In July 2022, we launched The Hub Podcast. The podcast was launched in line with CRESTHUB’s mission to provide an anatomy of the tech ecosystem in Plateau State, examining its achievements and challenges and having conversations with entrepreneurs, investors, tech talents and government officials.
Through the months, our podcast has achieved its goal of telling the northern stories and having conversations with CEOs and stakeholders about events on tech, startups, SMEs, entrepreneurship and the digital culture.
We created 25 episodes this year and here are the top five most listened to of them.
- The Need for Data Science in Nigeria
According to the 2021 Global Innovation Index, Nigeria ranks 121st in terms of Human Capital and Research; In the field of Knowledge and Technological outputs, it ranks 123 out of 132 countries. This means that a country with a population of more than 200,000,000 people is an authorized consumer of IT and technology solutions rather than a producer.
Owing to this, Lengdung Tungchamma, co-founder of Alpha25 spoke about the need for data science in the country. He believes the aforementioned would help reduce the “assumptions” in today’s statistics around population census, employment rate, etc.
Listen to it here.
2. My Journey Into Cryptocurrency and Blockchain ft. Goodness Ezeokafor
Every journey begins with a step and in this episode of The Hub Podcast, Goodness Ezeokafor – engineering lead at Nigerian startup blockchain and cryptocurrency company Bitmama shares his story starting from his humble days in the nHub to his role at Bitmama.
His story is an inspiring one, with plenty of laughs and nostalgia for how far he had come in the tech ecosystem, cryptocurrency and blockchain world.
Listen to it here.
3. Harnessing Tech Skills with the Code Plateau Initiative
There has been a lot of conversation on leveraging tech skills to bridge the country’s unemployment rate.
Building on this, Code Plateau –an immersive Bootcamp, has been on a mission to build capacity, and provide the Plateau youth with relevant technology skills and employment opportunities.
In this podcast episode, David Daser, Director General of the Plateau Information and Communications Technology and Development Agency (PICTDA) talked about how to harness tech skills within the Code Plateau. He also provided details on relevant issues around the Plateau tech ecosystem.
Listen to it here.
4. How More Women Can Get Into Tech
Advocating for more women in tech has always been a conversation; And despite the emergence and visibility of women in the launch of various female-led and co-led startups, funding rounds and many more, there is still a belief that the tech ecosystem is a “man’s world”.
In this episode of the podcast, Sonia Atsen – Team Lead, Jos Tech Girls, explains how more women can get into tech, highlighting easy and relevant ways.
Listen to it here.
5. The Need for Social Media for SMEs
Social media has become a powerful tool for businesses, and although it has revolutionized almost every aspect of human communication, commerce and marketing have not been left out of this trend.
Social media has put the spotlight on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and given them ample opportunity to rise and thrive in profitable ventures with the help of social marketing.
In this episode we spoke with Amama Benn – a digital consultant who provides insights into the impact of social commerce in Nigeria and how one can properly capitalize on it, highlighting the opportunities it presents.
Listen to it here.
