Despite The Government: Recent Episodes
Despite The Government
A conversation with a young law graduate, Damilola Agbaje about education, consciousness and change.
Find her on X https://twitter.com/D_e_e_lish
On this episode with Emmanuel Akintubosun & Anjola Badaru, we discuss old and new trends in car acquisition and ownership in Nigeria, road infrastructure, other forms of transportation, transition energy methods for new and sustainable transport means and plenty more. Great conversation. Listen and share.
Our conversation with the Chief Marketing Officer and Cofounder at Ecotutu, Michael Akinsete on the agricultural produce preservation and other solutions.
Check them out at ecotutu.com
For over ten years, Adenike Adegbite aka The Trillionbucks Woman has worked to build her startups in media and business consulting firm The Trillionbucks Company (TTC) as well as Nigerian music streaming platform, Joo247. She walks us through her journey on this episode.
Company links:
X: https://twitter.com/TrillionBucksCo
X: https://twitter.com/joo_247
Web: https://trillionbuckscompany.com/
Denike's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/3llionbuckschic/
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How can we better educate our children to have a broader and more rewarding view on life? Daniel Olusola is Founder/Director of Reformation Wall Classical Christian School in Nigeria.
Econ Bro shares political perspectives through Austrian Economics and how libertarianism can help advance Nigeria.
Nigerian emerging artiste, Inart speaks on finding his sound and aiming for top success as Afrobeats continues to make global impact. We also speak on how music has become empowerment for many young Nigerians. Find Inart's music through his Instagram here: https://linktr.ee/inartlnc
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We're joined by the Director of the Initiative for African Trade and Prosperity, IATP and an IEA Free Trade Fellow, Alexander C. R. Hammond. He talks to Gboyega on issues ranging from property rights, democratic institution in Africa and the IATP's work in different parts of the continent. You can read IATP's publications here https://theiatp.org/ and find Alex on the X app - https://twitter.com/AlexanderHammo .
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Our conversation with Victor Oyedeji, CoFounder and Chief Executive at Inani Trading shares his journey as a veterinary doctor and agric tech innovator. You can reach Inani Trading Limited through their website https://inanitrading.ng/ and Victor on LinkedIn here https://ng.linkedin.com/in/victoroyedeji. Please listen and share widely.
Tolulope Praise shares her story from being an engineering graduate to training and working as a radio host, content producer with MultiChoice for Big Brother Naija and making a pivot to Digital Marketing and Advertising. It's a conversation about a typical Nigerian millennial's road to self actualization. Enjoy this and other episodes of the podcast. Tolu Praise tweets @LadyToluu.
Co Founder, Agromarketplace Nig. Limited, Olalekan Bankole speaks to us on his foray into Agribusiness, the potentials of the industry and interesting points on Agric and Entrepreneurship. Find him on Facebook here: https://web.facebook.com/bankole.olalekan.33 . Follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter for uptades.
Public Affairs Analyst, Adekunle Perez and Founder of Think Tank, Chale Institute, Feyisade Charles Adeyemi speaks with Gboyega to review the high and low points of the Buhari administration and what could be in store for Nigerians under President Bola Tinubu. Follow us on Twitter @DespiteTheGovt.
Samuel Chibuisi Obi aka Kid Marley speaks with us on his over 10 year journey in alternative music in Nigeria. His latest single, Para features Hiphop/Okporoko music sensation and rising star, Odumodublvck and marks a new frontier in Kid's music. He also tells us about his life, schooling in Abeokuta and Enugu, then moving to Cyprus. Enjoy this episode. Follow DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt. Kid Marley on Twitter is https://twitter.com/KidMarleymusic. Share widely.
Consultant at Larva Technologies, Balogun Danjuma joins us to speak on the brief history of sports betting in Nigeria. He also introduces us to parts of his new book on the topic. Danjuma can be reached on Twitter @Hon_Danjo. You can find previous episodes of the DTG on all podcast platforms. Follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter.
Peter Bismark joins us to tell his story of entrepreneurship and activism. His brainchild, the Institute for Liberty and Policy Innovation has been consistent in advocating for adjustments in statist policies in Ghana.
Follow his work at http://www.ilapi.org/
Select interviews from the sidelines of the West Africa Regional Conference of African Students for Liberty held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State on March 25, 2023.
Peter Okwoh is Innovation Officer at Petko Agric Consulting joins us for this episode of the DTG.
A chat with Founder, Chale Institute, Feyisade Adeyemi on the dynamics of the elections.
Ayo Ogunmoroti is making waves in Abuja as he is carving a niche for himself by adding value to akara. In this interview, he tells Gboyega of his entrepreneurial journey from small jobs to hair making and starting "Akara Bigboy" in Yenogoa as a Corps member. Enjoy this episode and share widely.
Follow Ayo on Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@akaraayo
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Adedamola Ogunbewon joins Gboyega Adeoya for a recap 2022 DTG episodes and other sundry issues.
Nigerian Entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Metalex Commodities Inc., speaks to us on the company's vision of formalizing trade and business in the metal minerals sector in Africa. The conversation also xrays Ayo's sojourn so far in corporate enterprise and the Nigerian startup ecosystem. Great chat. Listen and share widely. Follow @DespiteTheGovt for more.
Bayonle Fesobi of the Nigerian Libertarian Project shares with us his experience in Kogi state as part of the NLP's support to victims of the recent flooding in Nigeria. This is an initiative led by NLP and DTG CoFounder, Tam Alex. Read news bulletin here: https://pepbjnews.com/nigerian-libertarian-project-donates-relief-items-to-kogi-idps
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Senior Fellow, African Liberty and Co-Founder of the Nigerian Libertarian Project, Tam Alex and Gboyega discuss the situation two years after ENDSARS; how Nigerians can better channel outrage for better outcomes and looking forwards to 2023 elections. Some good links:
Headfort: https://headfortfoundation.com/
"Headfort Foundation is a non-profit organization focused on provision of free and easy Access to Justice to indigent and wrongly incarcerated inmates, victims of police brutality and minor offenders."
BudgIT: https://yourbudgit.com/
"... an innovative enterprise of passionate people, whose operation is to simplify the Nigerian budget and public data, making it accessible to the general public to aid participatory governance."
Awaiting Trial documentary by Chude Jideonwo: https://youtu.be/3G3DBcg5zNk
This episode is for the event review of Ominira Initiative's Freedom In Nigeria Conference FINCON 2022. We do analyses of the panels and keynotes delivered at the conference. Listen and share widely.
Follow:
DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt
Ominira on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ominirahq
Ominira on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OminiraTV
Our conversation with Edam Shem of the Foundation for Consumer Freedom Advancement. The FCFA focuses on advocating for the rights of the consumers with a serious focus on Tobacco Haram Reduction, while promoting the ideas of safer alternatives. Edam also tells us about the state of freedom in Kenya among other issues. Listen and share.
Project Manager at Enactus Nigeria, Toluwalase David-Oluwole speaks with Gboyega about her different work modules including content creation and mental health advocacy. Tolu was a student volunteer and project head with Enactus FUTA and she then went on to be appointed as Project Manager at the Country Office. Listen and enjoy the conversation.
Links:
DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt
DTG on IG: https://instagram.com/despitethegovt_podcast?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Tolu on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/toluwalase-david-oluwole/
Gboyega and Tam have an extensive conversation about the rising inflation in Nigeria and CBN’s faulty policies and strategy. This episode also features the hard conversation about university autonomy. Listen, enjoy and share.
DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt
DTG on IG: https://bit.ly/3JHv1Ep
Mail DTG: despitethegovernment@gmail.com
Fisayo Abiodun is an MBA graduate from Arizona State University, entrepreneur and Youtuber who has committed time to educating others on ways to further their education. She shares some of that knowledge on this episode of the podcast hosted by Tam Alex. Listen and share.
Fisayo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FisayoGracieAbby
Fisayo on IG: https://t.co/OGK9UhK5YH
DTG on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DespiteTheGovt?s=20&t=01xEQrQR64mR05bpGt_I3w
Adedamola Ogunbewon joins me to discuss the issues around inflation and monetary policy in Nigeria. We also discuss the ban on crypto exchange and an attempt to regulate POS services in Nigeria. Listen and share widely.
For this episode of Despite The Government podcast, we chat with Dr. Saheed Olusola Ayoola, Founder, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (RAIN), a training institute and technology incubation hub in Ibadan, Nigeria. We discuss the vision of RAIN and areas where application of AI is most needed in the Nigerian space. Listen, enjoy and share.
RAIN Website: https://rainigeria.com/
DTG on Twitter: @DespiteTheGovt
On this episode, we speak with the Chief Commercial Officer at Sabi Africa, Omokhafe Dirisu. Sabi Africa is a startup that is connecting players in the informal sector by providing a range of solutions. We spent some time with Khafe discussing some of their work. You can find more about Sabi on their website sabi.am.
Sabi on Twitter: @sabiam_africa
Follow us on Twitter: @DespiteTheGovt
This episode is a recap of the journey of the Despite The Government Podcast so far. A Senior Fellow at the Nigerian Libertarian Project and co-founder of the podcast joins me to recap and reflect on Nigeria's national life in the light of our mission with the podcast.
Essien Etuk is building one-process-at-a-time, a scalable logistics company in MessengerNG. We talk about the journey so far, the application of new tools in the luggage mover business sector and how they interface with government. Follow @messengerng on Instagram or see what they do at messenger.ng.
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This episode features our interview with Dara Benjamin, Founder, Dahrah Global and Farmties. Both are agricultural value addition organizations to provide a market for rural farmers and a linkage to investors. We also talk about sustainable food production and the challenges of the agricultural sector in Nigeria. Have fun listening to this and share widely. Check out Dara's business on dahrahglobal.com and farmties.com. Follow @farmties on Instagram and @thefarmties on Twitter. Also, follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter.
Our guests for this episode are Founder and Manager, Gbagada Football Club, Olajide Akinyelu and Nigerian Football Expert Analyst Biodun Ajibade. We discuss the participation of government agencies in sports and pathways to achieving a sustainable and profitable football league system in Nigeria. Please listen and share this. You may reach out to us via despitethegovernment@gmail.com
We talk about the mission and work of the thinktank especially in educating people regarding religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria. Listen and share.
On this episode, Gboyega chats with Leonard Ogunweide who is co founder of Face of Liberty International. An organization that advocates the understanding and acceptance of Free Market Economy across African countries. Listen and share. You can mail us despitethegovernment@gmail.com.
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Gboyega Adeoya and Bayonle Fesobi chat about the 2021 West Africa Regional Conference of Students For Liberty Africa recently held at the University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
This episode features the 2019 Atlas Network Shark Tank Think Tank prize winner who is the founder of Students of Liberty and Entrepreneurship in South Sudan, John Mustapha Kutiyote. We talked about his work in advocating for women's rights to own property among other topical issues in South Sudan
This episode is on general freedom perspectives on South Africa. Insights from Phumlani Majozi, a writer and political commentator. Listen and share.
John Socrates shares with us stories about student activism, the fight against corrupt systems in Uganda and some perspectives on the private sector in the country. Follow @DespiteTheGovt on Twitter and share this episode. John's think-tank is Action For Liberty and Economic Development (ALED). You can reach them here aledafrica.org
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On this episode, we have a conversation with Bola-Ige Alabi-Efeshodiame, the Founder and Executive Director of the African Objectivist Movement. We discuss alternative leadership in Africa, is it African to be authoritarian? Ayn Rand and Capitalism.
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We talk to the co-founder of Ominira Initiative, Lanre-Peter Elufisan on the work they are doing to promote the ideals of freedom and prosperity in Africa. Reach out to us on despitethegovernment@gmail.com
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