Everyday People

Narrated in first-person, the Everyday People series curates the stories of the humans using the tech we often talk about. Compiled by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo, stories are published every Friday at 9 a.m. WAT.

Dealing with a failing economy, this Nigerian wholesale trader is making over $6,000 in revenue using an eCommerce platform

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

8 months ago

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Here’s how this Nigerian importer of luxury bags deals with the foreign exchange crisis

This week's EverydayPeople features Abdulroheem Abdulrauf, a Nigerian importer of luxury bags and luggages. And he had some interesting things to say about foreign exchange and how he pays for goods.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

8 months ago

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This thrift clothes vendor is gaming the Instagram algorithm to make over $2000 every month

Find out how this thrift clothes vendor is gaming Instagram's algorithm to make over a million naira a month in this week’s #EverydayPeople article.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

10 months ago

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Tech CEO explains what PiggyVest and the EFCC can teach you about your customer

Gaining customer trust is a business skill that needs to be honed. And our guest on this week's #EverydayPeople had many things to say on that issue.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

10 months ago

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Lessons from a user: ride-hailing apps with negotiable prices are a no!

After shuffling between four ride-hailing apps, Ruth Kalu, aspiring R&B musician and writer, has come to one conclusion, negotiating apps should be avoided at all costs. Rude drivers, smelly cars, and many other things make that decision very easy.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

10 months ago

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Meet the Nigerian data scientist teaching useful tech hacks in Yoruba

Teaching people tech concepts in English is already a huge task; now imagine doing that in another language. Well, our guest on #EverydayPeople this week, Nigerian data scientist, Wuraola Oyewusi, is doing that in Yoruba, one YouTube video at a time.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

10 months ago

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3 business owners talk about their experience with delivery apps

This week on #EverydayPeople, we chatted with three entrepreneurs, and they talked to us about their experience with traditional and “techified” deliveries.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

11 months ago

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Precious Tawo: Burna Boy’s sound engineer on creating your path with grit and determination

Precious Tawo, freelance sound engineer and production manager, has lived quite the life in his eight-year career. In today’s #EverydayPeople, he shares details on how he started and what he hopes to achieve before going to the great beyond.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

11 months ago

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Rita Anwiri Chindah on her life as a lawyer and digital content creator

Today’s guest on #EverydayPeople, Rita Anwiri Chindah, decided to study intellectual property (IP) on a whim. Now, she’s trying to educate people on how much IP is a part of all we do, one podcast, newsletter, and Twitter post at a time.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

11 months ago

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Clement Akwe’s guide on how to survive Computer Village, Ikeja

Today’s guest on #EverydayPeople, Clement Akwe, is no stranger to change. From wanting to study medicine to graduating with a biology degree and working as a banker, his journey to Computer Village, Ikeja is certainly an interesting one.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

11 months ago

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Being an Uber driver isn’t for the fainthearted and after 4 years, Ayomide Ayodele can testify

From handling irate customers to saving someone’s father, this week’s #EverydayPeople guest, Ayomide Ayodele, has seen it all as a ride-hailing/professional driver and certified Jack of all trades. Dive in.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

12 months ago

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Chief Vera's journey from dentistry to one of Enugu's most popular YouTubers

Would you stand and look through the roof of a moving car just to get the perfect shot? Our guest this week, Vera Chidinma Okoh (Chief Vera) did that and more, and she narrates her journey from studying dentistry to becoming one of Enugu’s most popular YouTubers.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

12 months ago

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Meet, Olamilekan Sadiq, a DJ who teaches kids to code

The art of DJing is a craft as old as time. Okay, maybe not. But it’s a profession that’s been around for a while. This week on Everyday People, we talk to Olamilekan Sadiq (@_necessitydj), a DJ with a passion for teaching children how to code.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

12 months ago

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