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techcabal. com > 05/29/2026 > swiftyex-hackfest

A Nigerian crypto startup is daring hackers to break its bot, and paying them $2, 000 to try

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (783+ words) Swiftyex Bot's Swiftyex Hack Fest Osun 2026 is a 72-hour, three-track virtual hackathon where developers, security researchers, and marketers compete for a $2, 000 prize pool with 50% paid upfront in stablecoin, directly via the bot. The event is audacious, structurally tight, and may…...

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techcabal. com > 05/29/2026 > afolabi-oyebiyi-on-learning-how-to-code-what-he-cannot-see

Afolabi Oyebiyi on learning how to code what he cannot see

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (1850+ words) In every conversation, there comes a point when it becomes something closer to a life guide'how things work, where they fail, and what it takes to keep going anyway. With Afolabi Oyebiyi, a software engineer at Nigerian software consulting firm…...

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techcabal. com > 05/19/2026 > moat-academy

How Moat Academy is building industry-ready software engineers in Nigeria

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (85+ words) Tech Cabal How Moat Academy is building industry-ready software engineers in Nigeria As artificial intelligence reshapes software development globally, one question is becoming increasingly important for aspiring engineers: beyond writing code, what skills will make developers truly employable? More from…...

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techcabal. com > 05/18/2026 > chukwuyenum-opone

Engineering scalable interactive systems for modern game development

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (536+ words) Tech Cabal Engineering scalable interactive systems for modern game development How Chukwuyenum Opone applies distributed systems engineering, simulation research, and the Layered Gameplay Systems Model (LGSM) to scalable gameplay architecture. Before entering mainstream game development, Chukwuyenum Opone focused on solving…...

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techcabal. com > 05/12/2026 > samuel-bankole

How a Nigerian engineer helped build West Africa's no-code platform

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (495+ words) Written by: Emmanuel Okumuye The concept was groundbreaking particularly in the African region where technological and connectivity limitations, diverse business requirements, and other obstacles impeded the uptake of software among SMEs. However, the founders of Quabbly thought there was a…...

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techcabal. com > 05/12/2026 > human-in-the-loop-ai-development-workflow

Building a human-in-the-loop AI development workflow for modern digital products

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (176+ words) The truth of the matter remains that AI tools like Claude and GPT haven't removed this problem, though they've mostly shifted where the friction lies. This is the gap the HAIL Framework was built to close, a Human-in-the-Loop AI development…...

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techcabal. com > 05/02/2026 > day-1-to-1000-of-insight7

Insight7s long road through pivots to product-market fit

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1177+ words) Odun Odubanjo became obsessed with data during his time as a computer engineering student at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife," in southwestern Nigeria."He recalls using" J2 ME, a technology for developing applications and games on older mobile phones, to build mobile…...

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techcabal. com > 05/02/2026 > reedapt-ai-video-dubbing-tool-for-african-filmmakers

Reedapt is building an AI dubbing tool for African content creators

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (1801+ words) Apotierioluwa Owoade had a problem he could not stop thinking about." He had spent time working at Aforevo, a local streaming and dubbing firm in Lagos, Nigeria, and his experience stayed with him. During his time at the company, from…...

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techcabal. com > 04/23/2026 > alchymia

Alchymia Labs releases Regent, a production language model with no context limit

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1260+ words) Open-source model with unlimited context, real-time accuracy scoring, native tool calling, and adaptive compute. Targets emerging markets where cloud dependency is not viable. Every frontier language model in production today, including GPT-5, Claude, Llama, Mistral, and Gemini, is built on…...

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techcabal. com > 04/20/2026 > hokfam

Nigerian tech founder Ikechukwu Emmanuel Arum's Hokfam secures second Place at Lloyds Bank Tech Hackathon in Leeds with Leeds Link

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (226+ words) The achievement not only earned Hokfam second place in the competition but also opened the door for further collaboration with Lloyds Bank on exciting new technology projects. As part of the recognition, Hokfam will also travel to'Edinburgh, Scotland, to participate…...

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