The Evening Dew

In this episode, David dives into the science behind cyborg cockroaches, exploring their potential uses and ethical implications, while Musa breaks down the impact of Flutterwave’s partnership on Nigeria’s economy and the opportunities it presents for small businesses and young entrepreneurs. Sources: https://www.superhuman.ai/p/robotics-special-humanoid-race-heats-up   President Tinubu pledges su...

In this episode, David dives into the implications of Microsoft’s quantum breakthrough, exploring how it could reshape industries and the timeline for practical applications. Musa explores Nigeria’s cash flow issues, breaking down the root causes, economic consequences, and possible policy responses. Sources: https://www.superhuman.ai/p/microsoft-s-quantum-breakthrough Currency in Circulation Hits...

In this episode, David explores Pllugg , a platform designed for podcast creators, highlighting its features and potential to shape the future of podcasting. Meanwhile, Musa breaks down the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to keep the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 27.50%, discussing its impact on businesses, investors, and the economy, with insights from Voice of Nigeria . Sources: CBN Ret...

In this episode, David dives into Grok 3, xAI’s latest AI from Elon Musk, spotlighting its enhanced processing, 'Deep Search' and 'Think' modes, and upcoming voice feature. He notes its free access and potential to boost discovery. Then, Musa tackles Nigeria’s fuel import reliance despite refining gains, citing capacity limits, inefficiencies, and regulatory woes, plus economic fal...

In this episode, Egorp explores the groundbreaking research on AI interpreting animal emotions . Can artificial intelligence recognize a dog's pain or happiness just by analyzing its face? Meanwhile, Musa covers Airtel Nigeria’s recent price hike , following MTN in raising voice and internet plan costs by 50% . What’s driving these increases, and what does it mean for mobile users in Nigeria?...

In today’s episode, David talks about Africa’s rapidly growing electric vehicle (EV) market and how it’s outpacing predictions. With NEV companies generating $18 million in revenue, what’s driving this boom, and can Africa sustain this momentum? Meanwhile, Musa explores "The Debt Dilemma"—with personal loans in Nigeria hitting ₦3.3 trillion as of November 2024. What does this mean for th...

In this episode of The Evening Dew , David dives into OpenAI’s decision to skip GPT-4.03 and go straight to GPT-5 , a more advanced AI system with dynamic intelligence, voice integration, and improved fact-checking . Before that, GPT-4.5 (Orion) will launch, prioritizing speed over deep reasoning. Meanwhile, Musa explores Nigeria’s proposed tax reform , which exempts 97% of the informal sector to...

In this episode, MUSA breaks down the latest figures on Nigeria’s forex inflows, revealing a $4.74 billion surge into NAFEM in January. What’s fueling this increase? How does it impact businesses, investors, and the economy? Sources: Forex inflows into NAFEM rose to $4.74bn in January –FMDQ David Twitter Account: @D_rounz AI transcription and podcast creation: https://pllugg.com/      Extra Links...

Nigeria’s oil production has faced significant challenges over the past five years, yet the country managed to produce 2.86 billion barrels between 2020 and 2024. In this episode, Musa breaks down the factors behind the decline, including oil theft, aging infrastructure, and global energy shifts, while also exploring how fluctuating oil prices have impacted the economy. David Twitter Account: @D_r...

In today's episode, David dives into Lagos' partnership with Huawei to enhance traffic management using AI, tackling congestion and road safety while raising concerns about data privacy and system sustainability. Musa explores MoFI’s ₦100 billion real estate fund, part of a ₦1 trillion initiative to ease Nigeria’s housing deficit through lower mortgage rates and extended repayment terms. H...

On today’s Episode, David dives into the launch of CNGN, a Naira-pegged stablecoin promising financial inclusion and faster transactions but facing competition, trust issues, and regulatory hurdles. Meanwhile, Musa explores the legal clash between Dangote Refinery and NMDPRA over import licenses—Dangote pushes for restrictions to protect local refining, while regulators warn of monopolies. The out...

On today’s episode, David dives into the rapidly evolving AI landscape, breaking down Google’s launch of Gemini 2.0. With Pro, Flash, and Flash Lite versions, Google is pushing for enhanced multimodal capabilities, improved speed, and competitive pricing—intensifying the AI rivalry with OpenAI and DeepSeek. Meanwhile, Musa explores a major milestone for Nigeria’s economy: the Dangote Refinery’s fi...

In today’s episode, David breaks down Stripe’s $1.1B acquisition of Breach, a stablecoin payment platform, and its impact on global payments. Musa covers the resignation of Bento CEO Ebun Okubanjo amid financial misconduct allegations, highlighting corporate governance concerns in Nigeria’s startup scene. Sources: Stripe completes a $1.1 billion acquisition of crypto platform Bridge Bento CEO Ebun...

In this episode, David explores the Tech for Pride fellowship, which trains queer Nigerians in tech within a supportive space, tackling industry biases. While the program successfully places graduates, he questions whether it boosts Nigeria’s economy or drives talent migration. Musa analyzes the Nigerian stock market’s 283.45% growth since 2019, fueled by foreign investment, Naira depreciation, an...

On today's episode, David dives into Nigeria's evolving remote work landscape, examining the challenges of infrastructure gaps, internet reliability, and workplace culture. He explores why hybrid work is becoming the norm and how app overload is impacting productivity. Musa dives into the Central Bank of Nigeria’s clearance of a $7 billion forex backlog, breaking down its implications for business...

David examines AI-powered grief apps, discussing their potential benefits, ethical concerns, and privacy risks. He contrasts Western use of these apps with traditional African mourning practices and highlights expert opinions on the limits of AI in offering emotional support. Musa covers Nigeria's 2004 banking recapitalization reforms, focusing on capital growth, bank consolidation, and their...

On today's episode, Musa explores the 2025 economic outlook: slowing global growth, resilient US and South Asia, and challenges for Europe and China. Inflation eases to 4.3%, but service costs stay high. Trade shifts to services, bringing disruptions but new opportunities in digital and fintech. Sources: Chief Economists Outlook: January 2025 | World Economic Forum David Twitter Account: @D_ro...

two main topics: the resignation of Bento Africa's CEO, and the problematic nature of African Eurobonds. Ebon stepped down and relinquished his equity after accusations of withholding employee taxes and pensions, a service Bento was contracted to handle for companies like Foilmetrics. This follows a previous resignation and reinstatement of Ebo in 2022 due to allegations of fostering a toxic w...

On today’s Evening Dew , Musa talks about Nigeria’s $15 billion investment push to fix its power sector. With just 13,000 MW for a large population, unreliable electricity remains a challenge. The plan aims to boost renewables, expand grid connections, and introduce cost-reflective tariffs by 2027 while balancing subsidies for vulnerable households. Sources: FG seeks $15 billion investment to revi...

In today’s episode of The Evening View, David discusses the market frenzy surrounding Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, which led to a US stock sell-off and impacted Nvidia’s stock due to false rumors, highlighting the dangers of hype and misinformation. Meanwhile, Musa breaks down the 2024 private capital report in Africa, revealing a 51% rise in disclosed transactions to $10.1 billion, with West, East,...

In today’s episode, Musa highlights Nigeria's Payment System Vision 2025, a five-year plan to modernize payments with upgraded infrastructure, blockchain, CBDC, agent banking, and open banking. The initiative prioritizes security, fraud prevention, and consumer protection, aiming for a safer, more inclusive financial system to boost trust and economic growth. Source: Payments System Vision 202...

On today's episode of the Evening Dew, Musa on the business sector gives a rundown of the plans of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group to tackle and reduce the problem of inflation in Nigeria, predicting that inflation would reduce in 2025. Source: Inflation to drop to 24.7%, forex rate to average N1300/US$1 in 2025 – NESG - Nairametrics     David Twitter Account: @D_rounz         Extra Links :...

On today's tech news, Moniepoint is making waves in the fintech world being one of the biggest influences in the success of small scale business and now they've secured a partnership/ investment with Visa. And on today's business news the world bank has made a pledge to support Nigeria with a whopping 500 million USD to expand its fiber optic network.  Sources: Visa makes strategic inv...

On today's episode of the evening dew, it's a win for Nigeria as the nation has moved from 35% to 13% of the least of the most hacked and vulnerable countries in the world in the global threat index. While on the business sector, the central bank of Nigeria has created new Naira solutions for government Ministries departments and agencies. Source: Nigeria becomes 13th most vulnerable count...

In today's tech news, Nigeria is set the build the first ever Ai University in Lagos, Nigeria which will serve as an answer to the growing demand of Ai in the world. While of the business news, we would look at a review by Tayo Dele on what the future of the Nigerian economy . Source: Nigeria to open first AI university in Epe, Lagos The Worse Is Behind Us, It Will Get Better Going Forward, Oy...