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Epiphanus Obia

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Asaba, Awka, Enugu State, Nigeria
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Epiphanus Obia’s Biography

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Epiphanus is an early-career technology journalist who is keen on discovering and reporting the effects of technology in the day-to-day lives of people.

Epiphanus currently holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, where he also served as the 2024 president of the Union of Campus Journalists Unizik.

Epiphanus has over 4 years of journalism experience, gathered through campus journalism, freelancing, and internships.

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Uber's exit from Nigeria sparks debate over Bolt, inDrive and the economy

Uber's exit from Nigeria sparks debate over Bolt, inDrive and the economy

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We are not slaves: Protesting drivers ask Bolt and inDrive to raise fares or leave Nigeria

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By Epiphanus Obia
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A video of drivers protesting against inDrive and Bolt is trending on X, with one driver demanding that inDrive “pack your load and go” while Bolt “increase your price”. It surfaced on Monday, Oct 12, as e-hailing drivers began an indefinite strike. The clip, posted by Nigeria Stories, had passed 62,000 views at the time of filing this report. The video shows drivers chanting “inDrive must go” and “enough is enough”. The camera stays mostly on one man, who is not named.
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Who controls the infrastructure behind Africa’s $205bn crypto market?

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By Epiphanus Obia
| Technext
Nigeria received about $59 billion in crypto-asset inflows between July 2023 and June 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest recorded data. Ethereum’s public node tracker, Ethernodes, lists about 28 nodes in all of Africa, out of roughly 8,000 worldwide. Nodes are the computers that run a blockchain such as Ethereum. African users are adopting the technology fast, but who runs what sits underneath it is harder to establish. Nigeria is the clearest case.
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Nigerian developer Fagbuaro builds AI system to flag driver distractions

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By Epiphanus Obia
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Boluwaji Fagbuaro, a Nigerian AI and Machine learning researcher and developer, says he has built an artificial intelligence (AI) system that flags distracting behaviour among drivers using data collected from Nigerian roads. He wants it adapted for vehicles made or assembled in Nigeria. Fagbuaro says he collected about 48 hours of driving data from Nigerian drivers to train the model. It recognises activities such as eating and drinking at the wheel and alerts the driver in real time.
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Intern for UDEME

Have you ever used a typewriter?

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