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Senior writer at @techcabal 🥷 ex-@Businessdayng. News and analysis in Telecom, Big Tech, Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, and Tech policy.
"For young Imolites, Imo State’s ambition to become Nigeria’s AI capital is a chance to compete globally without ever leaving home." This is the first story for the AI and Accountability Fellowship with @CJIDAfrica. techcabal.com/2025/07/15/ins…
SORA Technology, a Japanese drone-based solutions and aerial technology provider, is expanding its operations to Nigeria and 14 other African countries in a sweeping push to curb malaria using AI-powered drones.
Airtel Africa posted its highest revenue growth in recent quarters, but the telecom operator is scaling back on infrastructure spending.
Airtel Africa released its Q2 2025 numbers. The good news is that it made a lot of money in that quarter. The bad news is that it is not investing enough in infrastructure to serve its growing subscriber base. techcabal.com/2025/07/25/air…
Just got off the earnings call - great quarter and it was our (and my) 40th call as Alphabet. August will mark 10 years since we announced Alphabet. Been thinking about the incredible growth in our new businesses since then - Cloud, YouTube, Play, Subscriptions etc. To give a…
Genetic modification in and of itself is not an issue and should not be. The conversation should focus on the effect of said modification- does it do more harm than good? That should be the conversation surrounding GMO’s. Does the intended benefit outweigh the risk? We should…
It appears people are mixing things up. Here are some definitions for clarity: Cross-pollination: occurs naturally between sexually compatible plants. Cross-breeding is a human-facilitated process of deliberately mating or crossing plants from two different varieties or…
Speaking about GMO’s and ignoring glyphosate is unconscionable.
Starting August 25, SORA will deploy fleets of fixed-wing drones across high-risk areas, where they will identify mosquito breeding sites and spray larvicides with precision. techcabal.com/2025/07/24/jap…
M-KOPA lawsuit alleges racial disparity in employee equity, firm says claim is baseless techcabal.com/2025/07/22/m-k…
From model developers and data center operators to AI-first application companies, the growth zone offers a purpose-built, resource-dense ecosystem for building and scaling AI solutions on African soil. techcabal.com/2025/07/22/lag…
.@ItanaAfrica is building Africa’s first full-stack AI and data growth zone, a futuristic enclave of servers, startups, and machine learning models. Described as a “zone within a zone,” it’s a strategic infrastructure designed to serve the entire AI value chain.
Within Alaro City, which borders Eleko, a coastal community on the fringes of Lagos, Itana is building Africa’s first full-stack AI and data growth zone, a futuristic enclave of servers, startups, and machine learning models. techcabal.com/2025/07/22/lag…
This young man is doing a fabulous job with his comedy
African Ordeal Explained in less than 3mins
Nigeria’s Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) said a major AI-driven website upgrade led to a record 11,000 companies registered in one day, compared to the one week it used to take to process each registration techcabal.com/2025/07/21/cac…
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says its newly upgraded AI-powered website is processing registrations at record speed. However, users said that claim doesn't match reality. techcabal.com/2025/07/21/cac…
The story of Nigerian Christianity is also a story of tech transformation. It began on the air: radio and TV allowed churches to break free from their physical walls, broadcasting sermons and gospel music nationwide in the '90s and 2000s.
Sure. This means one clear message from the organization, not scattered reactions from different people or departments. When the dust settles, everyone (media, employees & public) should know exactly where to look for the official story.
Globacom lost over 3.2 million internet subscribers between December 2024 and May 2025, the steepest decline among Nigeria’s four major mobile operators during that period. techcabal.com/2025/07/16/glo…
Is there a book on Dangote's business empire?
My Life in Tech: Benita Riagbayire’s journey from dog blogger to a tech unicorn marketer techcabal.com/2025/07/16/ben…