case files

these are things i have actually built, researched or contributed to.
no hypotheticals.

MATTER NO: ABD/2024/001
CASE TITLE: AutoBizBot — business automation for nigerian vendors
DATE FILED: september 2024
TOOLS USED: python, flask, google sheets, google drive, paystack, railway, telegram bot api
STATUS: active, beta deployment

AutoBizBot is a telegram-based business assistant built for small nigerian vendors, particularly in the perfume and lifestyle space. it handles order logging, customer follow-ups, invoice generation and payment collection through paystack — all inside telegram.

the problem it solves: most small vendors in nigeria run their entire business in whatsapp voice notes and scattered dms. AutoBizBot gives them a lightweight back-office without asking them to change how they communicate.

note: full automation services are handled separately at abdullahishaq.tech

see the automation side of my work → abdullahishaq.tech

representation of the problem and the fix.

before state

hi how much for the oud noir
it's 12k
ok can i pay with transfer
yes send to [number given in dm]
[sends screenshot of transfer]
ok noted i'll send it tomorrow

[vendor forgets. no record. no receipt. no follow-up.]

after state

hi
welcome! here is our current catalogue. reply with the number of any item for details.
3
oud noir — ₦12,000.
pay via paystack: [link]
your order is logged. you'll receive a confirmation once payment clears.

[automated receipt generated. order logged to google sheets. follow-up message scheduled for 48 hours.]

MATTER NO: ABD/2024/002
CASE TITLE: NDPR compliance review, small e-commerce operator (anonymous)
DATE FILED: march 2024
TYPE: pro bono gap analysis
STATUS: closed, recommendations implemented

reviewed the data practices of a small nigerian e-commerce business against the requirements of the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation and the 2023 Nigeria Data Protection Act. identified seven gaps including absence of a lawful basis documentation framework, no privacy notice on the checkout flow and an unregistered data controller status with the NDPC.

produced a gap analysis report and a remediation roadmap. all seven gaps were addressed within sixty days.

MATTER NO: ABD/2025/001
CASE TITLE: brothers' keeper — programme design and leadership
DATE FILED: ongoing since 2023
TYPE: leadership and programme development
STATUS: active

brothers' keeper is an intensive overnight personal development programme for young men at obafemi awolowo university.

i chair the programme. i design its structure, facilitate its sessions and oversee its operations. the skills involved are the same ones that make a good lawyer: listening carefully, asking hard questions, holding a framework while people are uncomfortable.

MATTER NO: ABD/2025/002
CASE TITLE: web3 governance research — community and DAO structures
DATE FILED: january 2025
TYPE: independent research
STATUS: ongoing

i have been studying how decentralised autonomous organisations make decisions, resolve disputes and distribute authority without traditional legal structures. the governance questions here are serious legal questions: who is liable? what counts as a binding decision? how does a DAO respond to a data subject access request?

this is background work feeding into my broader research on ai and emerging tech governance.

MATTER NO: ABD/2025/003
CASE TITLE: ai tools in legal research — a practical survey
DATE FILED: april 2025
TYPE: research output
STATUS: complete

a systematic review of how ai tools perform on nigerian law and how their limitations create legal risk for practitioners who rely on them uncritically.

key finding: most general-purpose AI tools have poor coverage of nigerian case law and subordinate legislation. a practitioner using them without verification is accepting a meaningful risk of error. the solution is not to stop using them. it is to understand exactly where they fail.

→ read the full article

skills as a stack

LL.B (in progress, OAU)
NDPR
Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023
GDPR
AI Ethics Frameworks
DCMI Compliance
Privacy by Design
Legal Research
Document Review
Python
Flask
Telegram Bot API
Google Workspace Automation
Paystack Integration
Technical Writing
Content Strategy
DAO Governance Research
Tech Minded Lawyers Club