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Her dream is to save lives of expectant mothers and their unborn children in rural Ghana. She does this through her emergency health transportation startup, MAZA. Although MAZA has been a recipient of some funds such as Echoing Green Fellowship for social entrepreneurs, Cash prize from Clearly Vision, Innovation grant from USAID Systems for Health Project…
With almost 30 years of industry experience between them, Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams have managed to build a media empire, all before they turned 30. They are the co-founders of RED Media Africa, the company behind well-known brands like YNaija, Rubbin’ Minds and The Future Awards. Techpoint had an engaging afternoon chatting with the RED…
When I heard about the man that knows almost all the gadgets that have been launched in Nigeria, I was intrigued. Soon after, I got a chance to meet Yomi Adegboye — popularly known as Mr. Mobility — the man behind Mobility Arena, the largest mobile technology blog in Nigeria. On the day of my…
For the initiated, Gbenga Sesan almost needs no introduction. He is the founder and CEO of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), a social enterprise focused on digital rights and inclusion for disadvantaged Nigerian youths familiar with opportunities in technology. With a career spanning over two decades, Gbenga Sesan has consistently been one of the most prominent ICT advocates in Nigeria. Techpoint spent…
UPDATE: This post originally mentioned Celestine Omin as a former Konga executive, when indeed he was a senior software engineer. This was an honest error that was never intended to elicit any undesirable effects. Techpoint sincerely apologises for any inconveniences this must have brought involved parties. Today Monday morning, Celestine Omin, a former software engineer at…
This article was first published in August 2016, when Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria. It has since been updated to reflect the current working status of the subjects. “Facebook” is now “Meta”. It’s no longer news that the founder and CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg is in Lagos, Nigeria. His first stop was the Co-Creation Hub, in…
What do you get when you combine a decade’s worth of engineering expertise with a lifelong passion for basketball? A very convenient sports engineering opportunity, that’s what Today on Founder’s table, we catch up with Opeyemi Babalola. He is the CEO and founder of Webber Engineering, Nigeria’s first — and possibly Africa’s only commercially viable — basketball facilities manufacturing company. Muyiwa Matuluko…
Just in: President Buhari has appointed a new NCC Chairman. Below is an excerpt from the Press Release President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the Senate to confirm nominees into positions of Chairman, Executive Commissioner, and Non-Executive Commissioners of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). In a letter dated August 2, 2016, sent to President of the Senate,…
When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. – Alexander Graham Bell. The above quote should be the mantra of every serious entrepreneur. If there’s anyone living that mantra to the fullest, it’s…
UPDATE: Celestine Omin is no longer a staff of Konga Online Shopping Ltd. He joined Andela as a Senior Technical Consultant. We wish him all the best at his new job. Most people have fallen prey of using software applications that are not well built but well marketed. Every week I challenge myself to use…
Sunny afternoon in Alausa Ikeja, my 3 pm appointment is on the Island and I am very excited as this meet promises to be an interesting one. The road is traffic free and we are approaching the Third Mainland Bridge at about 2:15 pm. With the Mainland now behind us and the light traffic on…
It’s no coincidence that technology is gaining awareness in Nigeria. Banks have moved most of their services online and made accessible through mobile apps. Supermarkets now have several payment solutions that accept card and mobile payments. And some of the laid back government offices are prioritising computer literacy as a major criteria for getting employed. We…
In an industry fueled by all too influential free music blogs, three young entrepreneurs are taking the bull by the horn to achieve the unimaginable. MyMusic.com.ng is an online retail platform that lets Nigerians pay to download high quality music using a convenient payment channel they’re all familiar and very comfortable with — mobile airtime. Techpoint…
Leke Ojikutu is the founder and Chief Technical Officer of VoguePay. VoguePay is a pioneering online payment solution that offer buyers and sellers a secure and easy way to transact business online. Techpoint spent an afternoon with Ojikutu chatting about his journey into tech entrepreneurship and the challenges of running a successful tech business in Nigeria.…
Eyo Bassey is the MD and CEO of PayPorte, a relatively new online retail store in Nigeria that boasts 48-hour delivery time frame. Techpoint spent an afternoon with chatting him about the state and future of eCommerce in Nigeria. Can you let us know a little bit about your educational and professional background My name is Eyo…
Animation in Nigeria is not a scarce commodity but 3D animation is still scarce locally. There are not so many 3D animators within the Nigerian space doing good justice to the art. As is our tradition on Techpoint we are featuring some amazing 3D animators working out of Nigeria telling the African stories with 3D…
It is not everyday you find men venturing into fashion, especially in Nigeria, where it is largely considered a woman’s space. However, two men — Emotu Balogun and Segun Afolahan — have managed to successfully carve a niche for themselves with Traclist, a fashion eCommerce marketplace. Generating revenue in excess of ₦80 million this year…
Femi Akinde is the Founder and CEO of SlimTrader, the startup you probably never heard about until they raised $1 million from Interswitch’s ePayment Growth Fund. At its core, SlimTrader provides the eCommerce infrastructure for businesses – airlines, hotels SMEs among others – with an online presence. This is probably why the company is not…
So you really want to quit your whatever you are doing now and startup your own (online) business? Your very own Nigerian startup. But do you have any idea what it takes to be an entrepreneur, especially in such a peculiar environment? Here are 10 gems of wisdom — from the horse’s mouth — to…
If you convened a forum of local entrepreneurs to find out what their biggest challenge doing business was, chances are 9 out of 10 times, the general consensus would be funding. It’s not that there isn’t enough money in the market; there just aren’t enough willing investors within the ecosystem. This situation is exactly what Akinola Jones…