TL;DR A brief recap of BTNG in 2019 with links 2019 was a great year for us and learning point for us as it taught us the importance of focus We took a step back and redefined ourselves: To be the de facto community for Tech Nigerians in Diaspora In…

Expectations were high for the inaugural edition of BTNG Drinks and Debate Night. Luckily, all signs were positive for a successful event– as we know Nigerians love and enjoy debating topics especially with regards to matters of the motherland. BTNG drinks (drinks and nibbles courtesy our reliable and generous hosts…

Seeking a Software Developer to join a new project as a partner We’re looking for a Software Developer with Full Stack development and UI experience, with an interest in the SME space and/or biz dev, to help build a business development platform. The platform would contain a variety of embedded tools/applications to help SMEs in Nigeria establish, manage and grow businesses. Initial…

Tech Topics, Teams and Strong ( but weakly held ) Opinions — October is a bittersweet month for Nigerians. On one hand, we celebrate our independence, and on the other hand, we reflect and ruminate about the missed opportunities we’ve had (and continue to have), as a country. The month of October also happens to be Black History month. This double combination…

Theme: Curbing the Effect of Brain-Drain in Emerging Economies — Day 2 of the Hackathon: Presentations, Winners, and People’s choice. Day 2 was glorious. Teams trooped at 10 am to continue their work from last night but more importantly to get ready for the presentations later in the afternoon. …

Theme: Curbing the Effect of Brain-Drain in Emerging Economies — What do you do on a sunny and beautiful Saturday morning in London? The answer for 93 people turns out to be – head down to Wilson street – the home of Microsoft Reactor in London. The Reactor was the venue for BTNG Hackathon 2019 where we gathered to hack…

The Power behind the Throne — BTNG Hackathon 2019 has been made possible by the contribution and efforts of a wide range of people and organisations joined by the singular vision that together we can make a difference to mitigate the impact of brain-drain. The two days hackathon kicks off tomorrow August 3rd at the Microsoft…

A part of our Campfire Series initiative — Stephan Eyeson was the final speaker of the night at the recently concluded B is for Building campfire event. For Stephan, being the last on the podium turned out to be a good thing as the community members had loads of questions for him. Stephan was charismatic yet genuine, and…

Theme: Curbing the Effects of Brain-drain in Emerging Economies — When you mention —‘Brain-drain’ — arguably, everyone knows what you’re talking about. The term has become a favourite (if heated) conversation starter in many diaspora circles. However, the effects of brain-drain are harder to decipher. For example, when doctors leave a country en masse, a few of them later return…