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How Joram Mwinamo has helped Kenyans make sense of their businesses since 2007

Driven by the urge to help businesses succeed, seasoned Kenyan entrepreneur, @Jorammwinamo started at a management consulting company. Now, he’s built a consortium and made a name for himself in the Kenyan tech ecosystem. But there is more.

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How Saze Ibraheem found satisfaction in marketing

Saze Ibraheem (@SazeIbraheem) got into digital marketing when it wasn’t popular and has excelled at it for the past decade. While some people think she is doing too much, she can’t imagine settling for less. Read about her journey here.

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How a search for infinite learning led Justin Irabor to the world of computer science

Justin Irabor (@TheVunderkind) has made a name for himself as the guy that transitioned into software engineering from marketing and has excelled in everything he did before. Having built a lot in under a year, find out his plans for the next half-decade.

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How Microsoft’s Adora Nwodo is living the software engineering dream she had as a 6-year-old

Software engineering is currently one of the most valuable jobs globally. With several fields to pick from and myriads of future applications, Microsoft’s Adora Nwodo (@AdoraNwodo) plans to make the world a better place as a software engineer. Find out how it’s going.

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Ex-Techpoint and TechCabal Editor, Victor Ekwealor’s life as a creative, growth expert, and tech entrepreneur

Victor Ekwealor didn’t set out to build a tech product or help startups make sense of their processes or win awards for literary works; all he had was a creative mind and platforms to explore. Here’s the story of how everything else fell in place.

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“Watch out for pastor Eazi!” —  Mr Eazi, on creative prospects beyond tech investments

“Watch out for pastor Eazi!” — @mreazi, on creative prospects beyond tech investments [Full Interview]

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Meet Abake Adenle, who developed a unique speech recognition software for African languages

After eight years of experience in the UK’s financial sector, @AbakeAdenle became the founder of an award-winning idea, a voice recognition and speech synthesis software for African languages. Here’s her story.

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A chat with Mopewa Ogundipe, Nigerian-born engineer behind Clubhouse’s Android app

From high school to Silicon Valley, @mopewa_o’s affinity for engineering made building Android products her forte. In @JoinClubhouse’s first year, she came on board to develop its much-awaited Android app. Here’s her journey of tremendous growth.

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Nifemi Akinwamide defied a learning challenge to become Kudi’s Product Manager

After struggling academically and getting into entrepreneurship when he was barely 20 years old, @Omoakinwamide journeyed through a career maze before becoming @kudihq’s Product Manager, Marketplace. Here’s his story.

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Meet Wale Abba, who designed Interswitch’s Quickteller and several Nigerian banking apps

Thirty-five-year-old @waleabba has worn many hats, with his time at @InterswitchGRP being a major milestone in his journey. While there, he designed @Quickteller and built banking apps for Nigerian banks. Here’s his story.

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Rachael Akalia’s remarkable journey to becoming Patricia Technologies’ brand manager

Having walked through life with optimism and lofty plans, @RachaelAkalia joined Patricia Technologies (@PatriciaSwitch) in February 2018. She rose through the ranks and now manages the startup’s entire brand. Here’s an exciting peek into her journey and aspirations.

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“I am more than my work.” – Titi Akinsanmi on attracting more women to tech

In this conversation with @titiakinsanmi, a data policy expert, we explore how she wears many hats — her role at Google one of them — and plans to open up a new side to inspire more women in tech.

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How this Nigerian IT consultant developed his career in tech despite a rare eye condition

Meet Victor Ekwueme, a visually impaired IT consultant. Despite his eye condition, victor is helping Nigerian businesses make data-driven decisions and teaching people Python. Read his inspiring story here.

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Babatunde Fashola  is a Nigerian software engineer that works at Twitter HQ in Silicon Valley

Not to be mistaken with the Nigerian Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola is one of the software engineers that build Twitter products used by millions of people all over the world.

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How this Akure-based uni dropout stumbled onto becoming an internationally accomplished programmer

Ayomide Aregbede discovered software engineering by chance and it led him to dropping out of school and building a successful career. Read his inspiring story.

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Meet Emmanuel Omene, the Nigerian game developer cashing out big on Upwork

Emmanuel Omene is a game developer with a top-rated profile on international freelancing platform, Upwork. This article tells the story of how he achieved this feat despite many challenges.

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This ex-Googler is responsible for designing some of the coolest Nigerian office spaces you know

Remi Dada is a designer, architect and founder of Spacefinish, an interior designs company based in Lagos. Reim is responsible for designing the legendary Google Nigeria office and some of the coolest offices spaces you know.

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This former KPMG and The Place executive is using games to teach children Nigerian culture and values

Titilope Adewusi is the founder of 9ijakids, an online platform that teaches children about Nigeria, entrepreneurship, and values using games. In this interview, she shares her story and some tips for budding entrepreneurs.

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“I discovered coding while skipping classes in sec. school” — Neo Ighodaro, former Hotels.ng CTO

For someone who used to evade school as a young secondary school student to spend time at cybercafés, Neo Ighodaro, a programmer, graphic designer, the CEO of Creativity Kills, CTO of Hotels.ng and co-founder Laravel Nigeria, sure did grow into a fine IT professional. Clearly skilled at juggling many hats and with his strong determination,…

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Most Nigerian SME owners don’t know how to sell themselves — Chidiadi Madumere, MD of Black Purist Media Limited

Chidiadi Madumere is the founder and MD of Black Purist Media Limited. Chidiadi shares her journey to entrepreneurship in this interview.

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