π•„π• π•™π•’π•žπ•žπ•–π•• 𝕐𝕒π•ͺπ•’π•Ÿπ••π•š πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬β­•οΈ (@hackyayandy) header
π•„π• π•™π•’π•žπ•žπ•–π•• 𝕐𝕒π•ͺπ•’π•Ÿπ••π•š πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬β­•οΈ (@hackyayandy) profile picture

Tech, Youth, Employability, Workforce and Sustainable Livelihood Development Ecosystem Builder

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Joined December 2014
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π•„π• π•™π•’π•žπ•žπ•–π•• 𝕐𝕒π•ͺπ•’π•Ÿπ••π•š πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬β­•οΈ retweeted
Happy birthday @alaminmagaga πŸ₯³ As YandyTech’s Chief Technology Officer, your innovative thinking and deep expertise in your field is truly wholesome to see. As you step into this new year, we wish you nothing but greatness and prosperity in everything you do. Keep being awesome! #humansofyandytech #birthdaypost
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@YandyTech is heading to COY21! Through our climate initiative, the Youth Empowerment for Climate Action Network (YE-CAN), YandyTech Community will join young people from around the world at the 21st Global Conference of Children and Youth on Climate Change (COY21). It takes place in Antalya, TΓΌrkiye, from 5 to 7 November 2026. At YandyTech, we believe young people should not only be part of climate conversations but also lead the solutions. Through @OfficialYECAN, we are turning that belief into action by empowering young people through climate education, green skills, grassroots innovation and community-led sustainability initiatives. Our participation at COY21 is an opportunity to amplify African youth voices, share experiences from our communities, build meaningful partnerships and contribute to global conversations shaping the future of climate action. From our communities to the global stage, our commitment remains the same: empowering young people to build a more sustainable and climate-resilient future. Follow our journey this week for updates from Antalya. #COY21 #COP31 #YouthClimateAction #YOUNGO #YECAN #YandyTech #ClimateActionNigeria #AfricanYouthForClimate
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Through collaborative research, discussions and presentations, they challenged existing approaches and explored practical solutions across five policy areas.
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On Day 2 of #KYPL2026, fellows worked in five groups to examine policy challenges, review evidence, identify gaps and develop preliminary recommendations.
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What does it look like when young people begin questioning #systems, interrogating #policy gaps and developing evidence-informed recommendations? It looks like this...
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π•„π• π•™π•’π•žπ•žπ•–π•• 𝕐𝕒π•ͺπ•’π•Ÿπ••π•š πŸ‡³πŸ‡¬β­•οΈ retweeted
Passing the phone challenge: YTC Fest edition🎊 We are passing the phone to you. Register now tix.africa/discover/ytcommun… #ytcfest2026 #yandytechat8
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Building a Safer Digital Nigeria, One Conversation at a Time! As Nigeria continues to embrace the opportunities of the digital age, the need to protect our digital space from cyber threats has never been more important. On 20–21 October 2026, we joined stakeholders in Abuja for the 2026 Cybercrime Awareness Campaign and National Consultations, organised under the Joint Case Team on Cybercrimes (JCTC), with support from International IDEA’s RoLAC II Programme. Representing us was our Chief Technology Officer, @MagagaAlamin who joined other key stakeholders in discussions and engagements focused on strengthening Nigeria’s response to cybercrime. From an awareness walk at Eagle Square to technical conversations at the Federal Ministry of Justice, the two-day event provided an opportunity to raise awareness, exchange ideas and explore practical ways to tackle emerging digital threats, including the growing impact of Artificial Intelligence. Guided by the theme β€œSecuring Nigeria’s Digital Future: A Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society Response to Cybercrime,” one message stood out: creating a safer digital Nigeria is a shared responsibility. #CybercrimeAwareness2026 #YandyTechCommunity #DigitalAdvocacy
πŸ€– Made with AI
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Applications are now open for the Anthropic Residency, a paid, fixed-term research program for academics, technical founders, and staff-level engineers who want to make AI safe and beneficial for everyone. No ML background is required. Apply by November 22: alignment.anthropic.com/2026…
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Last years festival was filled with so much fun and memories! Slide to see pictures from YTC Fest 3.0 while we anticipate 6th December. Register today for FREE through the link belowπŸ‘‡πŸ» tix.africa/discover/ytcommun… Don’t miss out on the fun, memories and so much more!
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Yusuf’s big dayπŸ’«
Congratulations, Malam @YusufHassanW, on your big day. May Allah bless your union, fill your home with love, peace and barakah, and grant you the wisdom, patience and strength to fulfil the beautiful responsibility of marriage. My best wishes and prayers always brotherπŸ™πŸΎ
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Thanks @UNCTAD for this wonderful spotlight on Sahel Green Futures Lab. Looking forward to connecting and partnering with like-minded organisations, development partners, private-sector for young people to become technology creators and agents of sustainable development.
πŸ—£οΈ Voices from the World Investment Forum πŸ’‘ "They are always online… but they are mostly consumers." 🌱 @BintaMoustapha of Sahel Green Futures Labs on helping Africa's youth and women become digital and climate creators. #WIF2026 #DohaWIF2026 @mociqatar
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Bringing together 25 young people, the bootcamp explored #governance, public #policy, budget #accountability, evidence-based analysis, AI for governance and policy #advocacy.
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That was the focus of the inaugural Kaduna Youth Policy Lab 2026 (KYPL2026) two-day bootcamp, organised by @nestafricaai with support from @ng_youthfund and strong collaboration from @YandyTech
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What happens when young people move beyond conversations about #governance to questioning #systems, challenging assumptions and developing evidence-informed solutions to public #policy challenges?
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Helping Women Entrepreneurs Take Control of Their Business Finances! A growing business needs more than sales. It needs good financial records, effective expense tracking, and the right tools to support everyday operations. This Saturday, as part of the YandyTech Innovation Fund (YIF) 2026, we're welcoming Abigael Adesina to facilitate a practical session on Financial Tracking & Productivity Tools. Our participants will explore how to better organise their business finances, monitor income and expenses, and leverage digital tools to improve productivity and make more informed business decisions. The goal is simple: helping entrepreneurs build better systems for managing their businesses and making growth more sustainable. We're looking forward to an insightful and practical session! #YIF2026 #YandyTechCommunity #WomenEntrepreneurs #FinancialManagement #BusinessGrowth
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Tickets are now FREE!! Now there’s no limitation for anyone. Quickly block your calendars for 6th December. Register for FREE via tix.africa/discover/ytcommun… Come and experience the YTC Fest! #yandytechcommunity #ytcfest2026
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Eight Years. Thousands of Stories. One Community. Every journey begins somewhere. For some, it was their first tech training. For others, it was a workshop, a new friendship, a certificate, a mentorship opportunity, or that one experience that opened the door to something bigger. For eight years, YandyTech Community has been part of many such moments. And behind every programme, event and milestone are people whose stories deserve to be remembered. Were you part of the YandyTech journey? We want to hear from you! As we celebrate 8 years of YandyTech Community, we are putting together a community archive to preserve the faces, memories and experiences that have shaped who we are today. Have an old photograph from a YandyTech event? A certificate from your first training? A video, screenshot, memorable experience or story about how YandyTech impacted your journey? We would love for you to share it with us. Whether you joined us eight years ago or just eight days ago, you are part of this story. Because YandyTech's story isn't just about the programmes we've organised or the milestones we've achieved. It's about the people who made it all possible. Let's bring those memories together and tell our story through the people who lived it. Share your YandyTech story here: bit.ly/YTCCall4Stories Eight years of impact. Eight years of people. And countless stories worth preserving. #YandyTechAt8 #HumansOfYandyTech
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πŸ“Œ – at Kaduna, Nigeria
8 years of impact, resilience, and empoweringyoung people! From humble beginnings to creating lasting change, and in truth, we’re just getting started! #YandyTechAt8 #YandyTechCommunity
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Amazing bro! I remember when I was introduced to a techstars partner back when I was building ScholarX! I pitched her, then I told her about what @docneto was building with @WellaHealth I couldn’t resist! Guess who got selected? Wellahealth! I believed so much that, on demo day, I did the quick two hr drive from Houston to Austin to watch Neto pitch! Supporting fellow builders is what builders do!
For a while after the 2020 Paystack exit, when someone asked "Oo, how are you doing?" My response was "We thank God, we thank Shola πŸ˜…πŸ™ŒπŸΎ". My G @shollsman raised less than $10M and exited the *full capable* $200M+ in < 5 years. Mental!
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