After leaving Co-creation Hub, Femi Longe turned his sights to a new challenge, Qiesto. Here, he tells us how and why he is trying to solve one of Africa’s biggest problems: unemployment.…
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Roundup: Our favourite How I Work editions of 2019
This year, we launched our How I Work series to shed light into the work lives of the smart Africans making waves across various industries. As 2019 winds down, we decided to take a look back at some …
While writing for popular TV shows, this Nigerian scriptwriter found her true calling in animation
Earlier this year, Nigerian scriptwriter Omotunde Akiode was selected as one of the writers of Netflix’s first African animation series. This is the story of her journey from local shows to internatio…
What it means to be the ‘Jagaban of Instagram’
The Instagram influencer behind Hustlersquare explains how a passion for women empowerment helped her gain over 200,000 real followers in less than two years.…
How I Work: Eniola Abiola, Product Designer at Cowrywise
Eniola Abiola is a Product Designer at Cowrywise, a savings and investment platform. On this edition of How I Work, we talk to her to learn what her job entails and how she handles it all.…
Meet the Nigerian developer that runs free online digital skills training on Facebook and Slack
At a time when it is expensive to learn digital skills in Nigeria, a female developer — Iniobong Udoh — and her team offers free online and offline digital training to youths to give them…
How I Work: Fisayo Fosudo, Tech Video Producer
Fisayo shares with us his career journey, his simple — yet efficient — hack for getting things done, and his fascinating pastime. So, without ‘FodaAdu’ here’s how Fisayo Fosudo works:…
How I Work: Paul Newman, Michael Page Africa Associate Director
Paul Newman has recruited for information technology roles across multiple industries, helping companies within the sub-Saharan region find the right talent for their information technology functions.…
How I Work: Damilola Teidi, Co-creation Hub Director of Startup Support
Damilola Teidi currently leads and manages all entrepreneur and start-up related programs at Co-creation Hub as the director of startup support. Here’s how she works…
How I Work: David Adeleke, Head of Communications, Eko Atlantic City
David Adeleke has made major strides in his industry, starting out as a humble social media manager and now, shaping the image of Eko Atlantic City. On this week’s How I Work, we speak with David to l…
How I Work: Owen Odia, Luno Country Manager (Nigeria)
This week, we talk to Owen Odia, Luno’s country manager for Nigeria to learn how she works.…
“Things went way better than I expected,” creator of Quoted Replies reacts to getting a job offer from Twitter
In an interview with Techpoint, Dara Oladosu, creator of Quoted Replies discusses his surprise at Twitter’s job offer and the fate of his viral Twitter bot.…
How I Work: Subomi Plumptre, Alder Consulting Executive Director
Subomi Plumptre is the Executive Director at Alder Consulting where she oversees corporate and brand strategy. Over the years, she has won several awards and gained recognition. On this week’s H…
In conversation with Tayo Oyegunle, Country Manager, Uber Nigeria
In an email interview with Techpoint, Tayo Oyegunle talks about his experience with overseeing operations at Uber Nigeria and his vision for the company. …
How I Work: Adewale Yusuf, Techpoint Africa Founder and Chief Executive Officer
This week, we’re going behind the scenes at Techpoint Africa to spotlight our founder and CEO, Adewale Yusuf, to find out how he works.…
How I Work: Adejoke Adekunle, VVM Media founder and Chief Executive Officer
Adejoke Adekunle is a digital marketing consultant and an avid advocate for African female founders. Her podcast ‘The African Tech Woman,’ features female tech founders who share their jou…
How I Work: Dawit Abraham, Qene Technologies Co-founder and CEO
Dawit Abraham is an award-winning Game Developer and Android Application Engineer who led the development of Kukulu, a 3D infinite runner game for Android. Kukulu is the first 3D mobile game to be rel…
How I Work: Kagure Wamunyu, Kobo360 Africa Region Chief Executive Officer
On this week How I Work, Kagure Wamunyu shares her career journey, what her job entails on a daily basis and how she handles it all.…
How I Work: Caleb Adoh, Softcom Digital and Communications Lead
This week we talk to Caleb Adoh, a digital strategist and marketing-technology enthusiast. In just five years since he graduated from university, Caleb has steadily climbed up the career ladder and no…
How I Work: Iniabasi Akpan, OPay Country Manager
Behind the seeming motorcycle-hailing invasion in Lagos is Iniabasi Akpan, the Country Manager of OPay. With over 28 years of experience, Akpan is no newbie to Nigeria’s tech space.…