At first glance, Yaba is like many other parts of Nigeria's sprawling commercial capital: a cacophony of car horns and shouting street vendors, mingling with exhaust fumes and the occasional stench of sewage.
But in between the run-down buildings in this seemingly inauspicious part of Lagos, a city of around 21 million, tech startups are taking root and creating a buzz that is drawing international venture capitalists and more established digital firms.
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