The Builder's Journal

I write to reflect, to build in public, and to share what I'm learning as I build companies, mentor founders, and lead initiatives across Africa. This is also where I document moments that say something about life, culture, or the people around me. Have fun reading!

60 Articles & Growing

All African Development & Policy Builders of Africa Entrepreneurship & the Creative Economy Health & HealthTech Lessons from Building Life & Culture Potential to Progress Tech & AI Technology, AI, & Innovation

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Builders of Africa

Are Young Africans Running Away from Agriculture, or the Life They Have Seen It Offer?

Are young Africans rejecting agriculture—or the struggle they associate with it?

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Builders of Africa

Are Young Africans Running Away from Agriculture, or the Life They Have Seen It Offer?

Are young Africans rejecting agriculture—or the struggle they associate with it?

Blog cover reading “There Is More to People Than What You See”, with a smiling portrait of Obafela Killa in white clothing; World Mental Health Day, 10 October.

Health & HealthTech

There Is More to People Than What You See - World Mental Health Day Tribute

On mental health, the histories we cannot see, and making room for one another.

African Development & Policy

Nigeria at 66: The Next Independence Project Is Unlocking Young Nigerians

Nigeria is 66, but many young people still do not feel free. Our next independence project is helping them turn potential into progress.

He got 500 users in 4 weeks without paid ADS

Builders of Africa

How Lumi Is Bringing AI to Feature Phones in Africa

Lumi shows how an offline-first AI assistant built for feature phones can expand digital access in Africa by meeting users where they are, not where tech assumes they should be.

Obafela Killa, TFAAi 2026 nominee for the Prize for Education in Oyo State

Lessons from Building

TFAAi 2026: I Put My Own Name Forward for the Prize for Education

I sat with the TFAAi application open for days before I submitted it. Not because the work was not there—because putting your own name forward is a different kind of exposure.

Life & Culture

For One Night, Let Osogbo Breathe.

There’s a kind of tired sleep can’t fix. On April 24, Osogbo pauses for one night of music, energy, and escape. No barriers, no excuses, just release.

"When death comes, may it find you alive." Now I ask you, are you alive?

Potential to Progress

When your GPS Works But You Still Feel Lost

There's a saying: "When death comes, may it find you alive." Now I ask you, are you alive?

Tech & AI

Osun Tech Festival 2026: A Two-Day Showcase of Talent, Tech, and Belief.

Osun Tech Festival 2026 is really about a state showing Nigeria that it doesn’t have to wait for others to come save it.

Technology, AI, & Innovation

Honey Hauwa Abubakar: Making Climate Education Local with PlanetCred

Honey Hauwa Abubakar is proving that climate is not a “foreign topic.” With PlanetCred, she’s translating climate education into Hausa and Nigerian Pidgin...

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The Builder's Journal

Featured Insight

Are Young Africans Running Away from Agriculture, or the Life They Have Seen It Offer?

All Articles

Are Young Africans Running Away from Agriculture, or the Life They Have Seen It Offer?

There Is More to People Than What You See - World Mental Health Day Tribute

Nigeria at 66: The Next Independence Project Is Unlocking Young Nigerians

How Lumi Is Bringing AI to Feature Phones in Africa

TFAAi 2026: I Put My Own Name Forward for the Prize for Education

For One Night, Let Osogbo Breathe.

When your GPS Works But You Still Feel Lost

Osun Tech Festival 2026: A Two-Day Showcase of Talent, Tech, and Belief.

Honey Hauwa Abubakar: Making Climate Education Local with PlanetCred

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