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.
Nigerian startup, Chekkit suspends operations in Afghanistan following unrest
Nigerian tracking and monitoring health tech startup, Chekkit has suspended its operations in Afghanistan following the political unrest in…
Facebook-led consortium is extending cable connectivity to south-east Nigeria
2Africa, a consortium of internet service companies have announced the addition of four new branches to its 2Africa…
Chaka’s partnership with TradingView will give Africans access to 34m investment charts
About a month after raising $1.5 million in pre-seed funding round, borderless trading and investment platform, Chaka has…
“Nigerian Government May lift Twitter ban in a few days”- Information Minister
The Federal Government of Nigeria is concluding plans to lift its ban on social microblogging platform, Twitter. This…
Healthtech startup, Chekkit announces $500k pre-seed, plan to protect 100m lives
Nigerian tracking and monitoring health tech startup, Chekkit a pre-seed funding round of $500,000. The round had participation…
Civil unrest: MTN may not re-enter Ethiopian telecoms privatisation deal
According to Bloomberg, MTN will not likely resubmit a bid for a license as a result of fear that "the investment risk is starting to outweigh the benefits"
MTN appoints Thrive Agric’s CEO, Adia Sowho as its first female CMO
Nigerian Telecommunications giant, MTN has announced the appointment of Thrive Agric’s interim Chief Executive Officer, Adia Sowho as…
Breaking: Nigeria’s Central Bank may launch its digital currency in October 2021
Remember we announced 2 months ago that Nigeria’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) plans to…
CBN crypto ban aftermath: Patricia relocates headquarters from Lagos to Estonia
Nigerian Fintech company, Patricia has announced that it has relocated its operations to the Republic of Estonia and…
3 years after raising $7m in Initial Coin Offering, where is SureRemit today?
At the end of the year 2017, Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency have been established as the technology fields…














