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A collection of 10 issues

Looking Ahead: Building Tech Communities Beyond Yaba

Looking Ahead: Building Tech Communities Beyond Yaba Because Jollof Rice Doesn't Cook Itself. Note: When I write stuff, it is MY OPINION at that moment. It is just a single person’s perspective not intended to be law. Nothing stops you from giving yours and hopefully countering mine.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Visit. Between Lagos and Abuja.

To preempt the 30th call and 100th message. Yes, I saw Zuckerberg. In Aso Villa, Abuja. No opportunities to picture. No space for conversations. After the event, I saw first hand “big” men & women jumping stool to take picture. I even used my hand to block the CEO of

Why Andela’s Nigeria Story is Important

Today, the world got to know that Mark Zuckerberg led the round to invest in Andela’s Series B. It was carried by Forbes, WSJ, INC, CNET and many others. Like Quartz It is a massive story that would be carried around the world because, aside from the fact that

Here's Why Uber Debits Nigerian Accounts Up To Twice the Quoted Fare.

Yesterday, my account was debited twice the quoted Uber fare amount of ₦ 1150. I was excitedly spoiling for a fight then sadly Uber refunded my account the complete trip fare. This over debiting is not a new phenomenon. From my interaction with the very polite C Jennie, the internal reason

Let's Be Honest, Lagos is NOT Working

Allow me rant a little. Today it took me about 3 hours to complete the barely 25km journey from Ikeja to Victoria Island. “Why didn’t you leave earlier? ” would be the typical response. But why the fuck should one leave earlier than 9am for a 12 noon appointment at

Tomato Jos' Mira is Showing True Hustle.

While million of Nigerians claim “no work” American HBS Alumni, Mira Mehta left the US to hustle tomatoes in Nassarawa. She is founder of Tomato Jos When she cleans out in the forthcoming agrarian revolution you’ll begin to hear them lament “because she is oyibo” and rally for “patriotic

My 14 Predictions for the Nigerian Technology Space in 2014

I think it is a fun and useful exercise doing predictions. It is a way of documenting wishful thinking and testing your perception abilities. Looking back, it would show how far along you have come. Here is my attempt 3 years ago https://oonwoye.com/2011/01/04/10-predictions-for-the-nigerian-tech-scene-in-2011/ For

Putting our Legislators to Work

When Babatunde Fashola signed the Lagos new Tenancy bill into Law on Wednesday (Yesterday), it occurred to me that the legislative arm of government is not only about sharing money, probing the executives or screening commissioners and ministers after all. Members of this arm of government are elected as per

Return to Zamunda.

Photo credit In less than 20 hours, I will be back to my dear country Nigeria. It will be one month short of two years since I left home. Well, sort of.. I left from the intern house (the Nigerian version of the Apprentice). What has really surprised me this

Welcome To Lagos: My Thoughts And Some Lessons

For those that do not have the patience to watch the video I took a lot of pains to provide above , (believe me it is a good watch. If you are Nigerian, it is a must watch) here is a one line summary. Welcome to Lagos is an excellent documentary