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Daniel Iyanda

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Lagos, Nigeria
As seen in: Condia, Medium, Substack, CNBC Africa, Coda Story, TechCabal, Financial Nigeria, Zikoko
Covers:  Innovation and Technology, Entrepreneurship, Media, Internet Culture, Space Industry, Business, and Economy.
tech and startups storyteller @dadabenblog. interests: content marketing, media and comms. scoops: daniel@benjamindada.com/DM
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The growing developer marketplace in Nigeria

The growing developer marketplace in Nigeria

benjamindada.com — Dividends of the ongoing " everyone should learn to code " conversation is already evident, as Nigeria continues to export software development expertise. For instance, in September 2018, a former technical team lead at Andela, Adebayo Adesanya left to German IT firm, Candis.io and has since worked there as a Senior Software Engineer.
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LinkedIn is also great for B2C marketing

LinkedIn is also great for B2C marketing

Financial Nigeria — Among the major social networking sites, LinkedIn is the most expensive site to advertise on. The average cost-per-click (CPC) - which is simply how much the social media company charges advertisers each time a visitor clicks on a sponsored post - on LinkedIn is $5.61.
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NINE hosts Netpreneur Prize launch in West Africa's Nigeria

NINE hosts Netpreneur Prize launch in West Africa's Nigeria

benjamindada.com — The Jack Ma Foundation's Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI) has been officially launched and entries can be submitted from now till June 30, 2019. Lagos, Nigeria-ANPI's Advisory board comprises global leaders Graca Machel, Chair of the Graca Machel Trust Board and Ban Ki-moon, Former UN Secretary-General and Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens.
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Four digital transformation trends in 2019

Four digital transformation trends in 2019

financialnigeria.com — Technology is not the silver bullet for the myriad challenges of humans and businesses. However, it can accelerate and enhance the solutions to many of society's problems. Technology is an enabler; indeed, it was even supposed to be the great equaliser.
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Quality higher education in Nigeria needs a comeback

Quality higher education in Nigeria needs a comeback

Financial Nigeria — Jide Akintunde, Martins Hile and Daniel Iyanda Education is the bedrock of development. The state of investment in education and research will determine if a country will maintain competitiveness, fall behind or remain uncompetitive. In Nigeria's case, there is a preponderance of evidence showing that the current state of affairs in tertiary education is below the standard it was known for in the past.
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How tech giants-Google and Microsoft are driving a digital inclusion future for all #IDPD

How tech giants-Google and Microsoft are driving a digital inclusion future for all #IDPD

benjamindada.com — December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) as proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 1992. It is believed that no physical disability should dampen the spirit of ability and perseverance in humans. The aim of the IDPD is to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities.
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Winners of first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria

Winners of first Google Impact Challenge in Nigeria

benjamindada.com — "The winner does not take all" must be one of the precepts of the Google Impact Challenge (GIC), as all 12 finalists of the GIC in Nigeria will share about $2 million grant funding. These four organisations-The Cece Yara Foundation, HelpMum, Project Enable Africa and Vetsark were winners of the just concluded GIC in Nigeria.
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Everything that happened at FirstBank's Fintech 2.0 Summit

Everything that happened at FirstBank's Fintech 2.0 Summit

benjamindada.com — Firstbank Nigeria Limited's Fintech 2.0 Summit held on Wednesday, October 17, 2018 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos. The first edition of the Summit-Fintech 1.0-held two years ago. There was none in 2017 because the Bank was busy implementing ideas from Fintech 1.0-a Digital Innovation Lab ("Lab").
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From Nigerian Prince Scam to Nigerian Startup Funding

From Nigerian Prince Scam to Nigerian Startup Funding

benjamindada.com — Ranked among the best things to have happened in Nigeria, and to Nigerians is the Internet. In 1996, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) licensed 38 Internet service providers (ISPs). This marked the formal launch of the Internet age in Nigeria. By 1997, the licensed ISPs began operations.
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Everything Google for Nigeria plus what the media won't tell you

Everything Google for Nigeria plus what the media won't tell you

benjamindada.com — On July 27 and 28, 2017, Google held its first Google for Nigeria event. It was a time of many firsts, as the CEO, Sundar Pichai, would be visiting Nigeria for the first time ever. The first day of the two-day event sees Google make product announcements plus a publisher masterclass.
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Tizeti Launches Voice Calling Service - WifiCall.ng

Tizeti Launches Voice Calling Service - WifiCall.ng

benjamindada.com — Tizeti, a leading internet service provider (ISP) in Nigeria, has launched a voice calling service, WifiCall.ng, that will enable users to make and receive crystal clear, unlimited voice call from and to anywhere in the world.
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Jumia's IPO puts its profitability on the horizon

Jumia's IPO puts its profitability on the horizon

Financial Nigeria — Daniel Iyanda, Staff Writer, Financial Nigeria Follow Daniel Iyanda @DanielIyanda View Profile Jumia Technologies AG made history on April 12 when it became the first African technology startup to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
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Why Nigeria’s Education Policies Must Embrace Technology

Why Nigeria’s Education Policies Must Embrace Technology

abusidiqu.com — The value of information is in its capacity to birth transformation. And education has been - and still is - a means of achieving this. On its wings were born the metamorphosis of man; from Stone Age through to the Technology Age characterised by innovation and knowledge.
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5 SURE WAYS TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SUCCESS

5 SURE WAYS TO ACHIEVE FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Medium — "Money may not solve your problems, but it will surely calm your nerves." - Abu Jubril M oney. Popularly known as a legal tender, a means of exchange, and a measure of value; it is also, an obedient slave-master. To whoever has mastery of it, it becomes a slave.
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Lara.ng: The 'Google Maps' by Lagosians for Lagosians

Lara.ng: The 'Google Maps' by Lagosians for Lagosians

Medium — To an extent, the success of Uber, Taxify and other ride-hailing businesses is partly due to the efficacy of Google Maps. Since its launch in 2005, Google Maps has been updated with different features: street view, 3D view, time travel, save your parking, SOS Alert, create your map, and augmented reality (AR) street view, which was announced at the 2018 Google I/O, Google's developer conference.
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Lara.ng: The 'Google Maps' by Lagosians for Lagosians

Lara.ng: The 'Google Maps' by Lagosians for Lagosians

Medium — To an extent, the success of Uber, Taxify and other ride-hailing businesses is partly due to the efficacy of Google Maps. Since its launch in 2005, Google Maps has been updated with different features: street view, 3D view, time travel, save your parking, SOS Alert, create your map, and augmented reality (AR) street view, which was announced at the 2018 Google I/O, Google's developer conference.
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Addressing Nigeria's Educational Challenges: A Millennial Viewpoint

Addressing Nigeria's Educational Challenges: A Millennial Viewpoint

Medium — Rather than the intermittent disruption of the school calendar, should two or three months of strike action be incorporated into it? Because frankly, a complete school-year devoid of strike is a unicorn in Nigeria. Strike, however, is only a tip of the iceberg sinking Nigeria's Educational-system-titanic.
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18 Things You Must Give Up to be Successful In 2018 (and in Life)

18 Things You Must Give Up to be Successful In 2018 (and in Life)

Medium — I am sure you've read, heard or seen this (or something that looks like it) in parts or in whole: Never Give Up! Whatever you do, be persistent, be consistent; endure to the end. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Don't give up on your dream.
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Nigerian Banks and Fintechs Relationship

Nigerian Banks and Fintechs Relationship

benjamindada.com — The platitude: no man is an island, corroborates the assertion that neither banks nor financial technology startups (Fintechs) can leverage the full potentials of technology and innovations alone. This is because they both have different areas of strengths and weaknesses.
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