Who is Nigeria’s tech wonderkid?
By DW
04 March 2023 |
1:28 pm
Thirteen-year-old Joshua Agboola is a normal teenage boy in many ways. But he's also a tech genius who runs a YouTube channel, a website and several apps. He has a real passion for helping children fall in love with computers and tech.
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