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…
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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…
Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye appointed as new NCC Chairman
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 Chairma…
I built my payments company because PayPal ignored my emails — Olaoluwa Awojoodu, CashEnvoy Founder
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 quot…