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 PowerR…
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How I Work: Seni Sulyman, Andela VP of Global Operations
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 t…
This online Lagos-based matchmaker is helping people find love the old-school way
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.…
12 amazing Nigerians who work with Jack Dorsey at Twitter HQ, San Francisco
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.…
How Ajebo created a niche for himself in the Nigerian comedy industry using animation
Ever wondered the story behind Nigerian comedian, Ajebo’s funny cartoon skits (HouseOfAjebo)? Find out here.…
From software reseller to producer: How John Obaro built a multi-million dollar company in SystemSpecs
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. He recently…
15 startups built by Jumia’s first 50 employees
Ever wondered about the team that started the Jumia dream and what they’ve been up to? Here’s your answer.…
Meet Babatunde Fashola, a Nigerian software engineer that works at the 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.…
Bants about Ants: How the ‘Ant Wey’ trendsetter enchanted Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter
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 personal…
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.…
Meet the Gokada team, creators of the “superheroes of Lagos traffic”
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 a new Chief Financial Officer
9mobile has announced the appointment of Mr Phillips Oki as its new Chief Financial Officer.…
Why Terragon Group CEO, Elo Umeh waited 8 years before raising funding for his startup
Elo Umeh is the CEO and founder of Terragon Group, an enterprise software company with a range of data and marketing technology products that focus on the African market. He shares his entrepreneurial…
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.…
From marketer to businessman: How Akin Alabi built NairaBet from scratch
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. …
16 great books many successful Nigerian tech founders and CEOs live by
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 …
Former GoMyWay CEO, Damilola Teidi is now Director of Incubation at CcHub
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 rem…
The accidental tech CEO: From banking and finance to core IT
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 hea…
These passionate individuals are working to improve STEM education in South-East and South-South Nigeria
It is the dream of many secondary school students in Nigeria to gain admission into an institution of higher learning immediately after school, but not for Samson Goddy. After completing his secondary…
How an inventor from Aba is working to transform Nigeria’s hardware culture
In a classroom at the Electronic Engineering Department of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), a lecturer teaching the theories and principles of engineering mentioned an equation and its constitu…