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Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by MrMaestro: 7:00am On Jan 06, 2018 |
Ogun is clearly the industrial hub of nigeria. 3 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by mercyville: 8:23am On Jan 06, 2018 |
MrMaestro: Pls,do something on.. OMOLUABI SAVINGS AND LOANS PLC (OMOSAVBNK) ASO SAVINGS AND LOANS PLC (ASOSAVINGS) 3 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by laudate: 5:29am On Jan 08, 2018 |
okway: I'm sorry, I don't have a list of industries in Ogun state, but I found this online recently. https://www.finelib.com/cities/abeokuta/business/-manufacturing; I hope it helps. 4 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by totit: 12:48pm On Jan 08, 2018 |
okway: Enclosed on this thread you might find some of them : https://www.nairaland.com/2911081/ogun-state-40-list-dignitaries/7#up |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by KingSango(m): 3:46pm On Jan 10, 2018 |
Nigerians are making their own products and processing their own resources. ![]() 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Ihatepork: 1:19am On Jan 12, 2018 |
^^^^What's all these? |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Ihatepork: 1:26am On Jan 12, 2018 |
Ayodele Aderinwale - Justrite stores Adeshina Adeola - Addide stores 2 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by laudate: 9:25pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
Ihatepork:Justrite has been profiled on page 272 of this thread, but I don't think Addide stores has been featured, yet. 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by Ihatepork: 9:26pm On Jan 13, 2018 |
laudate: Thanks bro 3 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by CeterisXVII: 8:02pm On Jan 29, 2018 |
![]() Kachifo Limited is an independent publishing house founded in 2004 by Mukhtar Bakare. Its imprints include Farafina Books, Farafina Educational, Prestige Books and Farafina Magazine. ![]() Bakare is a man of many parts. He was born to parents of two ethnic groups, a Nupe mother and Yoruba father. He grew up in the Epetedo area of Lagos Island, known for its crumbling infrastructure, but now lives in Victoria Island, home to some of the country's most prized real estate. Muhtar Bakare attended a free public school, but, based on his performance in the entrance examinations, was later admitted to the prestigious King's College, where, he says, the fees were remarkably cheap. "Everything I've been able to achieve has been due to the largesse of Nigeria," he reflects, referring to the free education he benefited from but which, today, no longer exists. Kachifo Limited has been described as a child of optimism, born at a time when globalisation was beginning to take root in the world. There was a need for a platform from which African stories could be told, without any self-consciousness or external guidance. The company started publishing the Farafina Magazine in 2002, in a bid to create a platform for African writers to present their own ideas to the rest of the world. The magazine was an attempt to insert the African viewpoint into the global discourse. The magazine went from the original online version to print in 2005, with seventeen editions published, before it was rested in 2009. The literary imprint, Farafina, took off in 2004 with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Purple Hibiscus and soon became the home of several other leading African authors. ![]() So far, their imprints include a children’s book imprint (Tuuti), a genre fiction imprint (Breeze), a creative nonfiction imprint (Kamsi), a publishing services imprint (Prestige) and the Farafina Educational imprint. The firm has over 120 titles published from authors like Tendai Huchu, Yejide Kilanko, Ben Okri, Nnedi Okorafor, Olusegun Obasanjo, Yewande Omotoso, Chude Jideonwo, Toke Makinwa, Professor Remi Sonaiya and Ngugi wa Thiong'O. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Farafina (an imprint of Kachifo Limited) published Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Purple Hibiscus that won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and her novel, Half of a Yellow Sun that received the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction. Further award recipients published by Farafina include Sefi Atta's 2006 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa, titled Everything Good Will Come, and Nnedi Okorafor's book, Zahrah the Windseeker, recipient of the 2008 Wole Soyinka Prize. 5 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 8:37pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
Yoruba-centric Tech News Top 5 Nigerian startup developments in 2017 http://disrupt-africa.com/2017/12/top-5-nigerian-startup-developments-in-2017/ Yoruba-owned companies Andela’s landmark funding round How could we start with anything else? Coding school Andela announced in October it had secured US$40 million in Series C funding from a host of investors, taking its total venture funding to over US$80 million. The round was led by pan-African firm CRE Venture Capital (catch up with co-founder Pule Taukobong here), and will be used to fuel Andela’s pan-African expansion. A quick mention too for former Andela co-founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, whose new venture – payments startup Flutterwave – secured funding of its own in August, a US$10 million Series A round. CcHub expands its scope Nigerian incubator Co-Creation Hub (CcHub) had an even busier year than most, exhibited mainly by its European PitchDrive, held in partnership with Google. CcHub took 14 startups from across Africa to various European hubs to pitch to potential investors and partners. There were also two programmes launched in partnership with Union Bank, and a diaspora challenge, while the hub also signed a multinational partnership to boost STEM learning across Africa. You can read about how Bosun Tijani turned CcHub into such a beacon of the tech scene here. Lagos Africa’s most valuable startup ecosystem Lagos has the most valuable startup ecosystem in Africa, with the local entrepreneurship scene worth US$2 billion, according to March report. The Global Startup Ecosystem Report and Ranking 2017, produced by Startup Genome in collaboration with the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), was based on conversations with entrepreneurs and data on startups. No African country made the top 20, but Lagos, Cape Town and Johannesburg warranted mention in the report. At US$2 billion, the Lagos startup ecosystem is the most valuable in Africa continent, but only second after Cape Town in terms of the number of startups. 3 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 8:59pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
Most Top tech Startup Founders Recognized are Yorubas https://www.naijatechhub.com/2016/06/top-nigerian-startup-founders-and-their-similarities.html 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 9:00pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
SIMILARITIES OF THE TOP STARTUP FOUNDERS IN NIGERIA LISTED ABOVE Did you notice that they are all males? It seems like Nigerian ladies are not venturing into technology at all, that needs to change. They are all young people. All of them have Bachelor Degrees. Six out of eleven of them have Master’s degrees (MBA inclusive). Four of them have MBA’s. All of them have worked at firms at one point in time. Most of them are Co-Founders which means they teamed up with other likeminded people to achieve their goal. Majority of them have been educated (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, Certificate Courses) in developed countries – USA, UK, Germany. Many of them – Jason, Tunde, Ayodeji and Gbolahan did not read technology related courses. All of them are Southerners – Does it mean Northerners are not technologically inclined? @jeetkundo Check the bolded ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by olril17(m): 9:19pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
MrMaestro: Ogun state is so overrated,its becoming incredible... despite its enormous potential,companies and industries,its comfortably and by a long distance the worst state in south west. go to. ifo sangoota papa ijoko ofada sagamu ota ofada mowe and ibafo.... Ogun state is overrated. |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by americanson: 9:57pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
olril17:How is Ogun state overrated? 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by JeetKuneDo: 10:12pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
okway: Well. That list is old. A lot of things have changed. You could argue that the men owned the bigger startups but there were many startups out there at that time owned by females The idea that Nigerian ladies aren't venturing into technology is false. The writer didn't do his research well. Fashpa, DIYLaw, Dressmeoutlet, Flying doctors, Lifebank, are all owned by females. Yorùbá too. Infact, Lifebank just raised $200,000 2 days ago. Ire, Moyin, Bukola, Omolara are some of the most brilliant Devs in the country and Africa possibly. One of the co-founders at Piggybank is female. Odun Eweniyi. The list is long. If you go to Andela, you'd find plenty females there. And there are some Devs like Moyin that have programs catered for females interested in programming 2 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by JeetKuneDo: 10:14pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
olril17: But the poster wasn't talking about infrastructure, he was talking about industrialization. Ogun is the most industrialized state in Nigeria. Those places you mentioned despite being industrialized are fuc.ked up in terms of infrastructure tho. 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 10:22pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
JeetKuneDo: The guy probably didn't do his research. And it was written recently too. Glad to see Yoruba women representing where it matters. |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 10:23pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
JeetKuneDo: We need Ogun state to increase its budget for infrastructure so that more industries will come and those already here will stay. How can we keep what we have? 2 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by JeetKuneDo: 10:30pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
okway: The list is old. It was written in 2016. Yoruba women are the most represented in tech. I mean, you can tell who is more productive when you see the people going back and forth with men to do afonja and Igbo. Not like I was expecting anything else from wo(men) with beards and yam legs anyway ![]() 3 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 10:32pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
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Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by JeetKuneDo: 10:34pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
okway: You can only budget based on how much you think you can make. As the state's revenue increases, then the budget will also increase. Also, the state will continue to get more industries as long as Lagos remains Lagos. As long as tax remains lesser than it is in Lagos. They are making more than they are losing so they won't leave anytime soon regardless of how bad infrastructure is 1 Like |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by JeetKuneDo: 10:42pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
The biggest real estate companies in the country are also owned by Yorubas Adron Propertymart Sparklight Properties Revolution plus property Persianas Cadwell Jide Taiwo Primrose Primewaterview Sujimoto Gibraltar 12 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 10:51pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
JeetKuneDo: Makes sense sha, to some extent. Infrastructures, esp industry and social-centric, will always yield money and economical growth. |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 10:54pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
@Mynd44 seems that the spambot got JeetKunedo. Can you unban the ID? Thanks |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 11:31pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
Mall For Africa Wins Prestigious Drapers Award In London Historically African markets specifically and emerging markets in general are excluded from international fashion retail due to various concern from inability accepting local payments to ensuring local fulfilment thus making international retail hard to access in these local markets. However, through the convergence of payment solutions, marketing, and technology, Mall for Africa has successfully solved these problems and is introducing African markets to simple ways of purchasing items directly from international stores and delivering the items to local buyers. Speaking with news men, the company’s co-founder Tope Folayan had this to say; “We are extremely proud of this recognition. We have worked very hard these past few years to provide African’s with access to international stores and brands. We provide end-to-end services so customers can shop regardless of their location and have items they purchased delivered to them locally all from our App. This is why we say with our App you can “shop global and pick up local.” Launched in Nigeria and now delivering to over 7 countries, Mall For Africa has continued to show growth and traction in the international e-commerce space. After years of experience in the technology industry, co-founders Chris and Tope Folayan observed the changing commercial landscape and set out to design a full-service application that caters to the buying needs of the African shopper. Mall for Africa manages the payments, logistics, and local customer support needs of buyers through its platform and has over 150 international stores and brands customers can pick from. http://techcabal.com/2017/12/13/mall-for-africa-wins-drapers-award-in-london/ 2 Likes |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 11:38pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
Itanna: Poised To Ignite An Economic Revolution In Africa – The Search For Africa’s Top Fintech Talent Continues The Itanna Team It has been an exciting 2 months at Itanna and this week, we are conducting the second round of interviews for startups to join Lagos’ newest tech accelerator; Itanna. We launched the programme towards the end of last year, searching for fintech startups to join our inaugural cohort. We wanted to attract entrepreneurs or tech founders who were ready to take their MVP to the next stage of its journey. Itanna, which literally means “to ignite” in Yoruba, is a partnership between the Honeywell Group and the African Economic Revolution Fund (AERF) – two entities who wanted to collaborate on a long-term project that connects innovation, entrepreneurship and social impact. By coming together to create Itanna, AERFand Honeywell Group brings a wealth of experience and knowledge. As a team, we have collectively raised close to $100bn in capital for African firms and institutions and built thriving businesses through our 50-year track record. Yorubas keep doing big things. I wish Itanna would also encourage other SWner states. |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 12:13am On Feb 03, 2018 |
Rensource raises $3.5m to take affordable renewable energy to more Nigerians ![]() Ademola “Demmy” Adesina is the founder and CEO of Rensource, a West African-focused distributed energy services company. ![]() Rensource, a Lagos-based renewable energy startup, has raised $3.5 million in bridge financing to expand its business. This is coming nearly 2 years after a previous seed round of $1.1m in 2016. This new round is led by Mauritius-based Amaya Capital Partners, with participation from Omidyar Network and Pule Taukobong‘s CRE Venture Capital, which previously led Andela’s $40m Series C round. Interestingly, CRE Venture Capital participated in the original seed round for Rensource. Founded in 2015 by Ademola Adesina and Jussi Savukoski, Rensource is hinged on a core belief that distributed power generation will be a critical element in solving the power problem in Nigeria. Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO of the Rural Electrification Agency agrees. According to her, “Nigerians spend about $14 billion annually on inefficient power generation. Off-grid alternatives like creating mini grid and solar home systems can easily be at $9.2 billion a year, which will save the Nigerian public and citizens $4.2 billion.” In March 2017, Rensource introduced a tiered subscription-based business model that enabled customers pay to use energy, rather than own the infrastructure. The idea was to provide affordable renewable energy on a ‘Power-as-a-Service’ (PaaS) basis. ![]() The new capital injection will primarily go into expanding operations to Kano and Abuja. There are also plans to capture the B2B market with a ‘Powered by Rensource’ offering that will enable Nigerian businesses to leverage its infrastructure. “This investment further affirms the growing consensus that renewables-based distributed energy generation — taking power to the people — is the future of Nigeria’s power industry,” says Anu Adasolum, General Manager of Rensource. “Rensource is uniquely placed to lead this charge. We’re excited to welcome Amaya Capital and the Omidyar Network on this journey and are proud to be enabling Nigerians’ power independence”. Going by the nature of the investment (bridge financing), it probably is not far-fetched to expect a huge Series A funding round in the coming months, should Rensource deliver quickly on its short-term goals. https://techpoint.ng/2018/01/30/rensource-raises-3-5m/ 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Yorubas Are The Most Industrious,Richest & Educated Tribe in Nigeria & Africa by okway: 12:20am On Feb 03, 2018 |
Guddies Planet — get affordable shopping deals as a student in Nigeria Being a student is as interesting as it is challenging. While the academic environment brings about excitement and fun-filled experience, there is something most students dread — expensive commodities that sap pocket allowances. This challenge became glaring to 5 Nigerian students; Rosanje Adeniyi Michael (Founder), Adeleke Samuel (Project Manager), Sonuga Gabriel (Technical Director), Ijaseun David (Campus Reps Leader) and Oyekanmi Taiwo (Marketing Manager). On July 2, 2016, they formed an alliance and founded Guddies Planet, an eCommerce platform that specifically gives Nigerian student fair shopping opportunities and eradicates the phobia for inflated pricing. ![]() Guddies Planet debuted as a spin-off its parent company, Sourcerite Nigeria, an agro-based business, and investment company. According to the founding team, catering basically for students’ need has given them a great edge over other related eCommerce platforms which have a wider focus. “Discovering students basic needs was easy for us to achieve because being students ourselves, we understand these needs of students better since we feel the pain too. Also, clients choose us in our operating institutions ahead of the big names in the field”. Currently, Guddies Planet operates at Obafemi Awolowo University, Bowen Univerity, Olabisi Onabanjo and 5 other institutions. “Our goal is to extend to all tertiary institutions in Nigeria, ” the team says. https://techpoint.ng/2018/01/30/guddies-planet-profile/ 1 Like |
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