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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.
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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.
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
Thursday Feb 05, 2026
All the opportunities I have gotten till date...was through a referral - Femi Ogunbodede.
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Femi Ogunbodede; the Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Lead at Indicina.
A data scientist with over 5 years of experience, mostly in the fintech space, focusing on credit, he enjoys running (having run two marathons), listening to music, and drinking coffee.
His proudest moment in his career is taking a product idea from the product team and seeing it developed, sold to clients, and serving a lot of customers.
Femi shares insights into the following: Absence of an African ChatGPT, Lack of Research Culture, Access to Data at Scale, Dedicating Resources to AI Research, AI and Economic Inclusion, Balancing Global Practices with Nigerian Reality, Data Privacy, Fairness and Explainability, Significant AI Solutions in Africa, AI/ML Adoption in Nigeria, AI Governance.
One of the key points he highlights in this episode is how Neo-banks like FairMoney and Carbon took a data-driven approach, gathering data from the ground up for decisioning to give out loans to regular Nigerians.
He notes that AI can make things easier and faster for existing players (neo-banks and traditional banks) who have already gathered data and AI models can be fine-tuned for specific use cases.
For Femi, his biggest career mistake was thinking that "anything is possible" and falling into the trap of trying to do everything, not realizing that resources and time are limited.
The failure of a big, 6-month "moonshot" project taught him that he should have started very small with a proof of concept (PoC) to check if the idea could actually work, instead of going straight into a full development.
He advises people to identify people with similar interests, discuss projects, and keep in touch at a professional level. He also advises people to "pay it forward" and help others with referrals.
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Saturday Jan 31, 2026
Saturday Jan 31, 2026
What responsibility do we all have whether as elites or ordinary citizens?
While Ekene leads the conversation on medical negligence, Ayisha is asking if there is an elite consensus in Nigeria?
Responsibility is wielded and demanded as well from the ordinary citizen to the powerful elites.
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Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
Wednesday Jan 28, 2026
In this episode of Digital Spaces by Radio IITA, Dadjie Odok sits down with Dr. Francis Muthoni, a GIS and Remote Sensing Scientist, to explore the role of geospatial technologies in modern agriculture and how they are being applied at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).
Dr. Muthoni walks listeners through some of IITA’s key geospatial tools and innovations, explaining how GIS, remote sensing, and spatial data are used to support smarter decision-making across the agricultural value chain. The conversation highlights how these technologies help reduce manual labor, improve productivity, optimize resource use, and minimize post-harvest losses.
Key insights from the episode include:
- How geospatial tools support crop monitoring, land use analysis, and planning
- The practical impact of remote sensing on agricultural research and farming systems
- Ways spatial data enables efficiency, resilience, and sustainability in agriculture
- Why digital and geospatial innovations are critical to the future of African agriculture
This episode offers a practical and accessible look into how data, mapping, and technology are transforming agriculture, making it essential listening for researchers, agripreneurs, policymakers, and anyone interested in agricultural innovation.
Monday Jan 26, 2026
Monday Jan 26, 2026
"Dealing with burnout?
Step away from the laptop...have some food & sleep"
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host, Philip Ade-Akanbi chats with Oluwaseyi Oluwagbamila, a Senior Analytics Engineer at Piggyvest.
Oluwaseyi or Seyi or Starboy (as he's fondly called), shares insights into the daily life of an Analytics professional in a fintech startup in Nigeria.
Seyi who moved from Wema Bank to PiggyVest has spent 5 years in the analytics engineering space and is instrumental to PiggyVest's successful use of data to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria.
Seyi sheds light on how he deals with burnout, too much information (tmi) and analysis paralysis among other daily challenges that plague data analytics professionals.
Starboy has spent the last 5 years blending the precision of a data engineer with the curiosity of an analyst. He enjoys everything that moves with speed, from data, to cars, to airplanes!
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Connect with Seyi on Social Media.
www.linkedin.com/in/oluwagbamila
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Saturday Jan 24, 2026
Saturday Jan 24, 2026
In this episode of the Data and AI Gist Podcast, host Philip Ade-Akanbi sits down with Gift Ojeabulu, Co-founder of @datafestafrica351 and DataFestAfrica, to explore the role of community, mentorship, and advocacy in shaping Africa’s data and AI ecosystem.
Gift shares insights into his journey from software development to developer relations, explains how African industries; from fintech to entertainment and sports are adopting AI, and reveals why mentorship and structured learning are critical to Africa’s digital transformation.
They also discuss the origin story of DataFestAfrica, how it has evolved into a continental movement for knowledge sharing, and what’s next for 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 Jan 23, 2026
Friday Jan 23, 2026
Instagram didn’t just add features in 2025, it changed how we post, scroll, and connect.
Tune in as we break down what changed, what stuck, and why it matters.
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
Thursday Jan 22, 2026
At the intersection of Business and Law trends is what this episode offers.
Managing Partner & Cofounder at Pavestones Legal teams up with a Senior Associate at the firm to walk Tony through the business and law trends that have defined 2025 in Nigeria.