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Get up close and personal with, and be inspired by, African entrepreneurs, people who work for/with them, career tech experts, tech enthusiasts and everyone in between.

Debusayo Ayibiowu and Enitan Giwa sitting next to computer setups

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

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

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Expert and African

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.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

2 months ago

People

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

Emmanuel Paul

3 months ago

People

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.

Bolu Abiodun

3 months ago

People

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

Precious Mogoli

3 months ago

Expert and African

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.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

5 months ago

Work

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.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

5 months ago

Expert and African

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 lo...

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

8 months ago

Expert and African

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.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

10 months ago

Expert and African

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, w...

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

10 months ago

Expert and African

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.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

10 months ago

Everyday People

Meet the Nigerian data scientist teaching useful tech hacks in Yoruba

Teaching people tech concepts in English is already a huge task; now imagine doing that in another language. Well, our guest on #EverydayPeople this week, Nigerian data scientist, Wuraola Oyewusi, is doing that in Yoruba, one YouTube video at a time.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

10 months ago

Expert and African

"It's alright that PR goes unseen; we let our work do the talking for us." Olugbeminiyi Idowu, tech PR expert

In today’s episode of Expert and African, you’d be inspired by Olugbeminiyi Idowu's story – a London-based tech PR expert – his relatable beginning and how he found a passion for PR and has been relentlessly going at it for the last 13 years.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

11 months ago

Expert and African

Softcom's Weyinmi Barber is making HR desirable one startup at a time

This week’s episode of Expert and African takes us into the world of an age-long career, Human Resources (HR), with Weyinmi Barber, Softcom’s head of HR taking us on a ride into the intricacies of the HR profession, spiced with how the quirks have led her into it.

Oluwanifemi Kolawole

11 months ago

How I Work

4 digital content creators share life-changing advice that helped them the most in their careers

Over the last three years on How I Work, we have talked to some of the most famously productive professionals and entrepreneurs in Africa. In this week’s edition, we revisit the best advice and lessons that have positively impacted 4 digital content creators.

Samuel Okike

11 months ago

Everyday People

Precious Tawo: Burna Boy’s sound engineer on creating your path with grit and determination

Precious Tawo, freelance sound engineer and production manager, has lived quite the life in his eight-year career. In today’s #EverydayPeople, he shares details on how he started and what he hopes to achieve before going to the great beyond.

Ogheneruemu Oneyibo

11 months ago

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