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Top Story: Neoform AI: How Oyemade Oyemaja is Building AI Translation Tool for Nigeria’s 500+ Languages
Oyemade Oyemaja, co-founder of Ennoble Technology, has built Neoform AI, a tool that translates and transcribes English into different Nigerian languages
The platform is designed to work on low-end devices and weak internet connections, ensuring accessibility for the majority of Nigerian users.
Neoform AI serves businesses such as banks, call centers, e-commerce platforms, and EdTech companies. By addressing Nigeria’s linguistic diversity, Oyemaja aims to bridge a critical gap in AI adoption.
“Mark’s not going to build for us. Satya is not going to build for us. And even if they do, they lack the local nuance that would make it fit into our context,” he says.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Kindlybook: How Charles Dairo Is Digitising Booking Appointments and Online Payments for Nigeria’s Beauty Salons
When Charles Dairo walked into a crowded barbershop one Sunday in 2020, he didn’t just see a long queue, he saw a problem waiting to be solved.
That moment sparked the journey that would evolve into Kindlybook, a booking platform now helping hundreds of Nigerian beauty businesses manage appointments and payments online.
“I started it as an experiment to test whether Nigerians would be willing to book services online and pay upfront,” Dairo said.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
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Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow.
Best, Quadri
