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Adia Sowho steps down as MTN Nigeria’s CMO

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Harrison Obiefule’s playbook to Web3 marketing dominance in Africa

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“I look back now and I think I could have built this very differently.” — Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga 

Sim Shagaya says moving fast as startups is overrated

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How to get into VC: Insights from HealthCap founder, Dr. Ola Brown, at the Dream VC Lagos mixer 

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Why BlackRock is acquiring Adebayo Ogunlensi’s GIP for $12.5 billion

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From Tosin Eniolorunda’s Moniepoint to Edward Popoola’s Cowrywise, meet the Interswitch mafia

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Glovo launches “The Courier’s Pledge” in Nigeria to provide extended benefits to drivers

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Who is Bosun Tijani? Everything you should know about Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and the Digital Economy

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Cikü Mugambi replaces Obi Ozor as Kobo360 CEO as GTBank co-founder steps in as board chair

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Mr Eazi did not sell Vydia for $1 billion. Here’s what really happened

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Meet Nikki Popoola, a sales mastermind behind Nigeria’s mobile telecom revolution

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One of Nigerian tech’s pioneers launches Collate Africa, a platform to improve election transparency

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Building custom PCs might not be common in Nigeria, but here’s how Fope Davies made ₦252m from it in 2022

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From website manipulation to Blockchain/Product Entrepreneur: Meet Andrew Miracle, the creator of ChatKJV

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Lessons from Titi Fakuade, the engineer making a mark at MTN since 2006

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Inside the lives of professionals living with invisible disabilities in Nigerian workplaces

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Meet Serge Ntamack, the lawyer who helped Microsoft stay compliant in Africa for 15 years; now he’s helping startups do the same

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From failed startup founder to top-level cloud engineer: The inspiring story of Yekeen Ajeigbe

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Seun Adeola made OPPO smartphones popular in Nigeria, now he’s doing the same in African fintech

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5 ways to be more productive as an African tech leader

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Adia Sowho steps down as MTN Nigeria’s CMO

Following approximately three years in her position, MTN Nigeria’s Chief Marketing Officer, Adia Sowho, steps down, with Customer Relations Officer Ugonwa Nwoye taking on the role of acting CMO.

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Harrison Obiefule’s playbook to Web3 marketing dominance in Africa

Harrison Obiefule is arguably one of the most well-known Web3 marketers in Nigeria. He shares his journey into marketing and how he 20xed salary in 6 years with Web3.

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“I look back now and I think I could have built this very differently.” — Sim Shagaya on lessons learnt building Konga 

Sim Shagaya is easily one of the most experienced entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s startup scene having founded and led Dealdey, Konga, uLesson, E-motion, and Miva University. In this interview, he shares lessons learned from his two decades as an entrepreneur.

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How to get into VC: Insights from HealthCap founder, Dr. Ola Brown, at the Dream VC Lagos mixer 

Venture capital has slowly become a much sought-after career path in Africa and at a recent Dream VC mixer in Lagos, Dr Ola Brown, founder of Nigerian investment firm, HealthCap, shared insights from her journey.

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Why BlackRock is acquiring Adebayo Ogunlensi’s GIP for $12.5 billion

BlackRock, a US investment firm, has announced plans to acquire an infrastructure funds manager, Global Infrastructure Partners, for $12.5 billion to invest in infrastructure.

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From Tosin Eniolorunda’s Moniepoint to Edward Popoola’s Cowrywise, meet the Interswitch mafia

From fintech to edtech, meet eleven ex-Interswitch employees who are building some of Nigeria’s most valuable companies.

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Glovo launches “The Courier’s Pledge” in Nigeria to provide extended benefits to drivers

Drivers ensure that delivery businesses stay afloat, but their employment status means they do not access employee benefits. Glovo’s launch of The Courier’s Pledge in Nigeria aims to correct that.

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Who is Bosun Tijani? Everything you should know about Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and the Digital Economy

Bosun Tijani is known popularly as the founder of Nigeria’s first tech hub, but he’s done a lot more in tech. Here’s everything you might know about Nigeria’s new Minister.

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Cikü Mugambi replaces Obi Ozor as Kobo360 CEO as GTBank co-founder steps in as board chair

Kobo360 has announced the appointment of Cikü Mugambi as its new CEO, replacing co-founder and founding CEO, Obi Ozor.

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Mr Eazi did not sell Vydia for $1 billion. Here’s what really happened

Local media reports have claimed that Nigerian musician, Mr Eazi, has sold a company for $1 billion. However, the evidence does not support that claim.

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Meet Nikki Popoola, a sales mastermind behind Nigeria’s mobile telecom revolution

In this episode of Expert and African, we document Nikki Popoola’s pivotal role in Nigeria’s pursuit of a reliable digital future, spanning from the 2000s to the 2020s and beyond. While at that, we also uncovered what it takes to be a sought-after salesperson.

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One of Nigerian tech’s pioneers launches Collate Africa, a platform to improve election transparency

After seven years in startup advisory, Oo Nwoye, one of Nigeria’s most notable tech professionals, is seemingly back in the game. He and Co-creator Ozo Omosigho have built Collate Africa, a live election collation platform. Find out why

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Building custom PCs might not be common in Nigeria, but here’s how Fope Davies made ₦252m from it in 2022

Fope Davies went from selling laptops to repairing and then making them. He dreams of building the next Dell or Apple, and although ₦252m generated in 2022 is a long way from that, he might as well be on his way.

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From website manipulation to Blockchain/Product Entrepreneur: Meet Andrew Miracle, the creator of ChatKJV

Meet Andrew Miracle, the creator of ChatKJV, an AI that responds with a bible verse based on how you feel

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Lessons from Titi Fakuade, the engineer making a mark at MTN since 2006

Titi Fakuade has undoubtedly paid her dues in the African tech industry. With over 20 years of experience as a telecommunications expert, she’s determined to do more. Read the full story here.

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Inside the lives of professionals living with invisible disabilities in Nigerian workplaces

What does it feel like to live with a disability that’s barely noticed? This piece dives deep into the struggles of people living with invisible disabilities in Nigeria. It explores how they navigate work and what’s expected of employers.

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Meet Serge Ntamack, the lawyer who helped Microsoft stay compliant in Africa for 15 years; now he’s helping startups do the same

Serge Ntamack, professional corporate lawyer and policy expert spoke with Techpoint Africa about his 24 years of practising law, and 14+ years of handling compliance and legal affairs for Microsoft in sub-Saharan Africa and MEA. He also chipped in pointers for anyone looking to get into the legal space.

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From failed startup founder to top-level cloud engineer: The inspiring story of Yekeen Ajeigbe

This week’s dose of inspiration to get ahead in your tech career is the story of a Nigerian senior software engineer who once led an engineering team at Konga. Today, Yekeen Ajeigbe’s leading cloud engineering teams at Deimos.

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Seun Adeola made OPPO smartphones popular in Nigeria, now he’s doing the same in African fintech

Introducing a product from another market into a new one has to be one of the toughest tasks any growth professional can take on. Seun Adeola did that for OPPO in Nigeria in 2018, now he’s doing the same in the African fintech space. This week on Expert and African, we discuss his motivation and…

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5 ways to be more productive as an African tech leader

Revisiting stories and recommendations drawn from different leaders in the African tech space for the past year, Oluwanifemi compiles five ways team leads and founders can up their leadership game.

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