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"Over 400,000 data analytics professionals in Africa" - Philip Ade-Akanbi
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi shares why ALL Data professionals should form a community around this podcast.
He explains how the advent of ChatGPT opened up endless possibilities for professionals in the Data and AI space and how data professionals should position to make the best out of this attention.
He shares how as a data professional pre-ChatGPT, it was not a popular opinion to be in Data and AI.
Philip who is the CEO of DecisionSpaak Technologies shares his thoughts about security, ethics and privacy issues around AI and a gives a run-down on the quality of guests on this season of the Data and AI Gist Podcast.
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Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
Tuesday Mar 03, 2026
"AI isn't just for hype, it's about creating real business impact" - Maduabuchi Anamelechi
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with a Senior ML Engineer at JadaSquad; Maduabuchi Anamelechi.
Maduabuchi explains why analytics fails, why distribution matters more than modelling and how real impact comes from putting insights into the hands of the people who use them.
He shares how an early sentiment analysis project which he carried out early in his career which was on brand monitoring, decision-making and measurable results paved the way for more strategic data initiatives.
Maduabuchi shares how businesses can align AI with short-term goals, build iteratively and scale solutions that deliver measurable ROI over time.
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Monday Mar 02, 2026
Monday Mar 02, 2026
With Coups, electoral reforms and elections, West Africa faces a big question, “Is Democracy failing in Africa?”
In this episode, Project Manager, Media in National Elections (MiNE); Amina Miango and Digital Investigations Manager at CJID; Silas Jonathan speaks to Tony about democracy, media integrity and elections in West Africa.
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Saturday Feb 28, 2026
Are we facing the return of imperialism and colonialism?
What have you heard about the Epstein files?
Marco Rubio’s comments at the Munich security conference are inflammatory and in this episode, Ayisha asks if we should be cautious of a return of western imperialism.
Also, Ekene unpacks the Epstein files and the many lessons we ought to learn from such a monstrous revelation.
Share your thoughts this week with Ekene and Ayisha. Leave us a comment, we’d love to hear what’s on your mind.
Resources -
https://youtu.be/4OWBvze2yOM?si=tg_b8KbLxSBwmG5x
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cnv6rjp468ro
Guests Feature:
a) Chika Matthias Mordi - A prominent Nigerian economist, banker and public policy expert
b) Oghosa - Sometimes; a hard worker. Sometimes; a house husband and a soft boy. Every time; a staunch believer in embarrassing Nigerian politicians in public.
Duration: ~49 minutes
Produced by: Africa Tech Radio
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Hosts: Ekene Ezeji and Ayisha Osori
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
Tuesday Feb 24, 2026
"Working solo was my worst mistake … "
“Find a mentor, not just anyone, someone who’s killing it...”
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Damilola Babalola; Senior Business Intelligence Analyst, Vinsighte.
Dami or Full-stack data analyst (as he's fondly called), shares insights into the daily life of an Analytics professional in a Health-tech startup in Nigeria.
Dami who has worked full time, part-time and as a freelancer across industries in the data analysis space shares insights into how to navigate working as a data analytics professional in different industries.
To Dami, getting a mentor is non-negotiable. Also, finding a community of like minded professionals is important to every analytics professional.
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Connect with Seyi on Social Media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/babaloladamilola/
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Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Roles you never knew existed in Tech like SRE - John Ewuji
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with John Ewuji, a Senior Cloud Engineer at ALAT by Wema Bank.
John shares insights how to get started as a cloud engineer and how to scale your career in cloud engineering.
Currently, John is DevOps Engineer - @ALAT by @WemaBankOfficial and has spent the last half a decade doing the hard things in cloud engineering. He advices that all newbies into the data analytics industry and cloud engineering space get a mentor.
They also discuss how to actually seek out a mentor with practical tips offered by John. He shares how he also worked to maintain the relationship with his mentor to push him into the next phase of his career.
John brings to this conversation as a DevOps Engineer, over 5 years of experience in Information Technology, specializing in automating, supporting, and deploying critical applications across large-scale infrastructure. Highly proficient in Azure Cloud services, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, and Bitbucket Pipelines. Experienced in building and managing cloud infrastructures using ARM template, Terraform, PowerShell, Bicep, and scripting languages such as Bash and Python for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
He has also collaborated with software engineering teams to migrate on-premises services to the cloud, leading to a complete revamp of application architecture and a 70% reduction in deployment time.
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Connect with John on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewuji-john-40bb1413b/
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Saturday Feb 14, 2026
Saturday Feb 14, 2026
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Olamide Jolaoso, a Data Analytics & AI Manager.
Olamide shares how to start a data career, where to find data jobs and how to scale your data career.
Currently, Olamide leads a Data Analytics team at @WemaBankOfficial and has spent the last decade building a community of 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 how to manage a data team, problem solving and the how to develop Africa’s growing data talent pipeline.
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Connect with Gift on LinkedIn and explore DataFestAfrica at datafestafrica.com
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Friday Feb 13, 2026
Friday Feb 13, 2026
Can Nigeria transmit election results in real time?
Can care workers have a better attitude?
Elections and Medical Negligence concern and connect everyone like a common denominator!
As Nigeria struggles to find its rhythm through another electoral reform process, Ayisha leads the discussion around the controversies surrounding the electoral reforms and why there’s an outburst towards Nigeria’s National Assembly.
Ekene unearths another cause of medical negligence; negative attitude and lack of empathy among care workers.
Share your thoughts this week with Ekene and Ayisha.
Leave us a comment, we’d love to hear what’s on your mind.
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Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Wednesday Feb 11, 2026
Developer will lose their jobs to AI...AI does not burn out, take leave or get sick,
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Michael Okeje who describes himself as an AI Nomad.
Michael opens us up to the immense opportunities that lie with using AI to scale businesses, SMEs and big corporations.
He dares even individuals to practice using AI tools in their daily life and watch how it impacts their life and perspectives to life.
Michael does not shy away from the "stark reality" that AI will make some job titles and roles disappear but also agrees that many more job titles and roles will be created.
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Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
Tuesday Feb 10, 2026
From digital ID systems, to internet services, funding, financial inclusion and digital infrastructure, who really owns Africa's digital future?
In this episode, Tony questions the long term impact of foreign investments into Africa's ecosystem and the ownership/control question.