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Policy, Innovation and AI: A Year in Review with NITDA’s Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi

As Nigeria’s digital economy continues evolving, 2025 brought major shifts in technology regulation, innovation, policy, and skills development. 

 

Sitting at the center of this ecosystem is NITDA with a front-row and often a leading role in shaping these changes.

 

In this episode, Tony chats with Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi and how he has overseen some of the most defining moments in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi is the DG of NITDA (National Information Technology Development Agency) in Nigeria.

The Gist on AI with Foremost Builder, Vangelis Oden

"We spent $350k trying to train AI models" - Vangelis Oden.

In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Vangelis Oden, the VP, AI Services at BlueChip Technologies Ltd.

Vangelis answers the pressing question about the future of "Prompt Engineering" and what's really important for employees as we head into a world supercharged by AI.

Philip and Vangelis also discuss the AI strategy of Nigeria and other African countries, building the ecosystem around AI services in Africa, the place of Africa in the global AI race and the opportunity that changed his career trajectory.

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Connect with Vangelis Oden on LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/vangelis-oden-m

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X (Twitter) Wrapped 2025: The Features That Actually Changed the App

From video to messaging and discovery, X changed more than you might think in 2025.
Listen to find out the features that actually reshaped the app.

Gaming Trends that Shaped Africa in 2025

What is the future of the gaming industry in 2025?

 

Game enthusiasts Chima Ifeji and Faith Olowonla play host to Kunmi Adenipebi, Shola Edu and Oscar Michael discussing gaming trends that shaped Africa in 2025.

Digital Space - Estimate App with Dr. Kolade

In this episode of Digital Spaces by Radio IITA, Dr. Olufisayo Kolade explores the Estimate App, a mobile innovation transforming how yam anthracnose disease (YAD) is studied and managed.

The Estimate App, available on Android and iOS, is a phenotyping tool designed to quantify the severity of anthracnose symptoms on yam leaves, enabling researchers, breeders, and field practitioners to collect standardized data and export it for further analysis. Developed and published by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), the app supports both field and laboratory phenotyping, with the goal of accelerating the selection of yam clones resistant to this devastating disease.

During the conversation, Dr. Kolade discusses:

• The problem of yam anthracnose disease and its impact on food security
  
  
• How the Estimate App works in real-world research and field conditions
  
  
• Why digital phenotyping matters for crop improvement in Africa
  
  
• The broader role of applied technology in agricultural research and innovation
  
  

This episode highlights how mobile technology, data, and agricultural science intersect to address real challenges in African food systems.

A must-listen for anyone interested in agritech, research-driven innovation, plant health, and the future of digital tools in agriculture.

Snapchat Wrapped 2025: The Updates that Shaped the Year

Here’s what happened on Snapchat this year, from auto-saving videos to safer chats and everything in between. 

Listen in to find out the Snapchat updates that actually shaped 2025. 

2026 Projections for Data and AI Industry

Will AI become more important to businesses in 2026?

 

In this episode, Data Governance Specialist, Yinka Oke and ML Engineering Specialist, Maduabuchi Anamelechi, make projections about the future of Data and AI to individuals, small businesses, corporate organizations and government agencies.

The Gist on Job Opportunities with Data Analytics Trainer, Seun Akintibubo

"What's the difference between Data Skills and Data Tools?"

In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Seun Akintibubo, a Data Analytics & AI Trainer and CEO of Avita Technologies.

Seun shares where exactly to begin if you're considering getting into the data industry and the right background knowledge to have to start a data career.

Currently, Seun is the Principal at Avita Technologies and has spent the last two decades training data analytics professionals. He mentors newbies into the data analytics industry and advocates for a more robust data and AI ecosystem in Africa.

They also discuss biases around age limitations, the difference between data skills and data tools and the how to develop Africa’s growing data talent pipeline.

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Connect with Seun on LinkedIn.

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Digital Space - IITA Enterprise Branding System with Simon Imoro

“A one stop shop for data management systems - EBS”

 

In this episode of Digital Space by RadioIITA, Simon Imoro, Data Manager, Breeding; IITA, talks about the Enterprise Branding Systems which is an open source, cloud based software that houses and manages all the data systems for the maize breeding program of the IITA.

WhatsApp Wrapped 2025: What Upgrades Rocked WhatsApp This Year?

From music in Status to reposting, WhatsApp got a whole bunch of new features in 2025! 
Listen in to catch all the details of the updates that rocked the app this year.”