Africa Tech Radio

How 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 Turk...

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, t...

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...

The Coronavirus has exposed the lapses in the health care system in Nigeria. In the midst of pandemic, how has tech stepped in to the rescue? On January 5, 2021, Dr Uju Ugwuibe joined Gloria in a conversation about the second strain of the Coronavirus and all that tech has done to help.

Cross-border payments with non-African countries have been a source of concern for individuals and SMEs in Africa due to a number of factors. Though there is a growing ePayment sector in Africa which is worth around $10 billion, many have attributed the fear of fraudulent activities, insufficient regulation and poor banking security system as major reasons major international payment platforms wer...

As the world inches closer to more adoption of digital currencies, the issues of data protection and privacy will become more evident. There are fears that the digital currency systems of major global economies may become a big global payment system and the issues of data protection, privacy, digital sovereignty, etc., may become more pronounced especially for African countries which are major con...

Every April 23, the world celebrates the importance of books. World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the enjoyment of books and reading.   Also, by championing books and copyright, stakeholders are encouraged to stand up for creativity, diversity and equal access to knowledge, promote literacy and mobile learning and advance Open Access to scientific knowledge and educational res...

When a relationship does not go as planned and one has to call it quits, the question of how to go about it becomes inevitable. Gloria engages the Blunt Crazy Love Doctor on the best approach to ending a relationship.

"Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.” — the words of Emily Post. Has your child started accessing the digital space? Where do they get to learn these little things that matter the most about their etiquette digitally? From a friend or a peer? From home? In school? From a caregiver? Or would the...

While some women seek to go under the knife to improve their appearance using cosmetic surgery, there are so many sides to the procedure. Listen to Gloria take up Dr. Esan of the Indigo Cosmetic Hospital in an engaging and enlightening discussion on Cosmetic Surgery in Nigeria.

Information has become easier, cheaper and more widespread and governments around the world are struggling to keep up with the volume and kind of information in the public space hence the discussion around the regulation of social media. The ICT Editor of THISDAY NEWSPAPER and the immediate past Chairman of NITRA, the Nigerian Information Technology Reporters Association (an interest group of all...

While there are diverse opinions on the use of Sex Toys in Relationships, the CEO of Intimate by Amope, Omoloya Aiyelabola, dissects this adult subject, the benefits and health effects of using these items. This audio contains strong adult content and therefore not recommended for a younger audience of under 18 years.

The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement which kicked off on 1st of January, 2021 holds a lot of prospects for the people of Africa. Several pundits and major organisations have lauded the initiative, but it presents tough questions for policymakers and huge opportunities for tech startups and innovators in Africa. An industry sector curator, entrepreneur, African youth leader and...

Gloria hosts Dr. Akinsiku Solomon Tolu who details different procedures of preventing unintended pregnancy and their side effects.

Listen to the concluding part of the insightful conversation between Tony and CEO of Oldpine Resource, Kunle Olla, on how African Businesses can leverage the Internet of Things (IoT).

Relationship Therapist, Stephen Adekunle Adegboye, talks about practical skills of successfully managing both work and family. 

How African Businesses can benefit from IOT

Spotify announced that it would soon launch in over 80 markets, including Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nigeria, over the next few days. The announcement came on Tuesday during their Stream On Livestream event. It was among the company’s  vision  for audio and part of its plan for the year. Also, it would be brought in more than 36 different languages. This was to reach a global audience; making the ma...

TTS: Tony Ibe and Kunle Ola, founder/CEO of Oldpine Resource, discuss on how African businesses can leverage on the Internet of Things (IoT) 

TTS: Tony Ibe and Kunle Ola, founder/CEO of Oldpine Resource, discuss on how African businesses can leverage on the Internet of Things (IoT)