David Afolayan
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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.
#WomeninIT: A chat with Colleen Flowers on building a sauce business on the heels of technology
Colleen Flower prides her business success, Colleen’s Handmade Sauces on the fact that her sauces are made of…
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Governor Soludo has demonstrated huge interest in deploying modern strategies to eliminate bottlenecks to digital access, by reversing infrastructure decline in the State...
7 suggestions for Nigeria’s new Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the appointment of Bosun Tijani as the Communications, Innovation and Digital…
To avoid bad press mention, it is essential to focus on prevention
P.T. Barnum is reputed to have said: “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.” While that is entirely…
EXCLUSIVE: President Tinubu likely to split Ministry of communications and digital economy
The reorganisation will likely separate the oversight of the telecommunications, policy and identity management...
5 tips for writing compelling press pitches that will get media attention
Typically, journalists and publishers get tons of pitches about products, and founders as well as other exciting news about funding, launches and so on...
5 ways AI is helping people, businesses and governments to become more sustainable
Here are five ways that we and our partners are using AI to help reduce emissions, protect nature and build cleaner environments...
Black Founders Fund: A chat with Pivo’s Nkiru Amadi-Emina on impact and future plans
In 2021, Google CEO, Sundar Pichai announced the plan to invest $1 billion over 5 years to support…
Here are 9 ways Google is powering its products using AI
Google is using AI, today, to make its products more helpful, including some of its recently announced features...
Introducing Technext Events for 2023: Coinference, Convo and Tours
In 2023, we are improving our physical event plans to maximize social impact, and coverage...














