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How I Work: Caleb Adoh, Softcom Digital and Communications Lead

This week we talk to Caleb Adoh, a digital strategist and marketing-technology enthusiast. In just five years since he graduated from university, Caleb has steadily climbed up the career ladder and now works as digital communications lead at Softcom Limited. Here’s how he works.

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How I Work: Iniabasi Akpan, OPay Country Manager

Behind the seeming motorcycle-hailing invasion in Lagos is Iniabasi Akpan, the Country Manager of OPay. With over 28 years of experience, Akpan is no newbie to Nigeria’s tech space.

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A Nigerian VR filmmaker’s journey to international acclaim at the 2019 Venice Film Festival

This is the story of Joel Benson’s journey from a struggling teenager to an award-winning internationally acclaimed filmmaker.

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How I Work: Andre Iguodala, NBA player and Tech Investor

Beyond basketball, Andre Iguodala has made a name for himself as a top technology investor with investment in at least 25 different startups including Jumia. We caught up with him recently to share with us his career journey, how he manages his time, and how he stays productive.

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The OPaycalypse: 13 execs who left top tech companies for OPay Nigeria over the past year

With the help of LinkedIn, we found 13 people who joined OPay Nigeria after leaving their roles in top tech companies. Here they are. 

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How I Work: Jessica Hope, Wimbart Founder and Managing Director

In 2014, Jessica Hope founded Wimbart, a public relations company with a heavy emphasis on the tech and start-up sectors in Africa and emerging markets. Since then, she has built an impressive clientele including Andela, IROKO, Luno, 54gene, Carbon, and many others. In this interview, Jessica walks us through her work routines and how she stays…

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Beyond tech and innovation: Scaling Nigeria’s online grocery market, a chat with Saudat Salami

Techpoint had a discussion with Saudat Salami, founder of Easyshop Easycook to understand the specific problem and potential of Nigeria’s online grocery sector.

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How I Work: Ulrich Sossou, Happierco Founder and Chief Executive Officer

On this week’s How I Work, Ulrich opens up on his inspiring career journey and how he maintains his productivity.

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Life before and after acquisition of Amplify: A discussion with Maxwell Obi

Techpoint caught up with Maxwell Obi, co-founder of Amplify, to share with us what life during and after the acquisition of his company, by OneFi, looks like.

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How I Work: Evans Akanno, Cregital Chief Executive Officer

Evans Akanno is a serial entrepreneur. Between 2013 and 2015, Evans co-founded three startups including Cregital — a digital agency where he is currently the CEO. On this week’s How I Work, he tells us how he achieved these feats and how he stays productive.

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How I Work: Fola Olatunji-David, Google Head of Startup Success and Services

Fola Olutunji-David has been immersed in the African tech space for over a decade. Now at Google, Fola has taken up the task of equipping startups in Africa with the knowledge and tools they need to succeed

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Being an African woman in tech as told by 3 Andela engineers

Three female Andela software engineers share the stories of their journeys into tech.

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How I Work: Timilehin Bello, Media Panache Founder

Since launching Media Panache in 2016, Timilehin has gone to win several accolades, including being named one of the Top 25 Innovators in Europe, Middle East and Africa by the Holmes Report. On this week’s edition of How I Work, he walks us through his work routines and how he stays productive.

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How I Work: Mich Atagana, Google South Africa Head of Communications and Public Affairs

Mich Atagana is a storyteller at heart. After over three years as the Founding Editor of Memeburn, a South African-based tech news website, she moved to Google in 2014. She has since continued to tell stories as the Head of Communications and Public Affairs for Google South Africa. On this week’s How I Work, she walks…

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How I Work: Odunayo Eweniyi, PiggyVest Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer

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 Power’ list. On this edition of How I Work, she gives us a behind-the-scenes look into her work routines and how she stays productive.

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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 to get things done, and what he spends his time doing when he’s not working.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 sat down for a chat with Techpoint, where he shared his journey into entrepreneurship and lessons learnt over the years.

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