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. …
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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…
Why Muyiwa Ogungboye sold everything he had to seed-fund eStream Networks
As the CEO of one of Nigeria’s largest enterprise internet service providers, Muyiwa Ogungboye prides himself in his capacity to endure hardship. But things were so difficult in the earlier days…
These men hawked Nsukka honey and ran a Danfo business to save their IT company
A decade ago, Chimezie Emewulu and Chibuzor Onwurah left behind impressive academic degrees and a promising professional career to pursue their passion for solving problems using technology. They foun…
A well-funded business with poor execution will still die — Collins Onuegbu, founder Signal Alliance
Fresh from completing his mandatory youth service in Jos, Plateau state, Collins Onuegbu decided it was in his best interest to relocate to Surulere, Lagos which he considers the hub of the tech indus…
I started my multi-million dollar business with ₦8250 — Yele Okeremi, CEO Precise Financial Sys.
Yele Okeremi is the CEO of Precise Financial Systems, a software development company. He shares his insight on building a successful IT business.…
In a few years, tech-driven African companies will be a big deal across the world — Ayeni Adekunle, BHM Group CEO
Ayeni Adekunle is the founder and CEO of BHM Group, a media company under which popular brands like NET and BlackHouse Media are subsidiaries. Often referred to as Ayeni The Great, he is a Pan-African…
Meet Tayo Oviosu, the man whose financial services company has wider reach than all banks in Nigeria combined
Tayo Oviosu is the CEO and founder of Paga, a mobile payments company he founded in 2009 to enable universal access to financial services for Nigerians.…
6 exceptional Nigerians who work at Apple
Before they bought Chinedu Echeruo’s startup for $1b in 2013, no one associated Nigerians with Apple. But there are exceptional Nigerians working at Apple…
The best entrepreneurs are born; wise ones learn to be better — Kola Aina, founder Emerging Platforms
Kola Aina founded Emerging Platforms to build customised home-bred tech solutions to African problems. He shares his thoughts on entrepneurship…
We considered giving up as often as the hair on our heads are countable – ToLet.com.ng founders
About five years ago, four young graduates of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife got together to build a pioneering online real estate platform. Originally trading as Estatenode, the business lat…
The Young Moguls that built a Media Empire in Nigeria with zero capital
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 Afr…
We (Nigerian Youth) are a generation of excuse givers — Gbenga Sesan, founder PIN
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 disadvanta…
Ex-Konga engineer, Celestine Omin joins Andela as Senior Technical Consultant
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 undesir…
18 brilliant Nigerians working with Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook
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 Yaba where he watched children learning to code and int…
Man of Steel: From Oil and Gas Engineering to Basketball Tech
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 Fo…