David Afolayan
525 posts
David is a tech Writer and Digital communications strategist. He is a keen observer of topical developments in the global tech space.
He follows the news, gets the details, reads between the lines and points out what is evident but not obvious.
David has about 9 years of cognate experience in branding, digital communications, content strategy and tech journalism. He has offered communications consulting services to key industry leaders and corporate organisations in the technology, banking and support services sector.
He has a Master’s Degree in the English Language from the University of Lagos.
David Afolayan is the Co-founder and Content Chief at Technext.
Ads Safety Report: Google blocked 5.5 billion ads for policy violation in 2023
AI has helped the platform to improve enforcement on all fronts. In 2023, Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads and 12.7 million advertiser accounts...
Tinubu appoints Bosun Tijani, Chidi Ajaere, Funke Opeke to the Presidential Economic Council
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has appointed prominent figures in the Nigerian business…
Meta’s President of Global Affairs, Nick Clegg meets with young innovators in Lagos
Among the attendees were innovators and creators who harness the power of Meta's technologies to build local, cross-border, and global brands...
Nigeria files tax evasion charges against Binance
The Federal Government also accused Binance of failure to register with FIRS for tax purposes and contravening existing tax regulations within the country...
Binance: Nigerian Government continues to detain 2 employees despite court ruling
At the court hearing in Abuja, which was attended by Tigran and Nadeem, the court ruled that after hearing arguments from both parties, it would resume hearing on April 5th which is in about 10 working days....
Access Bank acquires National Bank of Kenya as part of East African expansion drive
Access Bank believes that acquiring the NBK would help it expand in the country and take advantage of growing trade in the region...
Undersea cable cuts: voice, data services restored by 90%- NCC
According to the NCC, all operators who were impacted by the cuts have taken recovery capacity from submarine cables which were not impacted by the cuts...
NIN-SIM linkage: NIMC, NCC collaborate to smoothen process for Nigerians
Nigeria’s identity management agent, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and its counterpart telecoms regulator, the Nigerian Communications…
Nigerian blockchain company, Zone raises $8.5m in oversubscribed seed funding round
The raise marks a pivotal moment for Zone as the company continues to build a Blockchain-based decentralized payment infrastructure for financial services providers...
Identity verification startup, Youverify raises $2.5m pre-series A
This brings the total funds raised by the identity verification startup to $5 million...













