech-enabled businesses in Nigeria

AG President Yemi Osinbajo, signed three executive orders last Thursday. Here's how they will affect the ease of doing business for tech-enabled businesses

Timi Olagunju

7 years ago

General

The important legal agreement to protect Startups and Founders in Nigeria

From over 5 years of practice, I have noticed one extremely important legal agreement that most startups in Nigeria are either unaware of or haven’t fully taken advantage of. This agreement is referred to as “the Vesting Agreement”. Quickly, before we go into the ...

Timi Olagunju

7 years ago

General

Launching a Startup? Here's how to attract and retain your first users

I have had startups across Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana, and clients who consult with SME Growth Hub, especially technology startups, ask the same ageless question; "how do we get our first line of users for our platform?" This had me gathering some research, which I’l...

Timi Olagunju

7 years ago

General

Nigerian Government should prioritise data protection over building a biometric vehicle database

Yesterday evening, sitting at my office (cross-legged), and relaxing from finishing a client’s job, I stumbled on a brilliant article by Victor Ewealor on Techpoint.ng titled “The Nigerian Government is building a database of vehicle owners; it is not looking promis...

Timi Olagunju

7 years ago

General

If Nigeria is to get serious about ICT, here are a few things that need to be done

Editor's Note: The Nigeria Internet Governance Forum is an annual convening of internet stakeholders -- government and private alike -- in the country with the primary aim of facilitating partnerships, coalitions and dialogues that will help redefine the governance of...

Timi Olagunju

7 years ago

General

The actual cost of Free Basics in Nigeria

Recently, I was reading a book ‘Predictably Irrational’ by one of my favorite Professors of behavioral psychology in Stanford University, Professor Dan Ariely, where he discussed extensively on the irresistible power and the latent cost of “free”. As I was readi...

Timi Olagunju

8 years ago

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