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Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by fortunez1(m): 1:38am On Mar 25, 2025
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Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by CommentOfDMatch(f): 2:46am On Mar 25, 2025
yinkus6750:
Technology rules the world.
Brain meets opportunity.
But,why are they looking like Marlians ?
They are looking like Marlians that want to cash out and zap (take off)
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by anonimi: 3:54am On Mar 25, 2025
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by anonimi: 3:56am On Mar 25, 2025
TheManofTomorrow:
This is not Nigeria's first decentralised exchange lol.

If only you know the true meaning of decentralisation
If you know the true meaning, then why are you hoarding it huh
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by anonimi: 4:08am On Mar 25, 2025
IyanAtiEgusi:
Yoruba Amaka cool
Please which one of the two is Yoruba? And which one is not Yoruba? Abi the two both of them are all Yoruba ni?

If Yoruba is amaka then why is the leading Yoruba city a water-less scamdemic slum despite over a century of being the capital of amalgamated Nigeria with heavy federal investment in seaports, airports, roads, bridges, telecommunications infrastructure etc?

Hopefully you will use the same intelligence for knowing Yoruba amaka between the two tech guys to see why Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode and Sanwo Olu steal the revenues (IGR, federal allocation and PPP funds) as well as loans from the people instead of employing workers to provide basic services and utilities.

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(The Economist)
Lawmaker scores Lagos Water Corporation low

A Lagos State lawmaker, Mr Saka Fafunmi, on Thursday expressed dissatisfaction at the performance of the state Water Corporation.

Fafunmi, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA), said in Ikeja that the corporation had not been able to justify statutory allocations to it.

The lawmaker, who represents Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency 1 at the assembly, spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

He said that the corporation had the capacity to generate much fund internally through water rates but had relied solely on government funding because of poor performance.

'' Anyone that is using water will be willing to pay for it; the corporation has not been giving us water.

"Is there any new community that Water Corporation has given water? People depend on boreholes; even government estates have industrial boreholes.

"Why do we keep pumping money into an agency that does not give us the desired results?'' he asked.

He noted that the Adiyan Waterworks was located at Ifako-Ijaiye, where many of the residents had resorted to digging boreholes as a means of getting water.

''A lot of people are falling sick because they don't drink clean water.

''In the same compound, where you have sewage, is where you have a borehole.

''There is no way you can manage the sewage that it will not leak and pollute the water; everyone drinking such is drinking contaminated water,'' he said.

The lawmaker urged the corporation to increase water reticulation and supply to residents.

From: http://www.punchng.com/politics/lawm...rporation-low/
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=mes_capstones;Ensuring
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by emmabest2000(m): 4:37am On Mar 25, 2025
yinkus6750:
Technology rules the world.
Brain meets opportunity.
But,why are they looking like Marlians ?
They are
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by VEHINTOLAR: 5:23am On Mar 25, 2025
yinkus6750:
Technology rules the world.
Brain meets opportunity.
But,why are they looking like Marlians ?
That's because they are not your regular "suit-guys"!
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Kdut: 5:30am On Mar 25, 2025
Good for U guys but I still feel safer with a normal custodial exchange/ wallet. It's great to control and no kyc probably but any tiny info U lost just know na so Ur funds done lost to zap be that... I no do abeg make we dey verify dey go for safety reasons 😂
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Kdut:
TheManofTomorrow:
This is not Nigeria's first decentralised exchange lol.

If only you know the true meaning of decentralisation
Decentralized wallet / exchange is different from a non custodial wallet / exchange. Most decentralized exchanges are non custodial by design, as they align with the principles of decentralization, but not all non custodial exchanges are fully decentralized... so maybe u are right. If its not Nigeria's first decentralized exchange it's probably, most likely not the first non custodial exchange
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by VeeVeeMyLuv(f): 6:03am On Mar 25, 2025
yinkus6750:
Technology rules the world.
Brain meets opportunity.
But,why are they looking like Marlians ?
They resigned from Goldman Sachs!
They are not small o
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by lastmessenger: 6:29am On Mar 25, 2025
joshadesanya:
These boys ready to Zap people money. See face like Marlians.

For all those people wey escape Patricia….food don ready o grin come and be Zapped
low key yahoo boys
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by azpekuliar: 6:54am On Mar 25, 2025
Yet another Fintech app. We have other problems that need solving. Just saying… angry
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by onatisi(m): 7:10am On Mar 25, 2025
DEHVEHLOP:
I don't really understand...









CAN ANY EDUCATED FLAT HEAD HERE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME BETTER...
It seems there is a big mix up because the zap that was launched in Nigeria I think this week or last week was by PAYSTACK they launched Ap bank and money transfer .
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by tutudesz: 7:21am On Mar 25, 2025
We4all:
Non-custodial exchange until you lose all your funds. Anything that comes out of Nigeria cannot be good.
Including you
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by tutudesz: 7:26am On Mar 25, 2025
IyanAtiEgusi:
Yoruba Amaka cool
Ijaw
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Maxxim: 7:32am On Mar 25, 2025
joshadesanya:
These boys ready to Zap people money. See face like Marlians.

For all those people wey escape Patricia….food don ready o grin come and be Zapped
😂😂😂
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Nobody: 7:41am On Mar 25, 2025
Csami:
Wetin una say be zap?
Data zapping
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Nobody: 7:44am On Mar 25, 2025
I never even trust Opay wey I dey bank with, how much more zap wey Yoruba name dey on top
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by bullabong(m): 7:48am On Mar 25, 2025
Koppaguard:
Weldone guys, it's not easy at all, see me looking for investors to work with, incase anyone is interested to partner with me, I have got the skill and we can move mountains in tech.
I'm interested. How do I reach you?
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Nwaikpe: 8:07am On Mar 25, 2025
SapaProMax:
What lies in the skull is greater than what you see outside of it.


Never judge anyone. Assumption na fuckup
Keep deceiving yourselves.

You think those from the elite universities in the West are trained to dress well and be presentable just for fun? What you don't realize is that what people see outside is the very platform upon which what is inside the skull will be given an opportunity to show forth.

Nigerians have always built this over sabi attitude of always doing more than the teacher.

Anyone, at all, who "blew" without giving themselves a good image actually did it by sheer luck or coincidence. The society is not stupid. Keep your gallas or marlian hair and approach an angel investor and see if they won't question your ability to manage thier money if you canot manage yourself.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by lomaxx: 8:14am On Mar 25, 2025
Too verbose without actually saying what the company does!

Wasted opportunity
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Piroty: 8:57am On Mar 25, 2025
VeeVeeMyLuv:
They resigned from Goldman Sachs!
They are not small o
That's what they want to use to build your trust, no mind them oo
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Koppaguard(m): 9:09am On Mar 25, 2025
bullabong:
I'm interested. How do I reach you?
chat me on WhatsApp 08066674014
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by otomatic(m): 9:10am On Mar 25, 2025
Brush1:
This got me laughing too hard, but you are mean though. Look can be deceptive.
Truly, looks can be deceptive.
But your first impression matters and always trust your instincts/guts.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Koppaguard(m): 9:12am On Mar 25, 2025
Benno4ever pls reach me on WhatsApp via 08066674014
I don't have access to this email account
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by jaxxy(m): 9:30am On Mar 25, 2025
Interesting but who are their technical and financial partners cos that space they are in is very unpredictable.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by IyanAtiEgusi: 9:36am On Mar 25, 2025
anonimi:
Please which one of the two is Yoruba? And which one is not Yoruba? Abi the two both of them are all Yoruba ni?

If Yoruba is amaka then why is the leading Yoruba city a water-less scamdemic slum despite over a century of being the capital of amalgamated Nigeria with heavy federal investment in seaports, airports, roads, bridges, telecommunications infrastructure etc?

Hopefully you will use the same intelligence for knowing Yoruba amaka between the two tech guys to see why Tinubu, Fashola, Ambode and Sanwo Olu steal the revenues (IGR, federal allocation and PPP funds) as well as loans from the people instead of employing workers to provide basic services and utilities.
Nice epistle of sefia (very very severe) pain grin

YORUBA AMAKA! grin

Jagaban until 2031 grin
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by IyanAtiEgusi: 9:37am On Mar 25, 2025
tutudesz:
Ijaw
Ijaw Amaka cool
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by dauntless15(m): 10:14am On Mar 25, 2025
Koppaguard:
Weldone guys, it's not easy at all, see me looking for investors to work with, incase anyone is interested to partner with me, I have got the skill and we can move mountains in tech.
And I guess by investor you're looking for who will give you Money? grin everyone can create apps it's easy. Come and invest in mine too.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by Koppaguard(m): 10:19am On Mar 25, 2025
dauntless15:
And I guess by investor you're looking for who will give you Money? grin everyone can create apps it's easy. Come and invest in mine too.
you mean easy peasy, that's funny man 😀
It's not about giving me money but investing on what will have a bountiful yield later on, it's mutual anyways, you bring your money, I bring my skill, we solve a million dollar problem, then everybody goes home happy and fulfilled.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by bigiyaro(m): 10:49am On Mar 25, 2025
Una don start, fvcking scammers. Anything Nigerian startup in crypto is 99% potential scam.
Re: How Two Childhood Friends Built Zap, Nigeria’s First Non-custodial Exchange by SapaProMax: 12:25pm On Mar 25, 2025
Nwaikpe:
Keep deceiving yourselves.

You think those from the elite universities in the West are trained to dress well and be presentable just for fun? What you don't realize is that what people see outside is the very platform upon which what is inside the skull will be given an opportunity to show forth.

Nigerians have always built this over sabi attitude of always doing more than the teacher.

Anyone, at all, who "blew" without giving themselves a good image actually did it by sheer luck or coincidence. The society is not stupid. Keep your gallas or marlian hair and approach an angel investor and see if they won't question your ability to manage thier money if you canot manage yourself.
You talk too much
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