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EPISODE · Jan 17, 2022 · 57 MIN

Abdulganiyu Rufai on tech-preneurship for development and the Nigerian oligarchy

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Gaddafi meets Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakubu, a tech-preneur and civic technology activist as well as PhD researcher at Bayero University Kano in northern Nigeria. They talk about the importance of entrepreneurship and technology for development; the Nigerian diaspora in the Middle East; Nigeria's youth; the oligarchy in Nigeria's political economy, especially around land ownership; the history of colonisation of (northern) Nigeria; traditional institutions in modern politics; and the importance of adapting religion to local circumstances and needs.

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