{"id":61959,"date":"2025-03-02T04:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-02T04:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=61959"},"modified":"2025-03-02T04:03:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-02T04:03:03","slug":"nigeria-shines-at-leap-2025-showcasing-tech-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/03\/02\/nigeria-shines-at-leap-2025-showcasing-tech-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria Shines at LEAP 2025, Showcasing Tech Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigeria made a bold statement at LEAP 2025, the world\u2019s premier tech event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as top government officials, business leaders, and innovators highlighted the country\u2019s growing influence in the global digital economy.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the charge was Folajimi Daodu, CEO of Vault Hill, who spearheaded discussions on fintech, AI, blockchain, and digital transformation, reinforcing Nigeria\u2019s position as a tech powerhouse.<\/p>\n<p>At the event, Prof. Oludele Awodele of Babcock University explored AI, data sovereignty, and blockchain in education, while Olaolu Williams, CEO of Wyre Energy, advocated for Africa\u2019s green energy future.<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Leonard Uguru, Ebonyi State\u2019s Finance Commissioner, addressed fintech regulation versus innovation, and Ladun Awobokun, CCO of FilmOne Limited, discussed AI\u2019s role in filmmaking.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the event, the Nigerian delegation engaged with the Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh, discussing foreign direct investment, trade partnerships, and global business expansion.<\/p>\n<p>With Nigeria\u2019s tech sector gaining global recognition, LEAP 2025 cemented the nation\u2019s status as a rising force in digital innovation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Ade Iyamoye\u00a0 Nigeria made a bold statement at LEAP 2025, the world\u2019s premier tech event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as top government officials, business leaders, and innovators highlighted the country\u2019s growing influence in the global digital economy. Leading the charge was Folajimi Daodu, CEO of Vault Hill, who spearheaded discussions on fintech, AI, blockchain, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":61960,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61961,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61959\/revisions\/61961"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}