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Africa Tech Radio (ATR) is the first online radio in Africa with a 100% focus on Africa’s technology. Listen Live on www.africatechradio.com... more
FAQs about Africa Tech Radio:How many episodes does Africa Tech Radio have?The podcast currently has 799 episodes available.
May 25, 2021Hey Woman, Tech Can Sort Your Weight WorriesEvery woman wants a great body and relatively great weight. No woman wants to be referred to as obese or too skiny. This has gotten many worried and thinking of ways to either stay big or stay petite.Women, the choice is yours as Tech has provided multiple ways to solve your weight worries. Dr Esther Adelopo of the Medi-Centre Ikeja, Lagos, joins Gloria in showing you ways Tech can help you solve and sort your weight worries....more23minPlay
May 25, 2021Unclaimed Dividends Controversy: An ExplainerConcerns followed the Federal Government of Nigeria's decision on December 31, 2021 to securitize unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances of up to six (6) years in the country. In the assented 2020 Finance Bill, the management of unclaimed dividends and dormant account balances was captured as part of many other provisions intended by the Federal Government of Nigeria to mitigate Nigeria's fiscal frailties and economic crunch caused by the emergence of Covid-19.The funds realized will be placed in a trust fund, managed by the Debt Management Office (DMO). The DMO's responsibility also includes payment of claims for such dividends and the accompanying compensation for accrued interest.What is an Unclaimed Dividend and what is this Dormant Account Controversy about? James Akinyemi helps you better understand this and how your money will be affected....more13minPlay
May 17, 2021Work-Life Balance: Do Fathers Really Need Paternity Leave?Mother! A child's hero and this is probably largely due to the amount of time a child spends with the mother right after birth. Where does this then leave the Father?Gloria and Tony have an interesting Live Chat with a mother, an intending father and some working class fathers on Paternity Leave and how much of it fathers should be entitled to it....more23minPlay
May 17, 2021Wow And Win Back Lost Customers: Here's HowIn the next century, relationships will be the new currency and not money. The customer service of any brand must be topnotch to get leads and turn these leads into sales and recurring sales.The question then is: how do we wow our customers and win back the lost ones? The formula is simple; listen to Customer Experience Expert Oluchi Okafor divulge the intricacies of attracting and winning your lost customers....more26minPlay
May 14, 2021Intellectual Property: What It Means In TechDeveloping a new idea, creating a website, getting customers and raising funding for your startup are all exciting things which are usually at the top of a Founder’s list but dealing with legal issues will most likely not be in the top five on the list. Sadly, strong legal protection is an imperative in building a start-up as this can keep you from getting investment and expanding later or even crash the start-up totally.If you do believe that all you need is a good idea and some funding, then let Gabriel Eze, a lawyer who advises on Intellectual Property, Information Technology and Startup Law with Infusion Lawyers help you understand why your startup needs legal protection....more24minPlay
May 14, 2021Clear Vision: Sit Back And Watch Tech Do ItMany say the eye is the window to the soul. But what happens when your vision is affected and your eyes cannot see clearly anymore?To prevent that, Gloria takes on the CEO of Goshen Eye Clinic, Dr Romanus Nwakpa, in an expository conversation on all the ways your sight could be impaired, how tech has come in to help and how to ensure your vision is as clear as the Eagle’s....more22minPlay
May 09, 2021The Plight Of A Nigerian Worker: Let's Make It BetterThe African worker has been faced with lots of challenges in the past and even at the moment, from unpaid salaries, poor working conditions, low minimum wage and so many more.Gloria and Tony take up Adetoun Roberts, the CEO of HR on Wheels, in an engaging and insightful Workers Day interview on the plight of a Nigerian worker and how to make it better....more26minPlay
May 05, 2021Don't Sleep Off On A Bicycle: Sleep Off Using TechHow well do you sleep? Do you know that good sleep is vital and essential to an healthy body and mind? Above all do you know technology can help you sleep better? Well Gloria and Turkish Sleep Technician, Ed Sunduk, take on an engaging conversation on the challenges we face concerning good sleep in Nigeria, how to surmount these challenges and the disparity between the sleep tech industry in Turkey and that of Nigeria....more15minPlay
May 03, 2021Digital Lending - Is This A Lending Revolution?Digital lending is the use of online technology to originate and renew loans in order to deliver faster and more efficient decisions.There has been a growing trend in the adoption of digital lending platforms across Sub-Saharan Africa which gives rise to this discussion.Though personal loans and credit cards both offer a way to borrow funds and have many of the same standard credit provisions, there are some differences such as repayment systems.It is true that fintech has transformed the African continent and opened the gateway to new tech innovations, the idea of credit worthiness has not been exactly digitized at a large scale across income levels and Africa needs a credit system to advance the wealth of the citizens. This is why we need fintechs to innovate on the credit system in Africa.Nigeria’s Fehintolu Olaogun, the Co-Founder and CEO of CredPal, discusses this new fintech revolution, the issues and the contribution of CredPal in the scheme of things....more19minPlay
May 01, 2021Telcos vs Banks: Easter Gift For Fintechs or Not?On April 2, 2021, Nigerian customers of telecom giant MTN for a short while could no longer buy airtime from their banks using the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) codes. It would have been the biggest Fool’s Day prank of the decade in Nigeria if it had happened on the 1st of April.According to reports, Nigeria’s biggest telco by far, MTN had reduced the commission for banks from an average of 4.5% to 2.5% after months of negotiation and this did not go down well with the banks who flatly rejected this.Will this showdown bring forth a new era for FinTechs? Has this showdown opened up Pandora’s box? Will the Nigerian vision 2040 goal of achieving 90% financial inclusion be a dream in wonderland or is the recent shakeup a glimpse that we are close?Stanley Onuorah, popular on Social Media as Online Banker, provides answers to these questions....more23minPlay
FAQs about Africa Tech Radio:How many episodes does Africa Tech Radio have?The podcast currently has 799 episodes available.