Beyond Your Title

Your Story Matters - Preserving History With Fu'ad Lawal

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In this episode of Beyond Your Title, Omodara sits down with Fu’ad Lawal, a storyteller and digital archivist dedicated to preserving Nigeria’s rich cultural and historical narratives. Fu’ad shares his journey from journalism to archiving, discussing his work with Pulse NG and Zikoko. 

Fu’ad discusses his latest venture, Archiving, where he is digitising old Nigerian newspapers to make historical information accessible to everyone, plugging the information gap that needs to be filled with Nigerian history and stories.  He is reshaping how history is preserved and appreciated in the digital age.

Listen in to this episode as Omodara discusses with Fu’ad as they uncover the power of storytelling and the importance of archiving in shaping collective memory.

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