30 UNDER 30 FORBES LIST! NAIRALAND FOUNDER MAKES THE LIST AS ONE OF THE AMAZING NIGERIANS WHO MADE FORBES 30 UNDER 30 AFRICA'S BEST ENTREPRENEURS!
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Here are the Nigerian entrepreneurs who made the list!
Oluwaseun Osewa, Nigerian
Founder, Nairaland
Nigerian geek Oluwaseun Osewa is the founder of Nairaland, Africa’s largest online forum. He founded the site in March 2005 as a general purpose discussion forum with a bias towards issues of interest to Nigerians. The site took off. Nairaland now has close to 1 million registered users and is the most popular Nigerian website today. For perspective: In Nigeria, Nairaland gets more visits than Wikipedia. Nairaland earns its revenue through its ad inventory.
Opeyemi Awoyemi, Olalekan Olude & Ayodeji Adewunmi,Nigerian
Founders, Jobberman
The trio founded Jobberman, Nigeria’s biggest job search engine and aggregator. Jobberman went live in August 2009, and today the site attracts over 50,000 unique users each day. Through simple, yet cutting-edge technology, Jobberman helps link qualified personnel to the right job opportunities. Jobberman is one of the few companies in Nigeria’s tech space that enjoy venture capital backing.
Ola Orekunrin, Nigerian
Medical Doctor, Founder, Flying Doctors
A Nigerian healthcare entrepreneur and medical doctor, Orekunrin, 25, is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. Flying Doctors Nigeria provides urgent helicopter, airplane ambulance and evacuation services in Nigeria and other countries across West Africa
Chude Jideonwo & Adebola Williams,Nigerian
Founders, Red Media/ The Future Project
Jideonwo and Williams are co-foundersand Partners of Red Nigeria- a leading full service media-content, communication and Development Company in Nigeria. The firm also owns The Future Project (TFP) – a strategic social enterprise/change communications firm which hosts theannual Future Awards, Nigeria’s most important awards for outstanding young Nigerians.
30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs
Here are the Nigerian entrepreneurs who made the list!
Oluwaseun Osewa, Nigerian
Founder, Nairaland
Nigerian geek Oluwaseun Osewa is the founder of Nairaland, Africa’s largest online forum. He founded the site in March 2005 as a general purpose discussion forum with a bias towards issues of interest to Nigerians. The site took off. Nairaland now has close to 1 million registered users and is the most popular Nigerian website today. For perspective: In Nigeria, Nairaland gets more visits than Wikipedia. Nairaland earns its revenue through its ad inventory.
Opeyemi Awoyemi, Olalekan Olude & Ayodeji Adewunmi,Nigerian
Founders, Jobberman
The trio founded Jobberman, Nigeria’s biggest job search engine and aggregator. Jobberman went live in August 2009, and today the site attracts over 50,000 unique users each day. Through simple, yet cutting-edge technology, Jobberman helps link qualified personnel to the right job opportunities. Jobberman is one of the few companies in Nigeria’s tech space that enjoy venture capital backing.
Ola Orekunrin, Nigerian
Medical Doctor, Founder, Flying Doctors
A Nigerian healthcare entrepreneur and medical doctor, Orekunrin, 25, is the founder of Flying Doctors Nigeria, West Africa’s first Air Ambulance Service. Flying Doctors Nigeria provides urgent helicopter, airplane ambulance and evacuation services in Nigeria and other countries across West Africa
Chude Jideonwo & Adebola Williams,Nigerian
Founders, Red Media/ The Future Project
Jideonwo and Williams are co-foundersand Partners of Red Nigeria- a leading full service media-content, communication and Development Company in Nigeria. The firm also owns The Future Project (TFP) – a strategic social enterprise/change communications firm which hosts theannual Future Awards, Nigeria’s most important awards for outstanding young Nigerians.
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