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Mich Atagana is a storyteller at heart. After over three years as the Founding Editor of Memeburn, a South African-based tech news website, she moved to Google in 2014. She has since continued to tell stories as the Head of Communications and Public Affairs for Google South Africa. On this week’s How I Work, she walks…
Odunayo Eweniyi leads one of Nigeria’s most popular fintech startup, PiggyVest, and has been recognized on Forbes Africa ‘#30Under30’ list and ‘World Women in Fintech Power’ list. On this edition of How I Work, she gives us a behind-the-scenes look into her work routines and how she stays productive.
In this first edition of ‘How I Work’, Andela Vice President of Global Operations Seni Sulyman gives us a sneak peek into his daily work routines and habits, the gadgets and apps he uses to get things done, and what he spends his time doing when he’s not working.
In an era where matchmakers are synonymous to dating sites and apps, Didi Warmate is using a more traditional approach to help people find their perfect matches online through Lagos Matchmaker.
Twitter has various teams of diverse background each working on the product used by millions of people all over the world. One these teams are a few Nigerians, here they are.
Ever wondered the story behind Nigerian comedian, Ajebo’s funny cartoon skits (HouseOfAjebo)? Find out here.
John Obaro is the founder and CEO of SystemSpecs, the indigenous software company most famous for the Remita e-payment solution which powers Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account policy.
Ever wondered about the team that started the Jumia dream and what they’ve been up to? Here’s your answer.
Over the past 48 hours, the “Ant Wey” trend has taken Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter by storm. To find out how it all started, Techpoint chatted with Amen-Omoregie Osamudiamen, the personality behind the trend.
You see Gokada bikes almost everywhere in Lagos traffic but what do you know about the team that makes it happen? Find out
9mobile has announced the appointment of Mr Phillips Oki as its new Chief Financial Officer.
We had a chat with Olugbenga Agboola on his first day as the new CEO of Flutterwave. Here’s what he had to say.
When Tunde Yusuf was in Senior Secondary School 1 (SS 1), he got introduced into the tech world. These days, despite having not graduated from the university, he’s the Lead Back-end Developer at Findworka.
On June 11, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated a 50-man Advisory Group on Technology and Creativity to enhance entrepreneurship in Nigeria. Here’s a list of the group’s tech entrepreneurs and investors.
Francisca Agho quit her investment banking job to start a business in carpentry. She’s the founder of a My Lady Carpenter, a Kitchen designs outfit based in Port Harcourt. In this interview, she shares her story and some tips for budding entrepreneurs.
Online sports betting has become something of a lucrative subset of the billion-naira lotto industry. As a pioneer in that space, NairaBet needs no introduction, neither does its founder, Akin Alabi. Equally as known for his free business seminars and hit business book Small Business Big Money, as he is for NairaBet, Akin did not…
Theodora Isola is the founder of Tiva Creatives, a platform that offers virtual assistant services and growth marketing automation for startups and small businesses. In this interview, she shares her story and plans to bring more women into tech.
Over the past 3 years, I have interviewed more than 50 successful founders and CEOs within the Nigerian internet and tech startup space through my Founder’s Table series. A recurring theme that I have observed in interviewing them is that they all read. So in 2017, I started pooling together book recommendations from founders I…
Yesterday, the Co-creation Hub took to Twitter to announce Damilola Teidi as its new Director on Incubation. Damilola takes over from Tunji Elesho, who before now also doubled as — and still remains — Managing Partner/Director, Growth Capital by CcHub. Today is a great plus one news day at the Hub! We are uber glad…
Even on the off-chance that the names Bola Akindele and Courteville Business Solutions don’t ring a bell, as long as you’ve had to register a vehicle in Nigeria, you must have at least heard of AutoReg. The story of the man behind the above brands is one of sheer serendipity. Before he left paid employment in…