Nigerian Tech Success Stories
Discover how Nigeria's brightest tech minds are transforming industries and creating global impact from Lagos to Silicon Valley.
Featured Nigerian Tech Leaders
Ire Aderinokun
"Ire started as a self-taught developer in Lagos, documenting her learning journey on her popular blog. She became Nigeria's first female Google Developer Expert and co-founded BuyPower.ng, a platform simplifying electricity payments. Her work in digital accessibility has helped make Nigerian fintech products more inclusive."
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Laurin Hainy
"Laurin moved from Austria to Nigeria to build FairMoney, a digital lender providing instant loans via mobile app. Under his leadership, FairMoney became one of Nigeria's fastest growing fintechs, serving millions of underserved customers and raising over $50M in funding."
Obinna Ukwuani
"After studying at MIT, Obinna returned to Nigeria to build Chekkit, an anti-counterfeiting solution using blockchain and IoT. His work helps combat Nigeria's $4B counterfeit drug problem. He previously founded Nigeria's first coding bootcamp for secondary students."
Oluwatosin Olaseinde
"Tosin left her banking job to start MoneyAfrica, a financial literacy platform educating Nigerians on personal finance. Her workshops and courses have reached over 100,000 people, helping many escape debt cycles and build wealth through proper money management."
Tayo Oviosu
"Tayo built Paga into Nigeria's leading mobile payments company, processing billions in transactions annually. A Stanford MBA graduate, he worked at Cisco before returning to Nigeria to solve financial inclusion challenges through technology."