What have you done in order to achieve your dreams?

I cam across this story today of a Nigerian who delayed his NYSC service year to make sure he fulfils his dream. I did a little research and discovered that he is even known on this forum as @lojik. https://www.nairaland.com/lojik. He is the co-founder of VoguePay a leading online payment gateway in Nigeria



READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://techpoint.ng/2016/03/14/voguepay-founder-leke-ojikutu-interview/


Some appetizer below:

How did a Chemical Engineering graduate end up as a Software Developer?

Leke: [/b]That is all thanks to the “Nigerian factor”. The average Nigerian university student has no idea what their course of study is all about, mostly because it wasn’t their first choice. I actually wanted to study Computer Engineering but two of my sisters were already studying that. My parents didn’t want 3 out of their 6 children all studying the same course, so I had to opt for Chemical Engineering (at the Lagos State University). My mind was never in it though. I struggled and managed to finish with a Second Class Upper.

[b]After I finished school in 2002, I decided I wasn’t going for my Youth Service (NYSC) because if I did, my parents would force me to pursue Chemical Engineering on completion. That would actually derail my passion for tech entrepreneurship. As I couldn’t afford to pay for the training I needed, I knew I had to take the self-taught path. So I told my parents I didn’t make the NYSC list, although I actually did. I kept up that lie for 4 years. That was enough time to learn everything I needed.


READ THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE: https://techpoint.ng/2016/03/14/voguepay-founder-leke-ojikutu-interview/

wow. inspiring thanks for sharing this post

Good for him