Techpoint Africa Podcast

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, Toba Obaniyi, Whogohost CEO, sits down with our Senior Reporter, Chimgozirim Nwokoma to discuss one of Africa's foremost web hosting companies.

Obaniyi shares what they hope to achieve and the obstacles they face as they navigate the field of web hosting in the African tech space and the world at large.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - We meet Toba
01:11 - What was the vision for Whogohost?
02:20 - Competing with AWS
03:47 - What can Whogohost help you do?
05:28 - Differentiating Muzu from similar products
14:00 - Common platforms people tend to host
14:29 - Whogohost free course on web hosting
16:38 - Expansion plans
19:17 - Why Nigerians prefer foreign web hosting platforms
25:18 - What to do when investors pick foreigners over locals
30:15 - Building customer trust and market value
33:18 - What an ICANN accreditation means for customers
34:48 - Why you should use Whogohost and not foreign service providers
38:05 - Predictions for the web hosting space

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Managing Editor, Emmanuel Paul, sits with our Senior Reporter, Bolu Abiodun in the studio.

Bolu shares insights and his opinions on the tragic happenings with Nigerian startup, Nestcoin. He breaks down some of the facts and answers popular questions that have been asked.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - A little backstory
02:21 - Why did Yele keep all of Nestcoin's money with FTX?
05:40 - What's being done for laid off staff?
06:18 - Why keep the money in FTX and not Binance?
07:33 - What has Nestcoin built so far?
11:44 - Is crypto dead?

Useful links
African Web3 startup, Nestcoin, to commence layoffs with investments caught up in FTX crash
FTX started with $200, grew to $32bn, and collapsed in 2 weeks. Here’s how it happened

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we have Ayowande Adalemo, Founder of Atmosphere, speaking with our Managing Editor, Emmanuel Paul.

The discussion touches on the company's plan to distribute free WiFi to Nigerians, how they hope to succeed where others have failed, the motive behind this move and much more.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:11 - We meet Ayowande
02:28 - Comparing Africa to the rest of the world
04:13 - What is Atmosphere?
05:55 - How do you make a profiatble business with free WiFi?
07:44 - Why have others failed with free WiFi?
11:38 - Home or public places?
15:19 - Isn't this competition for telcos?
17:42 - Won't the ads be annoying?
19:51 - How do you reach people without smart devices?
21:36 - Solving the lack of infrastructure problem
25:19 - Getting government funding
31:29 - What's the future of infrastructure building in Nigeria?
35:36 - Will there be room for local players?
38:13 - Navigating the cost of deploying infrastructure
40:53 - Collaboration between the private and public sector in Nigeria
47:07 - What is the value Atmosphere is bringing?
48:21 - When is Atmosphere coming?

Useful link
Public Internet access as a means to deepening Internet penetration in Nigeria

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss and share insights on some of the trending stories in the African tech space.

The stories:

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:10 - Jumia's CEOs step down

11:07 - Meta lays off 11,000 employees

24:23 - Binance and FTX

43:12 - The government of an Elon Musk-run Twitter

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Senior Editor, Oluwanifemi Kolawole sits down with Dolapo Agbede, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Expert, Transitions Coach and tech enthusiast.

The two talk about how local employers can forestall talent loss and react to make sure organisation runs hitch free when their employees move on.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
03:09 - We meet Dolapo
04:10 - Are more senior professionals leaving?
12:15 - But won't the juniors you train also leave?
15:31 - Typical reaction of employers when talent migrate
18:52 - Why do companies have a high churn rate?
23:22 - How long should you stay in a company?
28:56 - How can African companies compete with global companies for talent?

Useful link
With less than 0.1% of workers migrating, Nigeria’s brain drain problem is an exaggerated case of talent migration 

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Managing Editor, Emmanuel Paul sits with Joachim Macebong, Senior Analyst for Governance at Stears to discuss how technology can help in ensuring free and fair elections and the role data collection and sharing plays.

Among other things, Macebong shares insights on how proper data can help shape the tone of the electorate and curb electoral apathy and distrust among citizens in the electoral process.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:24 - We meet Joachim
02:54 - How much technology is Nigeria using in elections
07:18 - Is Nigeria ready to embrace technology usage in elections
10:08 - Stears first election monitoring platform
14:53 - How the platform works
22:10 - Dealing with Nigeria's data gathering issues
26:02 - Can the private sector help?
29:18 - The convoluted registration and collection process
34:53 - Disseminating data in an understandable fashion
39:31 - Africa's future elections and data
45:14 - Live polls monitoring

Useful link
Stears election monitoring platform

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space.

The stories:

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
02:43 - Elon Musk's Twitter drama
09:41 - 54gene lays off staff
15:09 - AWS launches in Lagos
23:16 - NITDA's new Code of Practice
37:22 - Rent SmallSmall and asset financing

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we sit with Dr Ayoola Olusola, Founder and Lead Researcher at Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), to discuss the deep tech space.

From how he built a drone that can detect terrorists through carbon emissions to moveable traffic lights that don't need traffic police, Olusola walks us through the hows, whys, and challenges of the space.

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:18 - We meet Ayoola
05:01 - How does a drone detect terrorists through carbon emissions
07:55 - Building with limited resources
16:16 - Why is deep tech being neglected?
20:42 - Software's role in deep tech
26:01 - How much funding is needed?
30:29 - Working with the government and other RAIN projects
36:23 - When will all these projects be deployed?
38:38 - Money is not a limitation
40:05 - How to get into deep tech

This episode was produced and edited by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss some of the hot topics in the African tech space.

The stories:

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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
01:43 - Nigeria's brain drain problem
17:44 - 54gene CEO steps down
23:55 - Customer gets ruling against MTN South Africa over misleading ad
27:06 - Kloud Commerce shuts down
35:14 - CBN to redesign naira notes
43:34 - CBN's national card scheme

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This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our Senior Editor, Oluwanifemi Kolawole speaks with Olawale Osoba, Economist and Management Consultant, to discuss the recent trend of emigration by Nigerian talents.

The discussion addresses the question "is there a brain drain problem in Nigeria" and is the first in a series.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:33 - We meet Olawale

04:36 - Nigerian companies have global competition for labour

06:43 - Is this the employer's fault?

09:53 - People are leaving, but people are coming in

13:51 - Why people are leaving

21:41 - Nigeria is not unfit to live in

23:39 - The different sides of the problem 

28:05 - The problem and the solution

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