Most branding agencies will tell you they help companies grow. Seun Koshoedo, founder and Chief Visionary Officer of Xcentrique Media, says they do something deeper: they give brands a soul. In a market where African companies are either chasing global trends or struggling to translate their identity into something customers actually connect with, her seven-year-old agency has carved out a …
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When you see that 11,000 people follow Rita Enosegbe on X, It’s hard to imagine that she had only 11 followers a few years ago. It was a frustrating time for her. She had failed at network marketing, struggled for 11 months as an affiliate marketer, and had just lost the opportunity to pursue her master’s degree in the UK …
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Sharon Ariyo-Adeoye has always been good at convincing people. “As long as I can remember, I’ve always been somebody who is confident about persuading people to believe or be involved in things that I do or things that I believe in,” she says. That natural gift led her into tech during the era when it “was the new rave.” She …
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There’s something quietly revolutionary happening in a corner of Lagos. While most Nigerian developers are building apps like fintech solutions, e-commerce platforms, delivery services, AbdulAzeez Olanrewaju is building something different. He’s building the tools that other developers use to build those apps. It’s a rarer path, a harder path, and if you ask him about it, he’ll tell you the …
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Idris Olubisi never imagined he’d become a DevRel or a backend engineer. He was focused on getting a lucrative job in the oil and gas sector after completing his university degree. By chance, his final year project required him to do some software engineering. Just when he started, his laptop got stolen. Despite this setback, he decided to use his …
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Thani Oluwaseun knows what it feels like to be depressed and not know where to find help. “I’ve been depressed myself in the past and knowing how difficult it can be,” Thani reflects. “I was able to pick myself up, but not everybody can. That’s why some people go into substance abuse.” His experience with depression left him with a …
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Tosin Olugbenga grew up in Ekiti State, Nigeria, where academics were the pinnacle of success. It was only natural that after completing his first degree at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, he pursued a master’s degree in physics. His path seemed clear: get a PhD, become a lecturer, and join the ranks of the academics he admired, but the Nigerian …
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It started with a casual offer between friends. Nengi Sagbe, a medical student and product designer, had run out of practice questions while prepping for exams. Sitting across from her was Richard Eradiri, a software engineer who’d spent five years building apps for Nigerian banks but was itching to create something of his own. “I could just build something for …
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Ronald Eguh was the kid everyone called when something broke. A frozen phone, a dead laptop, mysterious Wi-Fi issues—he fixed them all. “I was the family IT guy,” he says with a laugh. Naturally, he wanted to study computer engineering. But like many Nigerian kids, what he wanted didn’t matter as much as what looked prestigious. His family pushed for …
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From a young age, Kelvin Omereshone’s interests marked him as a maverick. Unlike other children in Delta State, Nigeria, who listened to popular songs, he gravitated toward classical music. This distinct interest hinted at a mind that would chart its own path. At 10, his curiosity led him to search his father’s briefcase. Inside was a notebook filled with code …
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