Paul Adepoju
Scientific American
Nigeria
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‘Their Lives Are Worth More Than Ours’: Experts in Africa Slam Global Response to Monkeypox
Earlier action by the World Health Organization and Western countries could have helped control monkeypox in Africa → Read More
Nigeria’s ambitious Chinese-built rail project is keen to avoid a familiar problem
The Lagos-Ibadan corridor is easily one of the most important for Nigeria's economy as it connects the commercial capital to the rest of the country → Read More
Scientists have made big steps in using gene editing to cure sickle cell disease
The approach to sickle cell disease management embraced in this study is a clinical application of the latest advancement in gene editing that allows diseases that are due to genetic errors to be corrected. → Read More
A 10-minute test could solve Africa’s sickle cell disease screening problem for newborns
Each year about 300,000 infants are born with major sickle-cell disorders—including more than 200,000 cases in Africa → Read More
The path to the next billion internet users is through feature phones
Lightweight advanced feature phones are the fastest-growing segment for developing countries, especially in Africa → Read More
We may finally have a way to defeat Ebola
WHO said the drugs that showed the best results are are “the only drugs that future patients will be treated with”. → Read More
The new malaria vaccine program for African children is promising but still quite limited
The optimism around the RTS,S malaria vaccine by GSK is deserved but does not promise a lifelong remedy → Read More
Social media trolls and influencers are set for a bitter battle in Nigeria’s elections
To win online polls and debates, and to leak tapes, political players in Nigeria are increasingly relying on fake accounts → Read More
'Facebook $20k grants via NG_Hub to tackle Nigeria's innovation gap' [Q&A] –
Facebook's Emeka Afigbo explains the rationale behind NG_Hub, Facebook’s plans for Africa and assessment of the startup ecosystem among others. → Read More
Nigerian startups sceptical of state’s sudden interest in ecosystem [Opinion] –
Not all those in Nigeria's tech sector are impressed by the vice president Yemi Osinbajo tour last month of Nigerian startups. → Read More
How Nigerian startup founders cope with the stigma of failure in an unforgiving market
A young consumer internet founder blocked me recently. What’s your #1 piece of advice for startups in Nigeria? Without missing a beat it was simple. Just F*%king Survive. That’s it. Impossible for me to go deeper than that in my brief encounters. But whatever you are doing. Just f*%king survive. – Jason Njoku, founder of iRoko.... → Read More
Officials at Nigeria's company registration office milking it with 'consultation fees' –
Officials at Nigeria's company registration office are milking entrepreneurs by getting them to pay fees for "business registration services". → Read More
A nineties Japanese mini car is the unlikely taxi of choice in one of Nigeria’s biggest cities
Ibadan, Nigeria In Lagos and Abuja, Uber and Taxify are competing in Nigeria’s still relatively new e-hailing taxi space. But in Ibadan, Nigeria’s largest city by geographical area and the country’s third most populous city with three million people, an informal commuter ecosystem has been built around a tiny 1990s Japanese supermini car, the Nissan Micra.... → Read More
Nigerian tech startup sector still up against challenges, say commentators –
What is still missing in the Nigerian tech ecosystem? → Read More
WhatsApp is finally catching up to African entrepreneurs with a standalone business app
Over the last two years, WhatsApp, has stood out as one of the fastest growing media platforms in Africa. For many people, WhatsApp is their primary social media platform, not Facebook, which owns the messaging app. WhatsApp rise has caused tensions with some of the mobile network operators as its success has eaten into the... → Read More
This Nigerian AI health startup wants to save thousands of babies’ lives with a simple app
A Nigerian startup has developed a machine learning system to detect child birth asphyxia earlier and hopes to save thousands of babies' lives every year when its technology is deployed. The founders say the AI solution has achieved over 95% prediction accuracy in trials with nearly 1,400 pre-recorded baby cries. The startup is now raising... → Read More
Nigerian ecommerce: Is the end near for payment on delivery? –
Nigerian ecommerce sites are increasing moving away from payment on delivery -- why? → Read More
Nigeria’s next generation of startups are being redefined in the southeast, not just in Lagos
Nigeria’s startup ecosystem continues to be dominated by developments in Lagos, Africa's largest city and the country's commercial hub. But developers and stakeholders in the oil-rich southern part of the country are gradually building an ecosystem backed by local tradition, patient founders, supportive mentors and potentially easier access to funds from the money-spinning oil and... → Read More
Black Friday started online in Nigeria, but now shoppers get the best deals in stores
Ibadan, Nigeria While being one of the numerous skeptics about Black Friday in Nigeria, new mom, Victoria Feyikemi, kept refreshing the pages of leading e-commerce sites, Jumia and Konga, in search of the best offers for baby monitors. Eventually she gave up when she couldn’t find any and went on Twitter to join those that... → Read More
WhatsApp is becoming the customer service tool of choice for Nigerian e-commerce
As e-commerce continues grows in Nigeria, a new challenge has emerged in how to efficiently execute returns and manage failed deliveries. It's the latest challenge for e-commerce platforms of all sizes in Nigeria that have free return policies similar to major players like Amazon in more advanced markets. But many struggle with taking steps to... → Read More