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ThisDay Boss, Nduka Obaigbena Goes to G8 Summit

By Loy Okezie On May 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of ThisDay Newspapers, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena has been invited to this year’s G8 summit along with technology, internet and digital media leaders.

The event tagged “The Internet: Accelerating Growth” is scheduled to hold…

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TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy Coming To Nigeria in May

By Loy Okezie On April 14, 2011 · 2 Comments

Sarah Lacy, one of TechCrunch’s senior editors is planning a visit to Nigeria in May 2011. She announced this recently on her Twitter page.

The internationally acclaimed technology entrepreneurship journalist and author travelled around emerging markets such as China,…

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#WhatAboutUs? – Nigeria’s First Ever Youth-Focused Presidential Debate To Stream Live on YouTube

By Loy Okezie On March 25, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Today, Nigeria’s first-ever youth -focused, youth-driven presidential debate spotlighting priority issues for young Nigerians will hold at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Centre, Abuja.

The ‘WhatAboutUs?’ debate would be a direct conversation with the Nigerian youth, inviting presidential candidates to…

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Exclusive Interview: Tolulope Iroye, Inventor of Magic Box [Photo Included]

By Loy Okezie On January 31, 2011 · 4 Comments

Tolulope Iroye, emerged winner of the ‘Best Use of Technology’ at the Future Awards 2011 ceremony held yesterday at the Landmark Event Centre, Victoria Island.

Tolu, 27, is a young Nigerian involved in the design and construction of electronic…

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#MWWA2011: Pre-Conference Chat with Matthew Dawes, Event Organizer

By Loy Okezie On January 28, 2011 · 3 Comments

Yesterday, I sat down for a cup of tea at the cafe by the swimming pool at Eko Hotels with Matthew Dawes, the conference organizer of the best mobile web event ever in Africa.

I’ve known Matt since 2009…

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Interview with Makinde Adeagbo, Nigerian Software Engineer at Facebook

By Loy Okezie On November 15, 2010 · 1 Comment

Makinde Adeagbo is one of Facebook’s software engineers who has worked at various parts of the Facebook stack on projects including search, new user orientation, photos, performance, events, and client software.

At 25, Makinde is famous for being part…

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My Interview at DayoEdunjobi.com

By Loy Okezie On September 7, 2009 · 1 Comment

Today, I thought I should share some excerpts from a recent interview I granted over at DayoEdunjobi.com, a blog about Blogging, Internet Marketing and Social Media.

Dayo had very interesting questions about the state of the technology, startups and blogging…

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