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Bolu Abiodun

Nigeria, Ogun State

Blockchain or Crypto Reporter at Techpoint Africa

COD bot. 🎮 Searching for a path to make African fintechs prosperous through Blockchain. @TechpointAfrica's blockchain dude. 📬 [email protected]

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  • Amazon CTO Werner Vogels announces plans for development centers in Africa during Lagos visit

    3 weeks ago | techpoint.africa | Bolu Abiodun

    Werner Vogels, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President at Amazon, announced plans to establish development centres across the continent. Vogels revealed this during his visit to Lagos, Nigeria, where he engaged with local tech leaders and participated in events aimed at fostering innovation.

  • How to set up a data centre in Nigeria

    3 weeks ago | techpoint.africa | Bolu Abiodun

    This is a compressed version of our podcast conversation with Nnaadouzie Ogbuehi, VP Services at Schneider Electric. Have you ever stopped to think about what happens when you hit “play” on Netflix or do a quick Google search? Behind that instant response is a powerful network of data centres—giant buildings filled with computers that keep the Internet running.

  • South Africa seizes Starlink kits in crackdown on local resellers

    3 weeks ago | techpoint.africa | Bolu Abiodun

    South Africa’s communications regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), has begun seizing Starlink equipment from local resellers, intensifying a regulatory crackdown. The seizures come amid ICASA’s broader effort to shut down unauthorised usage of Starlink’s satellite internet services.

  • Experts debate Bosun Tijani's plan to create another blockchain policy 2 years after the previous one was approved

    3 weeks ago | techpoint.africa | Bolu Abiodun

    When Nigeria’s Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, announced plans to develop a new National Blockchain Policy, there were more questions than excited comments. While the move could be seen as a bold step towards embracing blockchain, it has prompted concerns about the fate of the existing National Blockchain Policy.

  • From Lara.ng to logistics: How Samuel Odeleye is using 8 years of transport data to fix Nigeria’s last-mile delivery

    1 month ago | techpoint.africa | Bolu Abiodun

    Before ChatGPT or any of today’s advanced AI chatbots existed, there was Lara.ng, a chatbot created solely to help people find their way around Lagos using public transport. After eight years of providing step-by-step navigation through Lagos’ complex and chaotic transport system, one of Lara’s creators, Samuel Odeloye, is now drawing on that experience and data to build a logistics and last-mile delivery system which, he claims, will reduce delivery costs by at least 50%.

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RT @AdewaleYusuf_: I'll be giving a Keynote speech at the Lagos Startup Expo next week. Join me as I share my experience building startups…

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RT @TechpointAfrica: From fintech to AI, former Flutterwave employees are launching high-impact ventures across Africa’s tech ecosystem ht…

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RT @BoluAbiodun1: Most of the tech solutions to Lagos' housing problem are either apartment listing or financing. One startup -- Citilivi…