I can boldly say that I have always had a deep hunger for knowledge within my core. Life, however, always threw its own set of challenges my way. I was always hopeful; all I needed was one opportunity and the ability to seize that moment when it came. After I…

Everyone who knows me in Semicolon knows I have a second home in a cubicle on the top floor of the building. It was my designated reading spot, and I literally lived there when not in class. …

Adewunmi was always curious as a child. She questioned why things were the way they were, like most inquisitive kids do. After secondary school, Adewunmi took on different jobs like teaching, sales, working as a porter at a university hostel, and some administrative work. Despite having various responsibilities, she was…

It all began with a dream of becoming a professional footballer, a strong desire to be someone important — a dream every young child harbors without fully understanding the harsh realities of life. When Emmanuel was a teenager, he almost reached that dream, impressing scouts during his secondary school days…

Semicolon Africa, a workforce development company combining the future of learning and the future of work, is excited to announce its partnership with ipNX Nigeria Limited, a leading Information and Communications Technology company in Nigeria. …

Self-motivation is always the best antidote to self-disbelief and age can never be a barrier to progress unless you choose to make it yours. Nelson Mandela once said “It always seems impossible until it’s done” and yes, someone has made that stride again. Akintunde Michael Seriki, (C11) proves that every…

There’s a gap within everyone, a hole that can only be filled with purpose, and as long as we can keep searching for that fit, that hole always finds its fill. And yes, there would be many obstacles that would hold many down, but not those who persevered towards greatness. …

Growing up as the 14th of 16 children in a polygamous home of five wives, Jacob Isah was familiar with struggle. However, the real realities of struggles beyond the home became more real when his father died in his second year of secondary school. This meant one thing — every…

Hadiza Asabe Umar grew up in a polygamous family in Maiduguri, Bornu State, where girls were betrothed to men at a young age and married off to become full-time housewives. Even though that was her reality, Hadiza always had an eye for education. …