Interview By Dimeji Akinloye
Nigerian Space Entrepreneur, Temidayo Oniosun on why Africa’s Space Industry May be the Next Big Thing
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pace technology is not a thing a home-grown Nigerian young man is naturally drawn to. It is a subject that rarely comes up in any level of consciousness or national discourse. But Temidayo Oniosun is one of the very minute exceptions to that void. Seeing that many developmental problems in Africa could be solved by Space programs, Temidayo, 26, made it his life’s mission to drum local and international support for the African Space and Satellite industry.
technology, discoveries, events and political information on the African space industry. The platform was instrumental to today’s extensive coverage of the Africa’s Space category by international media such as BBC, CNN and so on. Temidayo has received many international accolades including a recognition award from the International Institute of Space Commerce for his outstanding work in the African Space sector. He recounts his entrepreneurial journey in this interview with Business Elites Africa and speaks extensively on the growth, opportunities and challenges in the Space industry.
This passion drove him to launch Space in Oniosun speaks at conferences across the Africa in 2018, an online platform which world and regularly appears on various provides market intelligence - business, media calling for more government 62 | Business Elites Africa / ISSUE 116
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