He missed his first choice course and got turned down by IT firms. Today, he’s built a multi-company tech group
Tech • 8h ago
Olusegun Enitan Dada’s journey into technology has been driven by one question: how do systems really work? He started off watching satellite antennas and arcade consoles as a curious child; now, he’s built ITH Holdings, a multi-entity technology institution.
After narrowly missing out on studying his first-choice course, Computer Engineering, at the University of Lagos, Dada graduated with a degree in Technology Education and has since built a parallel professional path for himself.
In this edition of After Hours, he unpacks the discipline, structure, and long-term thinking behind his approach to technology.
Early encounters with technology
Growing up, access to technology wasn’t as simple as turning on a smart TV. In the days before satellite television became commonplace, you had to...