Africa Tech Radio

Listen to concluding part of Tony's interaction with two educators, Pilippa Okonji and Juliana Odekhian, who share insight into How To Make African Parenting More Intentional In This Digital World?

In recent times, due to harsh economic and social realities, there has been an increasing number of parents who leave the education of their children to schools, family members, their peers and even technology. While it is important to understand the rights of children, it is more important to teach children these rights and responsibilities, knowing that it is easier to build strong children than...

Back in the day, dry cleaning clothes was considered for the rich only. Thanks to vast technical developments, dry cleaners started offering their dry cleaning services at lower rates. Though today, due to a hike in prices, people once again are tilting towards the practice of handwashing their clothes at home. While both have their benefits and disadvantages, CEO Da'Vicky Cleaning Agency, Dipo Ad...

When Covid forced schools to shut down in 2020, it was clear to all that millions of school children and students were going to be impacted. If it is difficult Post-Covid for children and students without any learning disability, just imagine how much effort will be needed for children with special needs like dyslexia. In this episode with an internationally certified special needs Educator, Dysle...

Feeding your baby is more than just a matter of nutrition, it's also about nurturing and comfort. Breastfeeding provides you and your baby with many health benefits. It also costs less money than other feeding methods, in addition to the health benefits. However, the question on every new mother's mind is How do I properly breastfeed my child? Gloria and Dr. Melody Akinyemi, General Practitioner a...

A lot of mothers want to increase their breast milk supply as they feel they are not producing enough for their baby’s requirements. This is more of a silent worry. While nursing, the biggest aspect that should be taken care of is the diet of the mother, as it not only impacts the amount and quality of breast milk produced, but also impacts the post-delivery recovery of the mother. It is important...

Developing 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, legal protection is an imperative to build a start-up as this can keep you from getting investment and expanding later. The lack of it can...

Before now, most African women weren't so opened to a maid helping them do the house chores and running the home. But nowadays, hiring a maids is common. However, the question of whether your maid should cook for your husband and kids or not is a debate that has lingered through the years. Should a woman cook for her husband or let her maid do the cooking? Celebrity Chef, Lawyer and Food Blogger,...

In our daily lives, the caps lock key is utilized often when we need to type a long string of capital letters, for instance, an acronym that contains several letters. In Internet culture, people often type words in all capital letters to denote anger, emphasis, or shouting in general. Many people also engage the caps lock when creating headings, titles, or important notes in documents. On World Ca...

Have you ever dated a guy or lady who at first looked at you like you were magic but then soon after seemed indifferent to you? Oh, how about being 'ghosted'? Have you faced the pain or agony of verbal, psychological or emotional abuse from your partner and can't just leave because of how you feel? Red flags! Those glaring signs that show your partner might just not be the one. Constantly bashing...

The climate emergency is wreaking havoc across the world at a scale that people on the frontlines and in the humanitarian community cannot manage. Time is already running out for the world’s most vulnerable people — those who have contributed least to the global climate emergency yet are hit the hardest — and millions of others that are already losing their homes, their livelihoods, and their live...

Ever since pornography's migration from magazines and videos to a digital format, it has been readily accessible and secretly watched. Unfortunately, pornography use has negatively affected many relationships in many ways. But what is it about porn that harms relationships? Listen to this conversation of Gloria with award-winning sexologist, Sanasi Amos, who explains that one cannot be addicted to...

In January 1996, Bill Gates wrote an essay titled “Content is King” which was published on the Microsoft website. It says, “Content is where I expect much of the real money will be made on the Internet, just as it was in broadcasting….” Content was, is and will continue to be King but Marketing, Engagement and Conversion will together serve as Queen in that Kingdom and you know what they say about...

In Nigeria, stories abound of widows being forced to drink the water used to wash their husband’s corpse – in the belief that it will kill them if they are guilty of causing his death – or of being made to declare their innocence before a local deity. The stigma or outright rejection a woman who has lost her husband could face often leaves her abandoned. Superstition causes other women to believe...

The Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA) aims to facilitate intra-regional trade in agri-food products and significantly increase intra-African trade over time as barriers to trade, including import tariffs and non-tariff barriers such as customs delays, restrictive licensing processes, and certification challenges are addressed. Will this agreement really be a Happily ever AfCFTA...

Have you ever wondered why there are more women than men on Social Media? Women are more active on social media; they use it more and participate more than men. This is why it is believed that they will mark trends from now on, since they have typically adapted more and better to the Technology. But in all of these, how do women ensure they don't get lost in the euphoria of social media? Women lov...

Where would you look if you were in a new town or city and needed to find a restaurant? If you’re like most people, you’d reach for your smartphone or sit down at your computer and type a simple phrase into Google. You’d search “best camera smartphone or battery life PC or 65 inch TV,” or “restaurants near me.” Then, you’d scroll through the results and click the one that seemed best suited to you...

The safest place to hide your money is practically after the first 3 to 5 pages on Google; do you know why? It is because absolutely nobody searches there. LOL! Do you know that 68% of online experiences begin with a search engine like Google, YouTube, Yahoo, Bing, Baidu, and Amazon? 75% of people never scroll past the first page of search engines. Well, out of all these major search engines in th...

Nowadays, texting is our main form of communication but that could be terrifying if you don't know how to go about it properly. Let’s Be Real! Asking someone out over a text message could come out wrong. Over a text, it's easier for the other person to say NO because they don't have to deal with your emotional expressions. So, what do you do when the odds seems stacked against you? In this convers...

As technology has become a big part of our lives, many homes are also constantly equipped with more gadgets and can be difficult to get it to play with the rest of the interior design style. But as both Technology and design evolve, it allows for the use of one's TV and Speakers as an element of the individual interior design style. Technology and interior design have historically not always inter...

Sex education is a topic many parents would prefer to avoid. If you have a young child, you might think you're off the hook — at least for a while but that's not necessarily true. As children learn to walk and talk, they also begin to learn about their bodies. So, teaching them about their bodies is important but the question remains, "How do Parents go about it?" In this conversation on Sex educa...

A brain tumor is a cluster of abnormal cells that grows out of control in your brain. Some brain tumors are benign, which means the cells aren’t cancer. Others are malignant, meaning they’re cancer. Brain tumors are called primary tumors if they started in your brain. They’re considered secondary if they started somewhere else in your body and spread to your brain. Every year, the world takes a pa...

On April 29, 2021, the social media post of Convexity read, “Come, be part of History”, as we launch the 1st Blockchain hub in Abuja, Nigeria. We’ll also be hosting the Abuja blockchain community meet up with (B.N.U) Blockchain Nigeria, where blockchain, crypto, NFT’s, DEFI, Crypto investigations and more will be discussed.” The first fully fitted blockchain hub, Convexity Hub in Abuja Nigeria, ha...

Women make up only 28% of the workforce in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and men vastly outnumber them, majoring in most STEM fields in college. Gender-based harassment, violence band discrimination are some of the pervasive practices affecting millions of tech women. What does a tech workplace hold for a lady in tech? Are there enough policies to protect women in tech fields an...

One is born with Sickle Cell Anemia; it is inherited and passed down through families and in Nigeria. The carrier prevalence is about 20% to 30% and affects 2% to 3% of the Nigeria population of more than 200 million. There's no cure for most people with Sickle cell anemia but treatments can relieve pain and help prevent complications associated with this disease. In this conversation, medical doc...