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Nigeria’s Democracy: Has Tech Made or Marred us? Part 2

Has new tech played a fast one on Nigeria's democracy?

Have we used it wrongly or are we approaching it wrongly?

 

Listen to the Coordinator, Human Rights Volunteer Corps, Larry Oguego, as he shares more insights on this discussion.

Nigeria’s Democracy: Has Tech Made or Marred us? Part 1

Has new tech played a fast one on Nigeria's democrat?

Have we used it wrongly or are we approaching it wrongly?

 

In this episode, Journalist, Chiamaka Okafor, and a Development Policy Professional, Akintunde Babatunde, share their expert thoughts on this issue.

CC - How a School teacher Became a Product Designer

Join me as I discuss with Boma Agina-Obu, a Product Designer and Founder, EkoCrib, about her interesting journey from being a School Teacher to being a Product Designer and Tech Educator.

TTS -Can Africa’s Youth and Children Rescue its Democracy?

Sub-Saharan Africa’s first female Professor of Mass Communication, Chinyere Stella Okunna, reviews the state of democracy in Africa and how we can empower children and youths to salvage the flawed democratic processes in Nigeria and Africa.

 

TTS - Africa’s Year of Elections and Test of Democracy

2023/2024 has been described as Africa’s Year of elections.

These elections have stood as a test of Africa’s democracy principle and in practice.

In this episode, the Programme Manager: Participation & Expression at Open Society Africa, Nhlanhla Ngwenya reviews the state of democracy across Africa.

The 3 Ts: Cultural Etiquette Around The World

Let us take you through some cultural etiquette around the world, so you’re not found wanting when you travel. Some of would surprise you.

Tek Talk: Tips to Reduce Fuel Consumption While Driving

You might be looking for ways to reduce fuel consumption, here are some tips.

TTS - Tech Stories Rocking Africa: Apple Bows to Peer Pressure; USB-C

Apple has announced that all its products (including Airpods, iPhone 15 and MacBooks) will now come with USB-C ports and Apple also unveiled the next generation of iPhone models; 15 and 15 PRO with its iPhone 15 Pro-max starting at N1.1 million with an exchange rate of N930/$1.

 

Tech Word: Really Simple Syndication (RSS) - RSS is a web feed format that is used to publish frequently updated content like blog entries. 

 

Subscribing to an RSS feed lets readers get timely updates from websites or view the feeds from several sites in one place without having to visit each individual website to manually check for updates. It does the same thing for content creators. 

 

It’s what you use to share your content to several sites without having to manually upload your content to all of them individually.

• Ethio Telecom rolls out commercial 5G in Addis Ababa
• Kenya allocates KSh 1 billion for its Unique Personal Identifiers (Maisha Cards)
• MTN Nigeria gets 2.6Ghz spectrum License 
• Nigeria Delists more Loan Apps from Google PlayStore
• Founder of defunct KloudCommerce speaks up.

TTS - Tech Stories Rocking Africa: Is ”AI Expert” the Hottest New Role for Influencers?

As South Africa signs MoU with China to establish a base on the moon, results from Indeed, LinkedIn and Udemy all show that AI Expert may just well be the hottest new role for freelancers in Tech.

 

Tech Word: Hashtag - The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a content. Words or phrases that follow the # are automatically transformed into links that lead to an aggregated list of contents that include that same hashtag.

• "AI Expert" is the hottest new role for Tech freelancers
• Ethiopia' set to launch its Fayda Digital IDs
• Tunisian AI Startup, InstaDeep, to launch office in Kigali
• Nigeria’s Flutterwave is launching its SendApp in India
• Microsoft will provide legal protection for using its AI

TTS - Key Takeaways From Africa Climate Week

The Africa Climate Summit 2023 marked a critical opportunity for African leaders and beyond to come together on a course of action around the urgent global climate change agenda. 

What position has Africa taken for COP28? What are the key Takeaways from the Africa Climate Summit 2023? 

The Director, Solution Led Countries, Africa, Naomi Wagura and the Country Delivery Lead in Nigeria, Muhammad Wakil both of the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet share their key takeaways from the summit.