Tag Archives: Africa

Why Tosin Olugbenga gave up Ph.D to become a software engineer

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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Ronald Eguh Didn’t Chase Tech — Tech Found Its Way Back to Him

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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Kelvin Omereshone’s unconventional advice on forging your own path in tech

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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Eric Aprioku, founder of Asyncpay, on building local, while scaling globally

For as long as he could remember, computers had always fascinated Eric Aprioku. However, when his parents enrolled him in a computer school, it was as if his fingers were cursed. “I seemed to have an unrequited relationship with hardware because I spoiled every single system I tried to fix.” He was close to giving up when he discovered Python …

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Immaculata is designing clarity in Africa’s tech evolution

In the ever-evolving landscape of African technology, where innovation often outpaces structure, Immaculata Ojadi stands out as a rare kind of builder — one who merges business intelligence, human insight, and systems thinking into tools and solutions that actually work. A Senior Business Analyst at James Chase Consulting, UK, Immaculata has built her career around a simple but powerful belief: …

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