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| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:36pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Twistaray:I get their time lol |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by freshest4live: 5:37pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Continued.... 21 Tech CEO's in Nigeria.. Abasiama Idaresit — Wild Fusion Abasiama-Idaresit-Founder-Managing-Director-Wild-Fusion Abasiama Idaresit is the founder of Wild Fusion, a digital marketing firm. Abasiama is a London School of Economics alumni. Wild Fusion, founded in 2008 with a $250 seed fund, was Abasiama’s response to “how the Internet could help transform the business landscape in Nigeria.” In August 2013, Abasiama made Forbes‘ list of ‘Ten African Internet Millionaires to Watch’. Wild Fusion is also the first Google Certified Adwords Partner in Ghana and Nigeria. Funke Opeke — Mainstreet Technologies funke opeke Funke is the CEO of the MainOne Cable Company. After a twenty-year career in the United States, where she was the Executive Director at Verizon Communications Wholesale Division. She moved to Nigeria to work as the Chief Technical Officer at MTN Nigeria Communications (MTN). She also advised Transcorp on the acquisition of NITEL (Nigerian Telecommunications Limited) and briefly served as the interim Chief Operating Officer, post-acquisition of NITEL,. She founded Mainstreet Technologies, developer of MainOne Cable, a submarine communications cable stretching from Portugal to South Africa with landings along the route in Accra, Ghana and Lagos, Nigeria. Florence Seriki — Omatek Florence-Seriki Florence Seriki went from being a computer tutor to selling computers to high-end clients 22 years ago. She had her BSc. in Chemical Engineering. Her company, Omatek is the first Nigerian IT firm to be listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Mike Adenuga — Globacom mike-adenuga Currently the second richest man in Africa, with net worth of $4.6 billion, Mike Adenuga is the founder of Globacom. Globacom was registered as the fourth mobile operator in Nigeria in 2003, and swiftly rose above other telcos in Nigeria to battle with MTN. It has been credited with driving down the cost of telecommunication services in the country. Glo is also the very first company to roll out the submarine fibre optic cable from the UK. The project cost more than $800 million. Leonard Stanley Nnamdi Ekeh — Zinox Technologies Leo-Stan-Ekeh Leo Stan Ekeh set up Zinox Technologies Limited in 2001 as a means to fill the gap of manufacturing computers locally. Zinox is Nigeria’s first internationally certified brand of locally made computers. With his first company, Task Systems Limited, Leo computerized 95 percent of the print media, publishing houses and advertising agencies in Nigeria, winning several industry awards. Mitchell Elegbe — Interswitch mitchell elegbe Mitchell Elegbe used to lead the group marketing and business solution at Telnet Nigeria in 2001. It was there that he conceived the idea to build a system that will enable electronic transaction. A year later, Elechi founded Interswitch. Today, Interswitch not only has the infrastructure for online, real-time transaction switching and payment processing, its shared infrastructure has been adopted by banks, government agencies and corporate organizations to accelerate growth while reducing cost of operations. Helios Investment Partners, International Finance Corporation and Adlevo Capital acquired over 60 percent of the company’s shares in 2010. Abiola Olaniran — Gamsole Abiola2 Olaniran is the founder and CEO of Nigerian gaming and entertainment company, Gamsole. Founded in 2012, the venture is backed by 88mph, a Kenyan seed fund and accelerator. The company’s games now have more than 9 million downloads both locally and internationally on the Windows Phone store. He’s one of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 for 2015. Chika Nwobi — L5 Lab chika-nwobi Chika Nwobi is the founder and Managing Partner of L5Lab, a Nigerian incubator and investor. Before L5Lab, Chika was co-founder of MTech, a multi-platform digital solutions firm with operations in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Ivory Coast. Ayodeji Adewunmi — Jobberman Jobberman-Ayodeji Ayodeji Adewunmi is the CEO of Jobberman, a company he co-founded in 2009 while in university. Jobberman is the leading employment websites in Nigeria and Ghana and has become one of the most recognised internet brands in Nigeria and consistently rated as one of the most innovative technology companies in Africa. He holds a BSc. in Medicine & Surgery from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria. Nnamdi Ezeigbo — Slot Systems Screen Shot 2015-04-15 at 10.03.45 AM Nnamdi Ezeigbo is the founder and CEO, Slots Nigeria, one of Nigeria’s biggest phones and gadget outlets. Nnamdi holds a BSc. in Computer Science. Slot started from a small space in Lagos-Ikeja computer village in 1998 as a sales and maintenance company for computers, computer accessories and other electronic gadgets. Slot pioneered GSM sales in Nigeria and currently has its head office in Lagos with 20 branches nationwide. Austin Okere — Computer Warehouse Group Austin-Okere Austin Okere is the Group Managing Director of Computer Warehouse Group, Lagos. A 1986 graduate of Computer Science from the University of Lagos, Okere used to work sales and marketing at Inlaks Computers Ltd, an ICT and infrastructure solutions provider, before he founded Computer Warehouse Ltd. The company is into the supply and maintenance of computer hardware and ancillary equipment. Mark Essien — Hotels.ng mark essien Mark Essien, a software developer, and an expert in web and mobile development, is the founder of Hotels.ng, an online hotel booking network. Hotels.ng raised $225, 000 in seed funding from Jason Njoku’s Spark.ng in 2013. As at April 2015, Hotels.ng had over 6, 707 hotels on its network. Mark is on Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 2015. Stanley Jegede — Phase 3 Telecom 1912029_659928817376791_698952242_n_zpsa0d36dfc Stanley Jegede is the CEO and co-founder of Phase 3 Telecom. He worked as a Business Analyst in the United Kingdom between 1997 and 1999 and later joined Verizon Communications (Formerly Bell Atlantic) USA, in 1999 to 2002 as a Senior Business Analyst. In 2003, Jegede helped found Phase3 Telecom, a firm licensed to offer National Long Distance transmission services using fibre optics within Nigeria. Phase3 Telecom is the main driver of Nigeria’s Wire Nigeria (WiN) project, a scheme designed to deliver broadband services across all states of Nigeria. Obinna Ekezie — Wakanow 101212029-1094657_r.530x298 Obinna Ekezie is the CEO of Wakanow. He’s a former professional basketball player who played in the NBA and other leagues. During the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Obinna launched Wakanow.com. It has become one of the fastest growing and largest internet travel sites in Africa. Adebola Akindele — Courteville Business Solutions Plc Adebola-Akindele Adebola Akindele is the Founder and Group Managing Director of Courteville Business Solutions, a Nigerian Stock Exchange-listed company in the ICT sector. Bola began his professional career in 1987 as an audit intern at KPMG. He joined the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) two years later, where he rose to become a Treasurer/Financial Controller of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme (ACGS). Bola has the distinction of being the only African on EPDI’s Advisory Board. In 2004, Bola opened Courteville Investment Limited to offer corporate finance services and business process reengineering consulting to organizations. Courteville recieved the Nigerian Financial Technology Award in 2012. They were also given the NSE Corporate Governance award for being one of the top 5 corporate governance compliant companies that is quoted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in the same year. Editi Effiong — Anakle 1-1-image2 Editi is the Managing Director of Anakle Limited, a media marketing and services development company, located in Lagos, Nigeria. Anakle is best known for Bride Price, an app that calculates the users’ value or worth based on answers to a series of ranked questions. Dele Odufuye — Tsaboin Tsaboin Dele Odufuye is the MD/CEO of Tsaboin Tech World, a firm that provides value added services and solutions on various technology challenges. In 2008 and 2009, Dele was awarded ‘Best Use of Technology’ at The Future Awards (now called The Future Africa Awards). Two years ago in 2013, Tsaboin Tech World released ‘Traffic Talk’, an Internet-based social utility that will help road users beat the traffic in Lagos state, Nigeria’s commercial hub. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nobody: 5:37pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:Give me one of these your producers with a patent, just one, it is all franchise enabled business and assemblage of china sub standard products. I can give one Yoruba with 50 patents, it has even be posted up there, dont need to border myself. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Deedeedee3: 5:38pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Osaze007:Exactly! Even if the pictures are posted again, they will start comparing themselves to us. So what is the essence? |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by freshest4live: 5:38pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:39pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Dumaknesset:Stop dragging this thing with them They repeat once they realise they have lost |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Dalek(m): 5:41pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
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| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:41pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:Page 1-20 ! |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by laudate: 5:43pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
FKO81:They have already shown you SOLO mobile phones produced by that Yoruba guy, Tayo Ogundipe, Founder and Global CEO of SOLO.... Oya, go and sleep! ![]()
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| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nwakaumu(m): 5:43pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Yoruba ve been humbled here they cant even throw their usual insults again.they are now very confused pointing to pages back and forth as if we did not comment on those pages.their latest abobakau is now edo man.it sucks to be an afonja. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nobody: 5:44pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:My brother, yaribats have produced NOTHING. Only hate and envy... |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Deedeedee3: 5:46pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:Other people also make these |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Twistaray(m): 5:48pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Stanley Jegede is the CEO and co-founder of Phase 3 Telecom.Oya, more BP for akpus blolodas ![]() ![]()
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| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nobody: 5:48pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Deedeedee3:Are you not ashamed of yourself. ehn. I swear, you lack principles o. Just show us tangible technological products produced by yaribats and here you are jumping up and down. The honourable yaribats have left the thread since. But here you are dragging your ass in the mud. SHAME. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nwakaumu(m): 5:50pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Yoruba ve been humbled here they cant even throw their usual insults again.they are now very confused pointing to pages back and forth as if we did not comment on those pages where they showing pictures and biography of yoruba bank managers and shopping malls including baba ijebu and alabukun powder,agbo jedi-jedi .their latest abobakau is now edo man.it sucks to be an afonja. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by reality1010: 5:50pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:Pls leave yoruba ppl alone.They taught u how to abuse and u now abuse more than they do.Who doesnot know the wide gap between Igbo ppl and Yorubas?If Igbos leave Nigeria the great feat the country is known for will fanish.Its only federal character and Nigerian politics that s helping the Yorubas to speak where the Igbos r speaking.Lagos is enjoying federal govt opportunity but each time Yorubas claim the development there as their achievement.I know one day the Gbagi ppl will claim d development in Abuja as their own.It is allowed. |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by freshest4live: 5:50pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Awolowo001:Are those not productions up there? What else should they produce? |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:51pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
laudate:Anabel is actually a SMS messenger from v connects |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Nobody: 5:51pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Nwakaumu:Nnwanna Nnwoke biko ndi yoruba are our gods, biko apia an a |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by laudate: 5:51pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Dumaknesset:Cease wetin? I am not ceasing anything, because I am not even Yoruba. So that appeal does not concern me. As long as they keep up this chest beating mode, I shall be here to panel beat them into shape. Nansense! ![]() |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Twistaray(m): 5:52pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Tayo is a Stanford-trained professional and former business development manager at CISCO. He is the founder of Paga, a Nigerian mobile money operator. ![]()
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| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:52pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
| Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Markfemi2: 5:52pm On Jul 14, 2017 |
Twistaray:Stop showing them oo |
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