Meet The 33 Year-Old Nigerian Entrepreneur Who Built A $3 Million EdTech Company

Nigerian-born Temitope Ogunsemo, 33, is the founder of Krystal Digital, a fast-growing educational technology company that specializes in the creation, development and deployment of customized and service oriented software applications for educational institutions in Nigeria. Founded in 2010 in Lagos, Krystal Digital’s flagship service, MySkool Portal, a web-based application for School Information Management System designed for…

The Untold Story Of How This Nigerian Entrepreneur Became The Most Successful Blogger On The Continent

Think about a fine piece of art and The Mona Lisa probably comes to mind. Think about World War II and you probably have Hitler and Hiroshima in your mind’s eye. Think about blogging in Africa and no else gets the cake but Linda Ikeji. Yes, that’s how much clout the 38-year-old has gathered since…

Mahmood Ali Balogun –Telling your own story

“What has endeared Nollywood to the rest of the world and to us Nigerians in particular [has] been the art of storytelling,” says Mahmood Ali Balogun, a filmmaker in the cinematic landscape here in Nigeria, often referred to as Nollywood. Balogun grew up influenced by films from India, China and the United States. “When I was…

Femi Adekunle – Building your own story

In an unmarked workshop not far from the chaos of Lagos city is where you can find Femi Adekunle: a carpenter who specialises in making furniture and cabinetry. He moved his workshop out here to meet the growing need for space as his shop in the city was too small; a good sign that business…

Banky W – Singing your way to the top

Known by his stage name Banky W, Olubankole Wellington, an actor, rapper and singer, put his entertainment career on hold this past year to enter the realm of Nigerian politics. Born in the United States, he returned to Nigeria as a child at the age of four. At 18, he went back to the US to…