Author: Ridwan Adelaja

The best part of being an audience engagement strategist for me is sitting behind my personal computer to watch my numbers grow. It’s a different feeling to cross new milestones week-on-week, month-on-month or year-on-year. The series of task that bring about these milestones may be daunting but crushing one’s goal within set timeframes is the ultimate solace. For someone who has been a part of a number of newsrooms in Nigeria, and some others outside the shores of the country, I understand how herculean a task it is growing one’s audience can be —and how discouraging the results can be…

Reviewing how the 2023 presidential election fared, the Federal Government of Nigeria has revealed that it recorded 12.9 million cyberattacks during the elections. Prof Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement where he noted that over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. Pantami, while assuring the public that the threats were contained, commended the agencies charged with protecting the nation’s cyberspace for their efforts in successfully blocking these attacks. What can we learn? Cybersecurity attacks, which poses a significant threat to the integrity of the democratic process, is…

In a surprising move, technology giant Microsoft has laid off its entire ethics and society team within the artificial intelligence department. This decision, which has raised concerns over the company’s commitment to responsible AI, has left the organization without a dedicated team to ensure that its AI principles are closely tied to product design. Role of AI in Technology Artificial intelligence, even before the recent explosion that became the world’s obsession, has changed the face of the technology industry. In the span of five years, AI-powered solutions have transformed various industries, including healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. However, the use of…

RiseBack, World’s 1st affordable Edtech Startup platform promoting Indian Universities online degree programs hosted its first press conference on March 8th, 2023 at the Patrakar Bhavan, Ganjwe Chowk, Navi Peth, Pune, Maharashtra, India. RiseBack is one of the first and only EdTech platform offering Undergraduate & Graduate degree programs and has partnered with leading Indian Universities to offer Affordable Colleges Degree to American Students and the GCC region professionals & students. The objective of RiseBack is to leverage globalization by connecting students with Indian Universities, so they achieve their personal and their family’s dream of going to college. The Indian…

Globally, the deployment of technology in the electoral process has become increasingly prevalent in recent years as the world seeks to facilitate and improve the electoral process towards achieving free, fair and credible election. Although marred with logistics and material deficiencies, Nigeria’s 2023 elections debuted with the incorporation of new voting systems that utilized digital technology tools such as the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, to reduce the cases of manual manipulation of figures. Whether the use of technology can be fully trusted in an electoral process, especially in a multiple-interest country as Nigeria, leaves many worried as detractors raise…

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology continues to take centre stage, with more teams deploying it to accelerate how they work, medical experts, who have once had to rely chiefly on mecho-chemical technologies, are not left out in the mix. While they have not only embraced AI technology, they seem to be gaining the confidence of investors who see opportunity in the medical space. South African female-led healthtech startup, Envisionit Deep AI, is the recent in this light, securing $1.65 million in funding from New GX Ventures. The investment, according to press, marked a significant milestone for the South African company,…