ASUU and Homegrown Solutions: UTAS to the Rescue!!!!
Nigeria, a country of 206 million people, is larger than Russia (population: 144 million), and by 2050, it is expected to pass the U.S.A. as the third most populous country on the planet. The population is primarily youthful and increasingly digital-savvy. Fortunately, Nigeria’s tech ecosystem is the envy of many of its continental rivals. Its startups attracted up to 35% of funding for African startups 2020, and Lagos has become the vibrant center of all things African tech. It was no accident that in late August of 2016, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg made a surprise visit to Lagos. Nigeria is viewed as the “Silicon Savannah”— a rising power in the tech world. Today, Nigeria is home to the second-best Ruby developers globally and has become Africa’s most significant source of Venture capital (VC) investment for tech startups. Currently, Nigerian startups excel in e-commerce, media, and mobile money transfer. According to the Nigerian...