Action & Addiction 2026 (AAA26)
Action & Addiction 2026 (AAA26)
The Architecture of Addiction — How Systems Are Built to Break Us
Saturday, June 20, 2026
Registration: 9:00 AM | Program: 10:00 AM WAT
Entrepreneurship Centre, FUTMINNA, Gidan-Kwano Campus, Minna, Niger State
Free Entry (In-Person) | Livestream Available Globally
Something is happening on African campuses that nobody is talking about loudly enough. Young people are losing money they don't have to betting apps designed by behavioral psychologists. They're caught in pornography loops engineered to feel impossible to escape. They're making financial decisions from a place of anxiety, not clarity. They're building habits in their most formative years that will define the next three decades of their lives.
This didn't happen by accident. Systems were designed — carefully, expensively, deliberately — to exploit the psychological vulnerabilities of young people before they understood what was happening to them. Dopamine loops. Variable reward schedules. Frictionless payment systems. Social proof mechanics. These aren't features. They're weapons. And they're aimed at you. Action & Addiction 2026 is the first national campus conference to name this directly — and to answer it.
WHAT HAPPENS ON JUNE 20:
Six hours. Sixteen voices. One mandate: Liberation. We're bringing together behavioral psychologists, policy architects, responsible gaming advocates, fintech leaders, tech builders, and recovery experts — from Nigeria, the UK, and across Africa — for the most important conversation happening on any Nigerian campus this year.
Here's a glimpse of what the day holds:
THE PSYCHOLOGY SESSION
Why does addiction feel impossible to escape even when you know it's destroying you? A leading behavioral recovery expert from the UK will break down the neuroscience of addiction loops — what happens in the brain during a gambling session, why pornography rewires reward systems, and what genuine recovery actually requires at a biological level. This isn't a motivational talk. It's a clinical explanation that will change how you understand your own behavior.
THE POLICY SESSION
Who is responsible for protecting Nigerian youth from predatory systems? Our policy and legal architecture session will examine what Nigerian law currently says about gambling, digital exploitation, and youth protection — and what it should say. Featuring voices from government, advocacy, and institutional reform.
THE FINTECH AND FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION SESSION
Not all financial products are designed to help you. Some are designed to extract from you. This session pulls back the curtain on how certain fintech products, betting platforms, and digital financial systems are engineered to profit from poor financial decision-making — and how to build a relationship with money that can't be manipulated.
THE TECH AND DIGITAL SAFETY SESSION
From gambling blocking technology to AI-driven behavioral nudges, the tech world is both the problem and part of the solution. Hear from global and Nigerian tech leaders on what responsible digital architecture looks like — and what tools exist right now to protect yourself online.
THE RECOVERY AND COMMUNITY SESSION
Featuring Nigeria's most credible voices in gambling and addiction recovery. Real stories. Real data. Real pathways out. This isn't theoretical — these are people who have walked the road and built the infrastructure for others to follow.
THE CAMPUS ACTIVATION SESSION
What does behavioral reform look like at scale on African campuses? TLP's founding team presents the data from our campus surveys, introduces the TLP Campus Ambassador Program launching in July 2026, and outlines what the next chapter of this movement looks like — and how you can be part of it.
THE INTERACTIVE SEGMENT
A live Kahoot session built from real data collected in TLP's campus survey — testing what you actually know about addiction, financial behavior, and digital safety. Prizes sponsored by GambleAware NG. This is not a passive event. You will be challenged.
AND MORE
Networking. Partner showcases. Live Q&A with speakers. Post-event community onboarding. The first 200 in-person registrants receive exclusive event materials.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
You — if you're a Nigerian student who has ever wondered why certain habits feel impossible to break.
You — if you work in mental health, policy, fintech, or youth development and want to understand the behavioral landscape on African campuses.
You — if you're building anything in the addiction recovery, responsible gaming, or digital safety space and want to connect with the most credible voices in Africa.
You — if you simply want to be in the room where the most important conversation of this generation is starting.
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Gideon Valor — Founder, The Locus Project
Matt Cowell — UK Behavioral Recovery Expert.
Duncan Garvie FRSPH — Founder, BetBlocker, UK.
Gabriel Akpabio — Head, GambleAware NG
Pro. Ubong Nta — Head Consul, TCC Global
Ladipo Abiose — Founder, GamblePause Initiative
Daniel Nkem — Founder, BillionCraft
Tobi Aromire — Founder, YPIT
Tobi Chuks — Nigeria's Leading Storytelling Creator
Omobobola Abdulhakeem Ajomale — Founder, Sauced Media
Isaiah Nwankwo — Founder/CEO,
Fisayo Oke — Founder, Gamble Alert
The Krea8ive Agency and Co-founder of The Locus Project
Daniel Ariyo — GambleAware NG and More...
PARTNERS:
GambleAware NG | Young People In Tech (YPIT) | NIHUB | BillionCraft Ltd. | The Kre8tive Agency | The Bench Café | Search Media | Payfrica | GamblePause Initiative | FUTMX SUG | Search FM Media
IN-PERSON CAPACITY IS LIMITED. Register now to secure your spot. Livestream link will be sent to all registered virtual attendees.
Organized by The Locus Project
@the_locus_project | thelocusprojectng@gmail.com