Have you heard of the Digital Economy or the New Economy? It promises to bring to the fore the impact of digital technology on patterns of production and consumption.

According to the experts, benefits of the digital economy include improved living standards, lower levels of poverty and social inequality.

The idea of decentralized finance seems to be the promise upon which improved living standards; a lower level of poverty and social inequality will be satisfied.

Co-Founder of Punk Panda, T. W. Dawson, discusses the Digital Economy as the New Oil with Tony and Gloria in this episode.

CheckPoint Research reported that Africa experienced the highest volume of cyberattacks in 2021 across the five regions that were surveyed. Some groups have described 2021 as the year of the cyberattack pandemic.

What cybersecurity trends should we expect in 2022?

Cybersecurity Professional & Awareness Advocate, Founder and Executive Director of CyberSafe Foundation, Confidence Staveley, shares her Trends and Predictions for Cybersecurity in 2022.

Your Alexa or Siri, Bolt or Uber ride, stories on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok and Google search are all AI at work.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not just about robots and complicated codes but the smart assistant or secretary that takes all your past behavior, web searches, interactions, and everything else that you do when you are on these apps and tailors the experience just for you.

An AI strategist, Lavina Ramkissoon, discusses with Gloria and Tony the AI trends that shaped 2021.

From when Churches started owning websites, to when forums, community blog spots and chat rooms started springing up to now, when you can live-stream religious activities, follow and chat with all your spiritual leaders on Social Media in real time and even have applications developed to help meet religious demands of congregation, religions continue to open their doors to tech.

We discussed the rise of Virtual Worship and religion in the digital age with a catholic priest who is popular on TikTok and Instagram for using these platforms to evangelize - Father James Anyaegbu.

In Africa’s 1.3 billion population, close to a billion people depend on charcoal, firewood and kerosene to cook everyday and the smoke from these kills about 600,000 Africans every year. The impacts are particularly severe for women and girls, who are typically responsible for cooking in most households.

Founder of the Award winning CleanTech Startup, PowerStove, which is the first clean cookstove with patented built-in self-powered IoT system that is smokeless and can generate electricity for the household, Okey Esse, discusses Clean Energy Cooking Trends in 2021.

Year 2021 was a year indeed for everyone across the globe, health-wise. From new emerging technologies to vaccines and telemedicine, the world of health care was shaped by breaking trends and happenings.

The Covid-19 wasn't only the major issue humans battled with. Cholera, malaria, HIV and AIDS, mental health issues were some of the many challenges that faced the healthcare system.

How well did we do in combating these challenges? Did we lose focus in our fight against the CoronaVirus? Is there still room for improvement before 2021 runs out?

Medical Doctor, Stepney Glory Emeh, joins Gloria and Tony to answer these questions and discuss the trends that dominated the healthcare systems world over in 2021.

What do people look out for when choosing a bank? What do you think that your bank should do for you? Why do some banks charge fees while others do not?

Do you remember how the Central Bank of Nigeria kept everyone on their feet just before they released those bombshell documents like banning banks from facilitating crypto transactions? How about telcos getting “approval in principle” to launch mobile money services, and the launch of a digital currency; the eNaira?

Do you remember #TelcosVsBanks?

All these are on our list of the trends that shaped Payments and Banking in 2021. What are yours?

Nkemjika Okeke and Stanley Onuorah who work in Nigeria’s banking sector discuss the major trends of the banking sector in 2021.

Are teaching methodologies so important even in online classes? What methodology do you need to think of when using tech platforms?

Should teachers use different methodologies? Should teachers consider the teaching methodology in relation to the technology they are using?

In the 4th episode of The Classroom Series, Independent Educational Consultant Karen Walstra, shares insight into What Methodology You Need To Think Of When Using Tech Platforms.

What are Interactive Talk Tools? Why are they important to teachers and the teaching experience?

What types of talking tools assist learners with reading, writing, those who are blind or have low vision or who have speech difficulties?

Why should teachers know about these types of tools and which are useful for your online classes?

Join our Independent EduTech Consultant, Karen Walstra, in this 3rd episode of The Classroom Series, as she discusses the Digital Interactive Talk Tools That You Can Use For Your Online Classes.

A study published by a health-tech company, WellNewMe, reveals that a third of all employees in Nigeria are at an increased risk of workplace stress.

A 2019 study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) showed that over 7 million Nigerians suffer from depression.

The Covid-19 amongst other issues have increased the stressors at work and more Nigerians have fallen into the valley of depression.

The real problem most times is not being depressed but the stigma and the scarcity of help if you become depressed in Nigeria.

Join Tony in this series as he sheds light on this growing concern.