Mide Ayeni

👉 #KnaussFellow.
TechWomen | ObamaFoundation
IT Engineer | Circular Economist

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

For the first time since 1957, Honda Motor posted an annual operating loss, ¥414 billion ($2.63B).
Cancelled EV models, a strategic retreat, and a candid admission that Chinese manufacturers havenoutcompeted them.
Full report at https://t.co/a5IDWcQ8fO
#Honda #HondaEV #EVFail

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

This Nigerian startup is redefining personal safety.
One tap. Entire network alerted. Live location shared. Audio recorded.
That is #TriggerApp, and their story is worth your time.

#Builders #TriggerApp #NigerianTech #AfricanStartups #Nexdel #LagosStartup
https://t.co/efaMcphfAG

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

A teenager from Greenwich, Connecticut is now living in Lagos, betting $7.3 million that he can crack a market that has already swallowed Jumia Food, Bolt Food, and HelloFood whole.
Swoop's 100% rider retention model is different. But "different" has never been enough in Nigeria

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

We've been watching something unfold in Lagos for weeks. Our analysis drops Monday. If you work in African tech, emerging markets, or venture, you'll want to read this one.
Stay close. https://t.co/wUKNEi80Lv

#Nexdel #Africa #Lagos #AfricanTech #EmergingMarkets #VentureCapital

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

In March, we wrote this.
The Hormuz Shock: Why the Price of War Shows Up on Your Receipt.
If you haven't read it, now is the time.
The war is far. Your receipt isn't.

→ https://t.co/4crRGTeS4U

#HormuzShock #GlobalEconomy #NexdelIntelligence

[Mide Ayeni @mide_ayeni]

Motivation gets you started. Discipline is what's still there at 6am when #motivation is nowhere to be found.
Most people treat #discipline like a feeling they have to wait for. Quietly disciplined people treat it like a bill, non-negotiable, due on the same day every week.

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

Africa produces the culture. The world streams it. Someone else cashes the cheque.
Sub-Saharan Africa: 22.6% music revenue growth in 2024. Sub-Saharan Africa's share of global revenues: 0.37%. That's the gap
@obasijuade breaks down the structural barriers. https://t.co/wUKNEi80Lv

[Hopcyku, formerly PearlRecycling® @Hopcyku]

Buying what you don’t need is where most waste begins, especially in #fashion, where unused clothes quickly become silent waste. In a circular economy, the most powerful #sustainability choice is simply not overconsuming in the first place.

#CircularEconomy #WasteReduction

[Hopcyku, formerly PearlRecycling® @Hopcyku]

Earth Day reminds us: protect our planet now 🌍
Watch Ocean Heroes Battle Against Marine Debris and learn how recycling and teamwork can save our oceans.

Be part of the change. Watch, share, act.

#EarthDay #SaveOurOceans #ClimateAction

https://t.co/y7RSms2w41

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

What does $2 trillion in #climate finance actually mean?
Not enough. Not even close.
The adaptation gap: $187–359B annually (UNEP). Adaptation doesn't generate revenue streams. The regions carrying the most climate burden receive the least finance.
https://t.co/PFhRY9ILaZ

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

Africa sets the sound. Someone else cashes out.
This Thursday, 23rd April, @obasijuade one of Africa's most respected voices in music & entertainment makes the economic case in full.
Breaks it all the way down on https://t.co/wUKNEi80Lv
#AfricaEntertainment #AfricaMusic #nexdel

[Mide Ayeni @mide_ayeni]

You'll never "find" time. You make it or you don't.
Saying yes to everything means saying no to the one thing that matters. Your routine is your resume. What would yours say about your priorities?

[Mide Ayeni @mide_ayeni]

The most expensive thing you can do in your 20s is stay comfortable.
Comfort doesn't charge you today. It bills you in your 40s, in regret, stalled income, and a resume that stopped growing a decade ago.
Discomfort is just compound interest working in your favor.

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

In April 2026, Strait of Hormuz, 5,000km from Africa's nearest shore, is the single most consequential economic variable on the continent.
Tanker traffic through Hormuz fell 90%+ within days of the first strikes.
Result 4 Africa: Fuel price shock, Currency
https://t.co/NNlg7tBzvf

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

Introducing Elizabeth A, Strategy & Organizational Consultant, & our newest Expert Contributor at @nexdelmedia. Her focus: climate finance & sustainable systems in emerging economies. Her first piece asks why $2 trillion in climate finance still isn't enough, and what must change

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

Everyone watched Brent hit $120
Nobody watched urea prices surge 30%.
~30% of internationally traded fertilizers transit the Strait of Hormuz. Qatar's QAFCO alone accounts for 14% of global urea trade. The fertilizer shock won't show up in headlines until
https://t.co/NNlg7tBzvf

[Nexdel Media @nexdelmedia]

Africa didn't start the WAR.
Egypt is getting hit from every direction.
Energy import bill more than doubled.
Suez Canal revenues falling as ships divert via Cape.
Food import costs rising.
Mandatory 9PM commercial closures
104 million people. No buffer
https://t.co/NNlg7tB1FH

[Hopcyku, formerly PearlRecycling® @Hopcyku]

What is deforestation, and why should you care?
Forests are disappearing fast, driving climate change, habitat loss, & environmental damage. Learn the causes, impacts, and simple ways you can help protect our planet🌍
#Deforestation #ClimateChange #Sustainability #SaveOurForests

[Hopcyku, formerly PearlRecycling® @Hopcyku]

Nature runs a zero-waste system. Every dead leaf, every broken branch — recycled. Humans are the only ones who invented the concept of trash. That's not a nature problem. That's a design problem. #CircularEconomy

[Mide Ayeni @mide_ayeni]

The most dangerous thing you can tell yourself is "I already know enough." The people quietly winning in life are still taking notes. Stay a student. #PersonalDevelopment