Arij. O.

Founder; Culture + Technology + Ideas that shape humanity

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Sub-Saharan Africa as a brand

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Cote d'Ivoire was the best African (CAF) team in the Fifa 2026 World Cup in my opinion, but they lacked the conviction that they were.

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

🇨🇮 Ivory Coast had all the talent and gameplay to advance deep into the tournament but lacked will power and effort.

Played as though they should have been begged to go top gear; Did not convert opportunities at the final third, and sometimes sloppy.

Disgraceful!

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Goodbye H1, 2026

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Dr. Joe Abah isn't the SI Unit for wisdom, is he?

You very well understand public policies and proposals require public scrutiny irrespective of the individual who formulated and drafted the said policy or reform.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

Everyone now has takes on the new NYSC reform.

Even those with half the wisdom of @DrJoeAbah

Social media sef.

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

You ask these because Germany and Netherland lost; don't fix what isn't broken.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

From @TheAthleticFC: Penalty shootouts are brutal. Is there a better way to settle tied games? A fairer way? A more fitting test of skills?

We asked our writers and this is what they think the World Cup can steal from other sports: https://t.co/r4KfBlk4e1

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

My viewpoint on these centers on the "duplication" of activities that secondary and tertiary institutions are currently handling.

The last I checked Civic Education is a core subject taken at SSCE.

"Entrepreneurship" now a buzz word, is a program mandatory across some TI in 🇳🇬

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

NYSC REFORMS:

On camping, the approved proposal is two weeks of civic, leadership, and life skills training; two weeks of basic accounting and financial literacy, access to finance, business planning, and career mapping; and the last two weeks would be a short immersion into your area of interest. So, you may have read English but be really interested in tech, environment and climate, or the creative sector.

Camps will be certified and graded to ensure that they meet minimum standards. State governments will be given a grace period during which to ensure they meet the standards for infrastructure, accommodation, safety and security and healthcare.

Posting will ordinarily be done impersonally using an algorithm that considers factors like state of origin, state of residence, school attended, etc.

Posting to security flashpoints will be risk-sensitive and people who are not indigenes of those areas or are already residing in those areas should not be posted there.

Regarding the timing of commencement and wider consultation, the NYSC Act would need to be amended for the changes to take effect. This should include public consultations and public hearings. Every legislation passed and assented to is a product of a series of compromises.

Good morning.

[Abubakar @IAtalkspace]

How a Chinese megabillionaire and CEO of Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) became the Jensen Huang of batteries. Useful read for anyone interested in the battery industry.

https://t.co/UsdCAQ7Tbx

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

Oh gosh! Lmao 😂

Local assembly won’t be the reason for the cost increase. When memory prices skyrocketed from $5/7 to $45/50 in less than a year, it was bound to happen! Just check the price of a techno pop 9.

Then assembly and QC on ng will be a problem. Managing components having to run the multimedia room Omo ! All the best to anyone who takes this up

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Afropolitan Podcast @afropolitan just reached a whole new demographic of listeners and viewers, thanks to the trending "Olodo Uprising" statement made by Y Cee on it's recent episode.

[Sheel Mohnot @pitdesi]

On our Camino trek, tonight we stopped in Pontevedra, Spain.

a few mins into walking around we both noted this city felt weirdly great and alive (yet not chaotic) in a way other cities just don’t

Busy plazas, kids running around, people sitting outside, restaurants spilling into the streets. It felt like the city was built for humans.

It wasn’t immediately clear why it was this way so I asked chat what was going on and got a great answer (paraphrased)

In 1999, a new mayor made a very controversial bet: the city center should be for people, not parked cars.

He moved fast. Pontevedra removed street parking, eliminated most through-traffic, and kept only the useful car access: residents, deliveries, taxis, emergencies.

At first, people hated it.

Store owners were absolutely furious. The obvious objection was: if customers can’t park at the curb, they won’t come.

But then people actually lived with the change and really liked it

The city got calmer, safer, more walkable, less polluted, and more alive. Foot traffic replaced car traffic and businesses got busier than ever.

The mayor keeps getting reelected, still there 27 years later (he’s Spain’s longest serving mayor among large cities)

Of all the cities we’ve visited on this trip through Europe, Pontevedra (which I had not heard of before) is the liveliest, a hidden gem!

I don’t think every city should ban cars, but it seems obvious that cities get a lot better when the best public space is used for people instead of car storage.

[Jason Fried @jasonfried]

My favorite thing @om wrote was actually an interview with Brunello Cucinelli in 2015. And to this day, I think it’s the single best thing you can read on running a business. Better than any book, better than any article.

Read it:
https://t.co/Nq8cmtxILT

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

@rajshamani Backed by a scientific thesis?

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

We should be primarily result oriented.

[DAN KOE @thedankoe]

If you don't wake up excited and go to bed tired, drop everything and think of what your future will look like if you keep repeating the same day for the rest of your life. Sit with that discomfort until a new direction appears.

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

What is the backstory?

[Olumide Adesina @olumidecapital]

🇳🇬 still went ahead to access the $5 billion derivatives deal with United Arab Emirates’ largest bank, despite concerns it was opaque

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

Potentially, 9/10 of the CAF teams at this World Cup could qualify for the Round of 32.

Am I impressed? absolutely.

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

BREAKING: 7 African countries have so far qualified for the knockout stage of the World Cup:
- Senegal
- Cabo Verde
- Ghana
- South Africa
- Morocco
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Egypt

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

It was bound to happen, & it signifies rapid adoption of AI in academia. Just maybe we can return to handwritten works as a means to curb this dead code (very unlikely) or accept it as the new way & build more advance systems of learning.

AI simply eliminated a redundant layer.

[Paul Graham @paulg]

College students use AI to do most of their writing. An increasing number of professors secretly use it for grading. In the limit case, AIs do all the work, and all the humans do is transmit what they create. A good compiler would recognize this as dead code and remove it.

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

https://t.co/tDjM7eiTTl

[Dr. 'Bosun Tijani @bosuntijani]

Today, through the Nigeria AI Scaling Hub (NAISH), we announced Nigeria's national shared compute infrastructure hosted by @Galaxybackbone and backed by the @gatesfoundation. Access to compute has become one of the defining constraints to AI innovation globally, so by creating shared national infrastructure, we can significantly reduce the barriers facing researchers, startups and public institutions, enabling them to build world-class AI solutions here in Nigeria.

The Nigeria AI Scaling Hub (NAISH) is a national platform established to accelerate the adoption and scaling of Artificial Intelligence across Nigeria by connecting innovators, researchers, startups, government, academia and development partners. It provides the infrastructure, partnerships and support needed to move proven AI solutions from pilot to large-scale deployment, while expanding access to critical resources such as shared compute, strengthening collaboration across the ecosystem, and enabling AI innovation to address national priorities and compete globally.

The launch of the Hub also marks the commencement of the Scaling AI for Development (SAID) Challenge, a practical initiative that will connect government institutions with Nigerian AI startups to solve real public sector challenges.

My sincere appreciation to the @gatesfoundation, @LBSNigeria, @Galaxybackbone and every partner helping to build an AI ecosystem that is open, inclusive and capable of delivering meaningful impact for Nigerians.

Applications for the Scaling AI for Development (SAID) Challenge are now open. If you are building proven AI solutions that can improve public service delivery, I encourage you to apply at https://t.co/mdF3v42M3h.

#NigerianExcellence

[Moe @Mochievous]

VFS though. They need competitors. Those people charge for bogus services

VIP lounge that doesn’t mean anything. Charge for looking at documents, for uploading documents and the one that shocked me, for opening an online account that takes two minutes

https://t.co/1QYJEIyEIH

[Arij. O. @ArijoJames]

More reason it should remain football, and not "soccer". The American consumer market should adjust to the way the world understands football, or stick to the NHL, NBA, & NFL

Yes, America has the market, & money is important for the game. But, there's something called "Heritage"

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

For soccer to become a big game/business in America just like American Football or Basketball, it needs to go through the following changes: