₦airaland Forum

The FG had better accede to the Biafrans' desire to exit the Nigerian federation. It is their fundamental human right. Though I find it quite ironic that Kanu is depending on a 'zoo' court for justice in his current predicament. I hope the Northern magistrate hearing his case will be magnanimous and merciful towards him, considering his rabid vitriol and hatred for Northerners. All the same, Long Live Biafra

ruggedboy01:
[/b] face the topic and avoid tribalism

You are nothing but a hypocrite, talking about someone else avoiding tribalism while you're here championing the same tribalism. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Op, you no try at all. You conveniently overlooked where the e-goat of a charlatan said:

There are many [spiritual problems] and it’s the same problem all over Af­rica

Your own kinsmen still worship pythons and other 'sacred' reptiles and animals (not to mention their own 'gods'), yet you are more concerned about what some so-called 'pastor' has to say about Yoruba 'peculiar spiritual challenges'? ? ? Like WTF!

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liberty300:
see talk. Like saying the Chinese are coming to Nigeria because of lack opportunity? Lol, this is exactly the thinking that is making the west backwards. Aren't igbos all over the world doing business? Same with Indians and Germans.

You're a pathetic little fuckboy that know nothing of trade. A gala seller makes 6k a day. Do the math. That's the same salary with a level 10 staff in the federal civil service. Ode

Actually yes, most of those Chinese in Nigeria would rather be abroad to avoid competing with their fellows back in overpopulated China -- #Fact.

Why is that Yee.bo gala seller in the SW to hawk gala,so far from home in alaigbo?

Face it. It's an open secret that your region simply lacks the resources and opportunities to engage her citizens economically. Until that is rectified to stem the brain drain nothing you say here will hold water. #Yinmu.

zuchyblink:
It is not about the states and their allocation,rather it is about having productive citizens

Oh, so now Anambra and the Northerner states you all bad-mouth are more productive than Abia, Imo, Bayela and the SW states? See your life. Hypocrite on the loose! Security!!

liberty300:
you won't type this trash when your Yoruba brothers are chest beating that they're the richest region in Nigeria. Now the truth is out, you're here comparing Imo and Abia.

Aren't you the same person saying that igbos are not together because they castigate the governors of Imo and Abia? Now you see the difference?

Stop double standards Abeg

Abeg STFU. At least Imo and Abia states in the Red contribute something tangible. Those states in red just require better management that is all. This data suggests nothing more economically and financially.Abeg wetin Anambra dey contribute to commonwealth?

You are the real hypocrite here coz for once you're happy to be in the same league with the Northerners y'all loathe so much. Ndi Ara.

Bobbystanley:
Yoruba wouldn't like this because it's the truth.


Only No man's land is the only South Western State on green.

If Nigeria should disintegrate, they would all die of hunger.

Lol. Do some of you talk out of your anuses? They will die of hunger yet that is still where your almajiris migrate to, to hawk gala, sell Okrika and other fake products and still make money coz the Yorubas you are badmouthing feed you all via patronage. It's not your fault. For as long as your people are the ones coming to us by the busloads due to the lack of opportunities and hard life in the East, reality will keep slapping you upside the head.

#FACT: The vast majority of well-to-do-igbos made/still make their wealth outside igboland. If it what you are asking was that easy they would have moved since never to return. Even many of the ones that moved back East from the North have largely returned there. Life is really hard in the East economically hence the persistent migration.

But regardless, I pray Biafra comes to pass for them since that is what they want.

liberty300:
you won't type this trash when your Yoruba brothers are chest beating that they're the richest region in Nigeria. Now the truth is out, you're here comparing Imo and Abia.

Aren't you the same person saying that igbos are not together because they castigate the governors of Imo and Abia? Now you see the difference?

Stop double standards Abeg

Abeg STFU. At least Imo and Abia states in the Red contribute something tangible. Those states in red just require better management that is all. This data suggests nothing more economically and financially.Abeg wetin Anambra dey contribute to commonwealth?

You are the real hypocrite here coz for once you're happy to be in the same league with the Northerners y'all loathe so much. Ndi Ara.

basilo101:
Hard statistics like this put yorubas to shame all their states are in red, they keep running a socialist system with excess recurrent expenditure. they judge SE based on their uniformed stereotypes about the East without hard statistics like this. Plz create thread on airport traffic, i downloaded the pdf but cant convert it to jpeg. plz

Guy, it's only your fellow ignoramus you can hoodwink with this stvpid submission. Why your obsession with Yorubas for God sake? I already rubbished the useless airport traffic stat you are equally touting here on its dedicated thread.

Are Imo and Abia Yoruba or Socialist states too? Does this profile change the fact that some of the states in the "red" contribute more in terms of GDP and revenues to the Nigerian commonwealth than those in the "black", asides Lagos and perhaps Rivers? Most of the Oil producing states aside Rivers and Delta are also in the Red. Context and perspective please. You must really think you're dealing with fools.

#FACT: The vast majority of well-to-do-igbos made/still make their wealth outside igboland.
But regardless, I pray Biafra comes to pass for them since that is what they want.

Guy, I don't really get the point of your argument. Why must you all see everything from a conspiracy theory/marginalization against igbo or supremacist prism? Do you have to denigrate other regional airports to drive home your point? Enugu airport you are talking about isn't the only regional airport in the SE region -- Owerri has also always been there and performed decently albeit domestically, ditto Enugu domestically.

For all the noise you all make I was actually expecting to see Enugu international present numbers at least half that of PH airport's (the SS regional /international airport) to correspond with your deafening noises. More importantly, the Enugu numbers have apparently not taken away anything significant from the established international airports (a la MMIA, Abuja, PH, and Kano) in terms of numbers/traffic, so pls live and let live for goodness sake. Rather than looking for excuses to tickle your egos, concern yourselves with convincing more international airlines to ply that route.

Shocking.

liberty300:
107 pages of mindless chatter. I thought was about development in the southwest?

Bad-belle from the South East is allowed.

Ilekeh:
Ondo

https://newtelegraphonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/real-estate-housing-property-properties-house-.png

Now that's what I'm talking about. What's the name of this estate? Do you know?

Ritchiee:
No repetition,pls.I have posted this...kudos.He had hit more than 9 million downloads.

Oopps! My bad.

Chino, you guys didn't have to stoop this low. See as you just messed-up a decent thread. That ain't right, bro.

[size=19pt]Going global: How this Nigerian game developer built his enterprise[/size]

(88mph Startup Accelerator-Backed Gaming Company, Gamsole Set To Hit 4 Million Downloads: http://techloy.com/2013/11/06/gamsole-four-million-downloads/ )

A Nigerian mobile game developer, Gamsole, is setting a high standard for future African gaming companies. Six months after its induction, in 2012, and under the leadership of CEO Abiola Elijah Olaniran, the company had already amassed an impressive player base of three million.

"Different markets require different strategies, and as such it does not make sense to import Silicon Valley or Wall Street wisdom wholesale when doing business in emerging African or Asian markets," said Abiola Elijah Olaniran, CEO of Gamsole.

Gamsole develops a wide array of entertaining and educational games for Windows Phone and Windows 8, usually around an African theme. In 2014 it was one of five companies to receive a grant from the Microsoft 4Afrika Initiative, and the company is growing quickly. Today over 10 million Gamesole games have already been downloaded.

Olaniran spoke to How we made it in Africa about his journey as a software developer, the primary ingredient for his success, and his entrepreneurial advice for others.

What was the inspiration behind starting Gamsole?

This may sound like your cliché software developer, tech junkie story, but I actually started game development out of curiosity. I say this because my journey into technology only started because I was curious about it. I grew up in Lagos surrounded by all this technology and gadgets, things I kept trying to make sense of. I think my foray into software really started when I began visiting Microsoft for technical insight.

I got involved with Microsoft when a couple of technology evangelists from the company came to my university, and the interactions with them led me to take technology and software programming seriously. In fact to the point that I would go on to represent Nigeria at the Microsoft Imagine Cup in 2010. I participated in and won more competitions after that, but by 2012 I had focused on carving a niche in game development, and the only logical thing to do was to found a gaming company. Thus, Gamsole was born.

How did you finance your start-up? How did you turn your idea into a reality?

After validating my idea by winning the Samsung developer challenge, also in 2010, I decided to focus on developing games for different app stores. During that time, I got the idea to join the 88mph accelerator programme, which provided the seed investment for Gamsole.

What was the tipping point for your company and why do you think it has been this successful?

I think the primary ingredient of our success was having strategic advisers very early on in the company which helped us understand the need for monetisation for each game we developed. We quickly became a sustainable venture, and are now profitable.

Of the games you have developed, which ones have been particularly popular? And why do you think that is?

On average, all our games have similar amounts of attention and downloads, and I believe that’s because we decided to focus on a new, emerging and under-served market at the early stage of the Windows Phone platform’s introduction.

Your most effective marketing tactic so far?

To be honest, we do little to no marketing. Our downloads are mostly as a result of deep platform penetration. Regions where the Windows Phone platform is popular tend to reward us very well.

Drawing from your experience, what steps do you think African companies can take to become global players?

There are a number of local problems that can unlock tremendous value for the ones who solve them, so not every company needs to do this. However, if a start-up happens [to produce] a product whose relevance transcends borders, then they must turn their attention to quality, and work to ensure their offering can at the very least stand toe-to-toe with comparative propositions across the globe.

What is the one thing you wish you knew about entrepreneurship before you got started?

Different markets require different strategies, and as such it does not make sense to import Silicon Valley or Wall Street wisdom wholesale when doing business in emerging African or Asian markets. Entrepreneurial principles are universal, but they need to be utilised in context. I’m glad I learnt that lesson early in my journey.

If you had one piece of advice for entrepreneurs just starting out in Nigeria, what would it be?

Figure out how you’re going to make money from the business before you get started. Even if it requires a bit of runway to achieve profit, ensure there is a viable revenue model underpinning the venture. It is business after all.

http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/going-global-how-this-nigerian-game-developer-built-his-enterprise/

[size=18pt]Leadpath (Nigerian Tech Accelerator) is Building the Next Big Thing in Nigeria – Olumide Soyombo[/size]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLdloP_3wiw



Olumide Soyombo, Leadpath Nigeria CEO, recently made our list of ten most influential people driving technology and e-commerce in Nigeria. In an interview with BNreport, Soyombo spoke about his work with startups at Leadpath Nigeria.

BNreport: What motivated you to start investing in startups in Nigeria with Leadpath?

Soyombo: I moved back to Lagos in 2007 and started a Tech startup of my own with a co-founder, Kazeem Tewogbade, in 2008 called Bluechip Technologies. Luckily, we had someone who believed in us and seeded our company. We built Bluechip Technologies over the years into a leader in the Enterprise software space and one of the leading Oracle partners in Africa. Towards the end of 2013, we started seeking out ways to invest in the consumer tech space and bring our experience in the enterprise software space to bear in working with some select companies with the same focus. Our motivation was to replicate some of the successes we have had with Bluechip with these companies and grow them into large players in their own right.

BNreport: Leadpath is actually the first accelerator to launch in Nigeria. Where do you hope to be in the next five years?

Soyombo: We do believe that have the huge addressable market and improving enabling environment that affords us the opportunity the build the next big thing. We hope that the companies we will be investing in with our initial seed fund will go along to raise further investments and achieve the growth potential we identified at the seed round.

BNreport: What have been the most onerous challenges you have faced setting up Leadpath and nurturing your startups?

Soyombo: The biggest challenge still lies around capacity building. Being a good developer doesn’t mean that you will make an excellent entrepreneur. And in many cases many developers around have an overstated false sense of their actual ability. So we focus both providing technical support and importantly mentoring the startup founders in the world of entrepreneurship.

BNreport: You really have some promising startups in your portfolio e.g. PushCV, Simer, RSVP, Uregista, Afriqbuy.com etc. What is the story so far with your startups? Could you share some figures?

Soyombo: Some of the startups have accelerated with different paces and outcomes . It is still early days with most of them but we do have some of the startups inking very interesting contracts. For example, one of the startups with a seed round of about $30k has gone ahead to sign a deal with one of the commercial banks that’s in multiples of that seed round.

BNreport: You announced that you said $1.5 million to invest in the startups via Leadpath. Could you share how startups can position themselves to attract investment from local and international investors?

Soyombo: Startups need to have started something. No one will typically invest in an idea or a concept in your head, especially when you have no track record. We need to see that you have made some sacrifices already and you have the staying power to push along once investment comes in.

http://bnreport.com/tech/leadpath-is-building-the-next-big-thing-in-nigeria-soyombo/

Ritchiee:
SMILE is India’s largest consortium of companies engaged in the e-commerce and ITES sector and Spectranet is an Internet service provider which offers cable broadband services to residential and business customers across India.It also offers communication solutions to enterprise.The Company is headquartered in Gurgaon and is currently providing its Internet services in Delhi/NCR,Mumbai,Chennai,Banglore and Pune. They are licensed to provide internet, national long distance and international long distance services pan India.The company has been operating since 2000.Both are practically an Indian thingy...

I think the Smile (4g) laudate is referring to is the South African-owned one: http://smile.com.ng/#page

They actually launched there West Africa operations at Ibadan about 2 years ago.