Trade associations at the Computer Village still express their disapproval a year after installing Iyaloja and Babaloja. It is not clear how long it will last, but, it appears to be taking a toll on t…
Ethnic bias and power tussle surround appointment of new leadership in Computer Village, Ikeja
A deeper dive into the situation around the recent installation of traditional market leaders (Iyaloja and Babaloja) in Nigeria’s foremost ICT market, Computer Village, Ikeja…
Abisola Azeez Raolat, newly appointed leader of Computer Village Ikeja, doesn’t fit the stereotype of a typical ‘Iyaloja’
Techpoint had a chat with Abisola Azeez Raolat, the newly appointed ‘Iyaloja’ of Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos. The University of Benin graduate of Linguistics, who says she has been in…
Computer Village group launches unified database to track stolen phones
The Computer and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria (CAPDAN), a trade association of Ikeja Computer Village market traders, has collaborated with a software company to develop a web portal …
Block of shops destroyed in Computer Village
News just reaching us confirms that, in spite of initial resistance put up by traders, armed policemen supervised the demolition of some shops in Computer Village, Ikeja earlier today, Wednesday. Acco…
Computer Village 2.0
For over two decades, the Computer Village, a technology cluster in the Ikeja area of Lagos, has served the technology product needs of Nigeria and West Africa by extension. So when news broke on Tues…
Lagos State government to relocate Computer Village
As part of efforts to transform Lagos into a mega city, the Lagos State government has decided to relocate Computer Village to ICT park, Kantangowa in Agbado. The decision was made known today during…
Oyafix wants to give Computer Village engineers a run for their money
Today I draw the spotlight on Oyafix, in hope that the interesting name could vindicate my decision to single them out from the tons of pitches I’ve been receiving. Oyafix is an on-demand repair…
Efritin’s new office is redefining everything you know about Company Culture
We’re experiencing a big shift in office spaces in Nigeria, from notoriously monotonous and stifling to great atmospheric ambience and architectural structures designed to inspire creativity whi…
SuperGeeks want you to ditch your trusted phone repair guy at Computer Village
SuperGeeks is a device repair and service platform that provides after-sales technical support to customers within the Lagos metropolis and suburbs. Founded in 2013 by the duo of Sam Uduma and Edmund …
Obiwezy: From Computer Village to an accelerator
When accelerator, 440.ng released the list of nine startups that they had selected to invest in, the Nigeria tech scene was in an ‘e-uproar’. The accelerator received a backlash in form of negative co…