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Personal writing: immigration, money, hackathons, and the years before any of the above.

  • Agent Registries & Kill Switches: ship trust in millisecondsSeptember 17, 2025

    TL;DR A registry is a "known-good agents" list that your partners can trust at a glance. Don't let anybody list anything; require a lightweight owner verification and simple permissions/limits.

  • Developers are Content Creators and should earn from their ContentMay 18, 2021

    Pause for a second and think. When you hear the phrase Content Creator, what comes to your mind? You’re thinking Instagram Influencer, Vlogger, Travel Photographer, and Blogger.

  • Doings: Build with Interledger to make it rainMay 2, 2021

    To illustrate how to build with Interledger, I will tell you a story. It’s December 2021, and many Nigerians from the South are back in Nigeria to spend Christmas with family and friends from all…

  • How to stay connected during an Internet shutdown with VPN and BLENovember 11, 2020

    Using VPN when a website, App, or IP is blocked Mobile network or other parties block access to specific websites, apps, or domains.

  • How to make Web monetization easy for content consumersOctober 4, 2020

    Journey into Web Monetization Web Monetization is a new Web Services (API) that allows users to stream a small number of micropayments to the website they are looking at via their browser or other…

  • Digital Identity Systems are not inclusive! We need to change themSeptember 11, 2020

    The impact of an excellent digital identity on the life and wellbeing of all humans, especially refugees, cannot be overemphasized.

  • How to Become a Blockchain DeveloperAugust 25, 2020

    Many people have asked me how I got started with Blockchain, so I will be breaking it down in the post to share some insights for those looking to break into the space.

  • Make money from your Apps! Web Monetization for React AppsJuly 1, 2020

    In June, DEV announced that DEV is web monetized. That got me thinking about Web Monetization and how to enable Web Monetization in as many websites and apps as possible so that Creators can get paid…

  • Blockchain: Digital Currency vs. Identity CurrencyMarch 10, 2020

    This was adapted from one of my lectures at the Tekedia Mini-MBA program where I taught New Technologies, Growth, Disruption Innovation.

  • The greatest challenge of any new Founder is inexperienceJanuary 20, 2020

    When I started NaijaHacks, I did not know what I was getting myself into. The original idea was to have a small 50–100 person self-funded hackathon. And we went big!

  • The three most common ways to localize your web appJanuary 8, 2020

    Your startup is growing, and you’re making lots of money. You notice users visiting from countries that are not English-speaking, and you celebrate.

  • Winning big comes down to one thing: GritSeptember 6, 2019

    Maybe you’ve just been rejected, or your startup has failed. Whatever it is that you’ve been trying to accomplish, you could be close to achieving it if you only did one thing.

  • How I decided which Software Engineering job offer to acceptJuly 29, 2019

    Last week, I updated my Linkedin profile with my new role as a Software Engineer working on Verified.Me Identity Network at SecureKey.

  • NaijaHacks: Nigeria’s Official HackathonSeptember 30, 2018

    Lagos, Nigeria, 1 October 2018 — Today sees the official unveiling of NaijaHacks, a tech invention competition that was started to inspire a generation of Nigerian innovators to use technology to…

  • Finally, an AI for your wedding planningJuly 17, 2018

    Ever wondered how Big Data and AI will affect you personally? Well, you’d get the answer in a moment. We all like good food, cheerful music, engaging company and perfectly-planned events.

  • My mother built an empire with $3 and it inspires me do what I doJuly 2, 2018

    When I was a kid growing up in Nigeria, my mother started a Business with less than $3 (650 NGN). She started by learning how to sew and then worked as a tailor for a few years.

  • Cannabis legalization: How not to mask public safetyMay 3, 2018

    As Canadians prepare for Cannabis to hit stores by the end of the summer, how can we ensure that smokers and non-smokers are safe and public safety is not compromised?

  • A.I is very biased and we should stop itMay 2, 2018

    As a black male living in North America, it is sometimes hard to admit the bias that is inherently present in me.

  • Stop stressing out about life after CollegeMarch 20, 2018

    Stop stressing out about life after College I was asked to speak to undergraduate students about how to get a great career in tech. Below are some highlights from what I shared with them.

  • I connected SMS to a Blockchian. It can make your Blockchain app usableMarch 13, 2018

    Many proponents of blockchain technology emphasize that one of the potential benefits of the blockchain is that it will allow the unbanked get access to services that are currently not accessible to…

  • We studied Nigerian weddings & were shockedMarch 4, 2018

    We wanted to understand the Nigerian Wedding Industry and people’s experience so we did a huge survey.

  • Don’t ever ignore Blockchain if you’re into FashionFebruary 12, 2018

    Imagine someone stealing you design and selling as theirs. Fighting them will take ages and if you’re a small designer, it’s easier to let it go. That must stop!

  • I worked at IBM and loved itApril 29, 2017

    A year ago, I started long Internship. May 5th was the date; my first day at IBM as a Software Developer Intern in the Performance Quality Assurance Team of the Watson Data Platform organization.

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