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Yomi Kazeem

Yomi is a Lagos-based writer on politics, entrepreneurship and sports business.
Emerging Tech

It’s About to Get Much More Expensive to Make Your Smartphone

Cobalt is expensive.

  • By Yomi Kazeem, Quartz
Emerging Tech

Google Is Boosting Internet Access in Nigeria’s Biggest Cities With Free Public Wi-Fi

While these projects are couched as moves to help more Africans come online, they are also plays to increase revenue.

  • By Yomi Kazeem, Quartz
Digital Government

Africa’s Most Valuable Startup Ecosystem is Also the Least Lucrative for Software Engineers

A land of promise for software engineers turns out to be a mirage.

  • By Yomi Kazeem, Quartz
Digital Government

Homegrown Technology is Being Used to Help Millions at Risk From a Devastating Famine in Africa

Crowdsourcing can save lives.

  • By Abdi Latif Dahir and Yomi Kazeem, Quartz
Digital Government

US Immigration Asked a Nigerian Software Engineer Test Questions Even Quartz’s Engineers Couldn’t Solve

He was in New York to develop software for First Access, a New York-based fintech startup.

  • By Yomi Kazeem, Quartz