2023-04-19
“Local residents say more than a dozen villages in the Ibeju-Epe area, where the free trade zone was established, have been unilaterally reclaimed by the government, some to make way for a not-yet-operational oil refinery” https://www.wired.co.uk/...
Wired
A look at Itana, a controversial startup city set to be built near Lagos in partnership with Binance and investors like Peter Thiel-backed Pronomos Capital
Nigeria's Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy. Tweets: @nelsoncj3 , @nelsonc...
For my @WiredUK debut, I did some reporting, spearheaded by @llaurieclarke, on charter cities coming up in Nigeria, particularly @ItanaAfrica and what that means for the indigenes of the Lekki-Epe community. https://www.wired.co.uk/...
Wired
A look at Itana, a controversial startup city set to be built near Lagos in partnership with Binance and investors like Peter Thiel-backed Pronomos Capital
Nigeria's Itana partnered with Binance and the Charter Cities Institute to build a physical tech hub near Lagos, but the plan has sparked controversy. Tweets: @nelsoncj3 , @nelsonc...