Despite The Government

Our conversation with Edam Shem of the Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement. The FCFA focuses on advocating for the rights of the consumers with a serious focus on Tobacco Haram Reduction, while promoting the ideas of safer alternatives. Edam also tells us about the state of freedom in Kenya among other issues. Listen and share.

Project Manager at Enactus Nigeria, Toluwalase David-Oluwole speaks with Gboyega about her different work modules including content creation and mental health advocacy. Tolu was a student volunteer and project head with Enactus FUTA and she then went on to be appointed as Project Manager at the Country Office. Listen and enjoy the conversation. Links: DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteThe...

Our Conversation with Gatumi Aliyu of Vendease

Co-founder of the Nigerian Libertarian Project and Senior fellow African Liberty, Tam Alex joins Gboyega have an extensive conversation about the rising inflation in Nigeria and CBN’s faulty policies and strategy. This episode also features the hard conversation about university autonomy. Listen, enjoy and share. DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt  DTG on IG: https://bit.ly/3J...

Fisayo Abiodun is an MBA graduate from Arizona State University, entrepreneur and Youtuber who has committed time to educating others on ways to further their education. She shares some of that knowledge on this episode of the podcast hosted by Tam Alex. Listen and share. Fisayo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FisayoGracieAbby Fisayo on IG: https://t.co/OGK9UhK5YH DTG on Twitter: https://twit...

Adedamola Ogunbewon joins me to discuss the issues around inflation and monetary policy in Nigeria. We also discuss the ban on crypto exchange and an attempt to regulate POS services in Nigeria. Listen and share widely.

For this episode of Despite The Government podcast, we chat with Dr. Saheed Olusola Ayoola, Founder, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), a training institute and technology incubation hub in Ibadan, Nigeria. We discuss the vision of RAIN and areas where application of AI is most needed in the Nigerian space. Listen, enjoy and share. RAIN Website: https://rainigeria.com/ DTG on Twi...

On this episode, we speak with the Chief Commercial Officer at Sabi Africa, Omokhafe Dirisu. Sabi Africa is a startup that is connecting players in the informal sector by providing a range of solutions. We spent some time with Khafe discussing some of their work. You can find more about Sabi on their website sabi.am.  Sabi on Twitter: @sabiam_africa Follow us on Twitter: @DespiteTheGovt

This episode is a recap of the journey of the Despite The Government Podcast so far.  Co-founder of the Nigerian Libertarian Project and Senior fellow African Liberty, Tam Alex joins me to recap and reflect on Nigeria's national life in the light of our mission with the podcast.

Essien Etuk is building one-process-at-a-time, a scalable logistics company in MessengerNG. We talk about the journey so far, the application of new tools in the luggage mover business sector and how they interface with government. Follow @messengerng on Instagram or see what they do at messenger.ng. Enjoy this episode and share widely. Follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter for other episodes.

This episode features our interview with Dara Benjamin, Founder, Dahrah Global and Farmties. Both are agricultural value addition organizations to provide a market for rural farmers and a linkage to investors. We also talk about sustainable food production and the challenges of the agricultural sector in Nigeria. Have fun listening to this and share widely. Check out Dara's business on dahrahgloba...

Our guests for this episode are Founder and Manager, Gbagada Football Club, Olajide Akinyelu and Nigerian Football Expert Analyst Biodun Ajibade. We discuss the participation of government agencies in sports and pathways to achieving a sustainable and profitable football league system in Nigeria. Please listen and share this. You may reach out to us via despitethegovernment@gmail.com

We talk about the mission and work of the thinktank especially in educating people regarding religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria. Listen and share.

On this episode, Gboyega chats with Leonard Ogunweide who is co founder of Face of Liberty International. An organization that advocates the understanding and acceptance of Free Market Economy across African countries. Listen and share. You can mail us despitethegovernment@gmail.com.  Podcast theme music is from Transistor.fm

Gboyega Adeoya and Bayonle Fesobi chat about the 2021 West Africa Regional Conference of Students For Liberty Africa recently held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

This episode features the 2019 Atlas Network Shark Tank Think Tank prize winner who is the founder of Students of Liberty and Entrepreneurship in South Sudan, John Mustapha Kutiyote. We talked about his work in advocating for women's rights to own property among other topical issues in South Sudan 

This episode is on general freedom perspectives on South Africa. Insights from Phumlani Majozi, a writer and political commentator. Listen and share.

John Socrates shares with us stories about student activism, the fight against corrupt systems in Uganda and some perspectives on the private sector in the country. Follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter and share this episode. John's think-tank is Action For Liberty and Economic Development (ALED). You can reach them here aledafrica.org Podcast Theme Music by Transistor.fm 

On this episode, we have a conversation with Bola-Ige Alabi-Efeshodiame, the Founder and Executive Director of the African Objectivist Movement. We discuss alternative leadership in Africa, is it African to be authoritarian? Ayn Rand and Capitalism.  Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm

We talk to the co-founder of Ominira Initiative, Lanre-Peter Elufisan on the work they are doing to promote the ideals of freedom and prosperity in Africa. Reach out to us on despitethegovernment@gmail.com  Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm