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In this episode of Expert and African, we document Nikki Popoola’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s pursuit of a reliable digital future, spanning from the 2000s to the 2020s and beyond. While at that, we also uncovered what it takes to be a sought-after salesperson.
One of Nigerian tech’s pioneers launches Collate Africa, a platform to improve election transparency
After seven years in startup advisory, Oo Nwoye, one of Nigeria’s most notable tech professionals, is seemingly back in the game. He and Co-creator Ozo Omosigho have built Collate Africa, a live election collation platform. Find out why
Fope Davies went from selling laptops to repairing and then making them. He dreams of building the next Dell or Apple, and although ₦252m generated in 2022 is a long way from that, he might as well be on his way.
Meet Andrew Miracle, the creator of ChatKJV, an AI that responds with a bible verse based on how you feel
Titi Fakuade has undoubtedly paid her dues in the African tech industry. With over 20 years of experience as a telecommunications expert, she’s determined to do more. Read the full story here.
What does it feel like to live with a disability that’s barely noticed? This piece dives deep into the struggles of people living with invisible disabilities in Nigeria. It explores how they navigate work and what’s expected of employers.
Serge Ntamack, professional corporate lawyer and policy expert spoke with Techpoint Africa about his 24 years of practising law, and 14+ years of handling compliance and legal affairs for Microsoft in sub-Saharan Africa and MEA. He also chipped in pointers for anyone looking to get into the legal space.
This week’s dose of inspiration to get ahead in your tech career is the story of a Nigerian senior software engineer who once led an engineering team at Konga. Today, Yekeen Ajeigbe’s leading cloud engineering teams at Deimos.
Introducing a product from another market into a new one has to be one of the toughest tasks any growth professional can take on. Seun Adeola did that for OPPO in Nigeria in 2018, now he’s doing the same in the African fintech space. This week on Expert and African, we discuss his motivation and…
Revisiting stories and recommendations drawn from different leaders in the African tech space for the past year, Oluwanifemi compiles five ways team leads and founders can up their leadership game.
Teaching people tech concepts in English is already a huge task; now imagine doing that in another language. Well, our guest on #EverydayPeople this week, Nigerian data scientist, Wuraola Oyewusi, is doing that in Yoruba, one YouTube video at a time.
In today’s episode of Expert and African, you’d be inspired by Olugbeminiyi Idowu’s story – a London-based tech PR expert – his relatable beginning and how he found a passion for PR and has been relentlessly going at it for the last 13 years.
This week’s episode of Expert and African takes us into the world of an age-long career, Human Resources (HR), with Weyinmi Barber, Softcom’s head of HR taking us on a ride into the intricacies of the HR profession, spiced with how the quirks have led her into it.
Over the last three years on How I Work, we have talked to some of the most famously productive professionals and entrepreneurs in Africa. In this week’s edition, we revisit the best advice and lessons that have positively impacted 4 digital content creators.
Precious Tawo, freelance sound engineer and production manager, has lived quite the life in his eight-year career. In today’s #EverydayPeople, he shares details on how he started and what he hopes to achieve before going to the great beyond.
If you are looking to apply at Amazon, here are some of the brilliant Nigerians working at Amazon you should know
Patricia Pedhom Nono hasn’t always been a tech leader, but her achievements say otherwise. With an engineering background, she’s currently a prominent tech leader in sub-Saharan Francophone Africa with 18 years of experience. Welcome to a new episode of Expert and African.
This week on Expert and African, Oluwanifemi picked out practical lessons from three growth and marketing experts that have been featured in this series. If you are considering marketing as a career or want to know what it’s about, this is for you.
Kenyan lawyer, Selina Onyando chose an unconventional route after studying law, and the road led her into law tech, which she currently practises. This week’s edition of Expert and African looks at Africa’s tech regulation landscape through her eyes and documents what it takes to be a tech policy analyst.
Popular Nigerian tech YouTuber and visual storyteller, Fisayo Fosudo has taken many risks for his chosen career path. He shares some of his mistakes and wins on his journey so far.