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The Cleaner Who Brought a Laptop to Work — Precious Etim’s Story

My name is Precious Etim. Like every child, I had big dreams about my future. But everything paused when my mom passed away in my second…

Oct 24

The Cleaner Who Brought a Laptop to Work — Precious Etim’s Story

Oct 24

Delay is Not Denial: Favour Mbata’s Story of Two Cohorts

Who was Favour Mbata before Semicolon? Before Semicolon, nursing was all I knew. By the time I was nine years old, people were already…

Oct 24

Delay is Not Denial: Favour Mbata’s Story of Two Cohorts

Oct 24

How Israel Nwaloziri Broke Out of His Shell

When I joined Semicolon, I made a rule for myself to speak only 25 words per day to everyone. I rarely left the class and kept my guard up…

Oct 24

How Israel Nwaloziri Broke Out of His Shell

Oct 24

Escaping My Phobia With Tech: Opeoluwa Ogungbeni’s Story

July 3, 2023, is a day I’ll always remember. It was the day I began my journey to achieving my ultimate goal — being someone valuable…

Oct 24

Escaping My Phobia With Tech: Opeoluwa Ogungbeni’s Story

Oct 24

I’ve Found My Way to the Right Path — Esther Aiyeola’s Story

The common struggle many youths face at one point is whether they have made the right career choice. This was my struggle too. How tech…

Sep 17

I’ve Found My Way to the Right Path — Esther Aiyeola’s Story

Sep 17

I See the Future I Deserve with Tech: Sodiq Muiliyu’s Story

I was scared when I started the program at Semicolon. Somehow, I’ve always seen myself as someone who is average. During our onboarding…

Sep 17

I See the Future I Deserve with Tech: Sodiq Muiliyu’s Story

Sep 17

My Turning Point in Tech: Moyinoluwa Olawamide’s Story

On the first day of the business management class at Semicolon, I had no idea that my dreams were about to change. Until then, I had fixed…

Sep 17

My Turning Point in Tech: Moyinoluwa Olawamide’s Story

Sep 17

Lash Artist Turned Software Engineer: Benson Yila’s Story

When I left Benue for Lagos, I carried only a sack bag and a dream of a better life. My story up until that point had been one of survival…

Sep 17

Lash Artist Turned Software Engineer: Benson Yila’s Story

Sep 17

ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE OPPORTUNITY — John Ebube Enyi’s Story

I used to ask myself, who is John Ebube Enyi? And each time, I struggled to find who I was. But I guess that’s the same with many people…

Jul 5

ALL IT TOOK WAS ONE OPPORTUNITY — John Ebube Enyi’s Story

Jul 5

How Design Drew Adeyemi Adetoyinbo to Tech

Adeyemi Adetoyinbo, a graphics designer with an impressive portfolio from various creative agencies and author of the book “Architects of…

Jul 5

How Design Drew Adeyemi Adetoyinbo to Tech

Jul 5

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