Jamiu Idowu

AI Researcher & Entrepreneur | Contact: j@jamiu.org

About Me:

• Born and raised in Eruwa, Nigeria.
• Co-founder and CEO of Sahel AI, building legal AI for contract drafting and review.
• MSc (Distinction) in AI from UCL.
• Retired civil engineer and technical writer; aspiring farmer and teacher.
• Built earth dams and canals for irrigation in Northern Nigeria.
• Chevening Scholarship Alumnus - UK FCDO
• Country program manager for HP IDEA (2020-2022); teachers became innovators.
• Love traveling - 21+ countries.
• Favorite movie - 12 Angry Men.

I believe:

• Move fast. Always!
• Africa's prosperity depends on minds, not mines.
• Cost of inaction > cost of action!
• You can reinvent the game.
• Most inquiries that advanced human progress started with "What if..."
• Conventions are bullshits.
• Ask!
• Respect all, young & old.
• All laws (legal, scientific, and social) are approximations.