What does it take to transition from healthcare into the fintech industry? In this episode, Candice and I discuss her experience as a hybrid worker after making the switch from sonography to fintech. She also highlights the skills young people need to break into their dream roles in today’s evolving workplace.
Author Archives: Vanessa Emeadi
Digital but Disadvantaged: The Hidden Barriers Facing Africa’s Online Workforce
By 2024, just 38% of Africa’s population was online, according to the International Telecommunication Union, well below the global average of 68%. For a continent often described as digital-first, this gap reveals the hidden barriers that continue to limit access, opportunity, and real economic participation for its youth.
Are Workplaces Ready for the Future of Work? | The Future of Work in Africa
The future of work is already unfolding: digital shifts, new skill demands, and changing employee expectations. But while we often ask whether workers are ready, we rarely ask the bigger question — are workplaces ready?
How to Write an Article (Even When You Don’t Feel Like It)
It felt like I was being forced—compelled—to write an article that might impact the continent.
The Misconceptions of Tech Work | The Future of Work in Africa
Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the Brazen Exchange podcast! In this episode, Trae Zeeofor and I address the elephant in the room: tech as a get-rich quick scheme, and other misconceptions people have about tech work in Africa.
Nigeria’s Digital Boom Is Reshaping Work, Not Ending Unemployment
A growing narrative suggests that digital entrepreneurship is solving Nigeria’s unemployment crisis. It is not. What it has done instead is reorganise how unemployment expresses itself.
A Country of Grateful People
The average Nigerian has two sides: the serious side and the effusive side.
Are Nigerians Now Living on Credit? The Encroaching Loan Lifestyle
Back in the day, when one wanted more than their salary could afford, or facing hard times, they joined joint contribution communities where each person contributed a certain amount.
Makoko: The Last Days of a Floating City
The Nigerian flag danced wildly in the wind amidst collapsed houses, now a sea of gutted woods and floating human waste—the remaining signs of a once bubbly and densely packed settlement.
The Year of Salt
“Yeeh, my eyes!Pepper pepper pepper!Ahh! It has entered my nose.Someone get me water!
Brazen with Vanessa 