Author: Tajudeen Adegbenro

AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange player helps a side event at the 2021 African revolution Forum (AGRF) to advocate for digital financial inclusion for African smallholder farmers. AFEX, and Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network (SAFIN) hosted the side event themed “Digital Financial Services for Agriculture”, which focused on…

It is important that African nations do not depend on foreign countries for healthcare support, as the continent cannot outsource its health to other parts of the world. Akinwumi Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) disclosed this at the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations. The…

Academic and engineering experts have teamed up to reduce rehabilitation times for patients suffering from dystonia, stroke, and sports injuries by up to 30% with the use of video game-style technology. The project is aimed at creating a digital environment with the use of virtual reality (VR) within rehabilitation programmes.…

Low-cost screen-printed carbon sensors have been used to rapidly detect bacteria commonly found in wounds which may help in developing real-time medical devices. The University of Strathclyde and NHS Ayrshire & Arran made use of sensitive portable electrochemical sensors to detect infections in clinical samples within half an hour, fatser…

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) stated that they are planting more crops this year by applying scientific weather prediction from the Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NiMet).  The Vice-Chairman of AFAN, Alhaji Abdulrahman Yusuf stated this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Minna. “We are taking advantage…

There should be a clear difference between students of the late 80s, early 90s, and of this era. However, what students nowadays should know shouldn’t be different from what scholars of the past knew. However, the knowledge of students has advanced in the rapidly advancing digital world we are in.…

It is normal to have eye wounds in a work environment. In any case, eye specialists and wellbeing specialists say that correct eye protection can reduce the seriousness or even forestall 90 % of these eye wounds. Other types of eye wounds develop from oil sprinkles and oil, infrared or…

Neurolign, a specialist in neurofunctional diagnostic testing and clinical eye-tracking has launched NeurolignFit – a consumer health and wellness device that makes use of professional eye-tracking technology to ensure users can track, understand and enhance their general mental acuity from home. Neurolign is a brain health technology company that releases…

HelloChoice, a South African agri-fintech startup has concluded a major investment from Standard Bank after several partnerships. The startup has a 25% equity deal with the bank to help it continue operating its trading platform and enhance market efficiency. Co-founder and CEO, Grant Jacobs said in a statement that “HelloChoice…

Life is a precious gift that has to be lives to the fullest. It cannot be lived without a healthy body. Regardless of your age, you need to be fit always to stay physically active throughout the stage of your life. We have to treat our bodies with respect, not…

Classroom management includes the techniques, tools, and skills teachers use to engage students ensuring they are organized and productive academically. Wikipedia describes classroom management as a term teachers use to describe the process that ensures class lessons are smoothly run with no disruptive behavior from students in the delivery of…

Vexev, a Sydney-based medical device startup has developed the first tomographic ultrasound robot (TUR) in the world to make diagnostics more accessible, insightful, and affordable. The first TUR trial will be conducted soon. Cardiovascular diseases are mainly diagnosed with 2D ultrasound operated by a sonographer. 2D ultrasound is regarded as…

With the impact of the pandemic on education due to school lockdowns, it is no surprise EdTech startups have filed the tech space. However, it’s also served to highlight the abysmal nature of earl years teaching: World Bank stated that globally, about 40 million teachers are leaving the educational sector. There are…

Currently, there is a transition from the traditional system of education where educators are the sole actors in the student learning process to students themselves actively participating in promoting and facilitating their own process of learning while improving their social interactions via mobile devices. There is no doubt students learn…

Microsoft in January said that its online collaboration platform, Teams are being used by more than 100 million students which increased due to the COVID 19 pandemic and a lot of schools going fully or partly remote. Now, Microsoft has acquired another platform to continue expanding into the education market.…

A higher education edtech platform, StuDocu launched a university ranking service for South African students, which has allowed the students to rank local universities. The overall result of the rankings placed the University of Pretoria in first place in ranking compared to other local universities. The CEO and co-founder of StuDocu, Marnix…

Forge Academy is a 4IR institution that emphasizes business incubation, and training development launched the 4IR internship for unemployed youths in South Africa. The CEO of Forge Academy explained that the field of 4IR is a vital part of society and internship provides seamless opportunities for selected participants. “The 4IR serves…

Director of Robotic Spine Institute of Las Vegas, Dr. Kornelis Poelstra, recently led the first ever spinal surgery procedure with the use of an xvision augmented reality headset attached with a surgical robot. Dr. Poelstra and his practice, in partnership with The Nevada Spine Clinic, completed the posterior lumbar fusion…

An app, Pill-iD, has been launched to scan recreational drugs and allows users to identify the type of pills they are taking and the risks associated with it.  UK creative technology agency Rehab and French advertising agency Herezie have announced the prototype for Pill-iD, an app that allows users to…

With the acceleration of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign for adults over the age of 18, needles are something that one out of five young adults report having phobia for needles which means that some adults may decide not to take the COVID 19 vaccines. 75% of people who have a…