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Christian || Growing @ni_fries and @cenoaapp || Please don’t take my tweets on crypto trading as financial advice.
Lagos, Nigeria
Joined July 2012
If you earn in USD, @cenoaapp is the smarter way to receive your earnings. How? Cenoa charges 0.5% for deposits into your US accounts. That’s at least 50% cheaper than what you’ll get anywhere else. Stop losing on the money you worked hard for.
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Arabic isn’t a holy language, neither is Hebrew. They’re languages of certain people. Shikena.
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You’re welcome.
But why isn’t Starbucks in Nigeria. Nigerians dey miss o.
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Lai Mohammed bypassed the Senate to pass a law. Ordinary minister o. I can’t believe I am saying this, but I miss Saraki.
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Facebook also took down the post, but you know why Twitter is getting the heat? It aggregates opinions better, making it a powerful tool to drive change.
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In all the drama, I personally feel this is the issue. Someone is printing money, stealing it, then using it to purchase dollars. And these people are not the wig buyers or crypto traders.
Nigeria’s money supply hits all-time high of N78.74 trillion in December 2023 -
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Dear Lord, . Help fintechs gain the ability to pull a Super League on CBN. 🤲🏾.
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.@mrmacaronii gave us way more than the 100k purchase he made: . - Burgers have been booked up till Thursday. - New customers gained. - A free endorsement video for life. - Social media gain of ~2,000 followers in one day.
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This reminds me that Atiku contested against Abiola in 1993–at the SDP primaries. That is, he’s been on this race for 28 years! . Rest, baba.
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You might think this is a stretch, but even back in my UNILAG days I saw this play out. A needs a BQ and sees one for 100k, and suddenly pablo comes and says he will pay 300k. Not long after, BQ prices settle at a floor of 300k.
House hunting and mahn!. Pablo’s and Pablets have affected the real estate market because what are these prices???. Normal people can’t afford these nau.
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When all work is done, and December comes, this is all I want with the cookie.
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A woman will work hard, save up good cash and go on a trip. Then, you’ll come and ask: . “Who is bankrolling you?”. I’d have said your daddy, but ko le afford e.
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Christian tech bros, we will fund the gospel with all we have. Amen?.
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At 19, I became a millionaire. A year later, I couldn’t recharge my phone on my own. In fact, the attached video represents what my life was a year after my first million. A THREAD
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My @cowrywise watch is over. 😢💙. It’s been 4 years of growth at Cowrywise. Started from a simple pitch, to juggling multiple roles—like grilling chicken at a campus activation. 😂.____.Where next? Follow this thread.
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I hope our parents know they also fed the narrative of dreads and certain dress styles belong to criminals.
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Today, I am excited to announce that I am a proud waver 🦋. That means I have joined @theflutterwave—Africa’s largest payments platform! 🎉 . What’s my role?.
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Clearly, many men don’t still understand what feminism is about.
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For those, who unlike us, waited and are still waiting—I pray you find comfort. And may your peace be sustained. ♥️.
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There’s so much data around you to disprove this ridiculous claim. An example is with credit data in Northern Nigeria: . The women payback faster and invest in household welfare. The men? They marry new wives with the loan.
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Let’s not even banter, Omojuwa is a dangerous jobber. Like what the actual hell are you trying to do? . Calling true stories about a street monster myths? Guy, you have to be down bad evil to do that.
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Parenting is very emotional. Some years back, my dad travelled and didn’t get back early. As usual, my brother and I went to wait for him at the junction. After waiting for while than we’d usually wait, my mum started to worry but she didn’t show it. The worst had happened….
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I remember a founder that kept complaining about my salary. At some point, he got aggressive and even started telling people that Flutterwave fired me. 😂. First, because I know you will see this, when I resigned I was asked to extend my date thrice. I sabi my work die.
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2011. While writing my first exams ever as a student of UNILAG, I was also attempting WAEC again so I could change my subject mix and get in for a new course. It was crazy, but they were there to support. Here’s my story.
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This Oyetola drama is a mess. Because, I will never understand the desire to be head of a people that don’t want you.
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Don’t take a job without clear KPIs. Months down the line, you’ll start to hear: . “You’re underperforming”. All based on metrics that exist in someone’s head.
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One would think it’s a skit, because how can you be singing “On Your Mandate” at the FEC meeting?
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Another reason for us to #ENDSARS is so we can have more successful companies like Paystack. Congratulations team 🎉.
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I am sure the biggest fraud Uber experienced in Nigeria was in the hands of UNILAG students. Crazy days. The fraud was ultra!.
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Every smart person gets to a stage where it seems you can’t replicate past successes. It is scary and tormenting. But remember this, you are not the genius. You are in partnership with the Genius; rely on him. God loves you.
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Anyway, facing some hard days. Please pray for me when you can. P.S: na me fuck up.
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LinkedIn is a great place. I changed my title to “Product Marketer for Fintechs” and boom:. “Do you have an hour to speak on fintech in Nigeria for $?”. Yes, please. About to do my third session. 🌚.
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The Nigerian banking system is actually an advanced one.
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As a young man in Lagos, your competition for Lagos baddies are: . - Yahoo boys.- APC government boys.- Thieving tech founders . You cannot win 😂😂.
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Tweet like Iyin: . We need 10,000 diasporans to send home $10,000 every month. That way, we'll be able to crash rates. We do not need the government at all.
Mon November, 09:00:01 AM . 💵 1 USD >>>>> ₦960.400.💷 1 GBP >>>>> ₦1,185.679.💶 1 EUR >>>>> ₦1,013.401.💶 1 CAD >>>>> ₦722.105. v1.1.0.
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The era of “competitive salary” has to die a violent death! Come clean and state exactly how much you want to pay.
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Just got this from UNILAG. Students in the hostel singing the national anthem with joy. #HappyIndependenceDay #Nigeriaat57
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Today, I am excited to announce that I’ve joined @okra_HQ to direct its content strategy. Let me tell you a few things about Okra. It is the pioneer of open finance in Africa! What does open finance even mean? . [THREAD]
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You’d set up referral program, and see 1,000 signups the next day. Only for you to dig deeper and find out one Jamiu from Niger State is in possession of 1,000 BVNs—his referrals. 🌚.
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Everyday, I am exposed to the fact that people don’t understand the monstrous nature of gender gaps. That’s why a man in design can open his mouth and criticize a campaign to bring more women into design. Let me teach you some economics my man.
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My shop caught fire today, but we were able to salvage the situation. Grateful for property insurance and fire extinguishers.
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This business life is crazy. Just discovered that a member of staff has been stealing massively from us. Man even bought an iPhone, airpods and iWatch. I just dey confused like this. 😅.
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Sales 🤝 Promising what engineers haven’t started working on.
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The fact that we didn’t pay a dime for all of these dey burst my brain!!!. May cash enter for influencer marketing first, you go enjoy! Thanks, boss.
Are You There???? @ni_fries 😍😍😍.So guys, I just got my Sexy Suya Burger, Refresh Yogurt and Turkey from @ni_fries 🕺🏾 please follow and patronize them. 🙏🏾❤️
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Manipulators switch between victim and protector modes comfortably.
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Slack has consistently shown why release notes should be written by the marketing team. Look at this beauty!
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Why will Starbucks come to Nigeria for? . To struggle in a market with a low-coffee drinking population and low purchasing power? .Then have over 80% of the average coffee drinkers ignore it for roadside coffee? Be real please.
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Today is another day to tell you that signups from Niger State, as a fintech, should make you cry. Yes, I am profiling!.
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Pray for everything, from your type of partner to type of job you want. Pray!! Don’t let blind folks misrepresented as being woke mislead you.
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Maybe I should start a 10 day series to explain DeFi in plain English? Like this tweet if you are interested.
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I genuinely want Cardoso to win. The dollar doesn’t need to become ₦500 or something low. The rate just needs to be stable. That’s all we need.
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Happy birthday, @Tunde_OD!! . God bless you for inspiring many people, like me, to be intentional about doing better for humanity. May you always find support to keep doing your thing. Assistant celebrant @almaasinobi 🌚
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One of the undiscussed impact of fraud money is inflation. You go dey price house wey yahoo boy like, and to beat you he go offer Landlord x2. That’s how BQs at UNILAG got so expensive.
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From today, at any public office, when anyone demands for a bribe just shout out loudly. Change it for them, because na silence dey feed this decay.
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One day, before building my sourcing experience, I was at Lagos Island to buy drinks. Shop owner: Your viju no thick o. Supplier: No worry, I go do the next one may e thick. I was like…
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Lmaooo! But let me clarify this though. Korede directly imports his soy base from Hong Kong. He doesn’t joke with things like this.
KOREDE spaghetti just fell to his knees in front of unilag gate.
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“How We Built The Cowrywise Roundup”. Is this something you’d love to read? It will share key lessons on building conversational campaigns. Aspects to be covered are:. 1. Copywriting .2. Design.3. Engineering .4. Marketing .#CowrywiseRoundup.
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Brothers, asides from smelling good, get this lotion and you will find love.
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Celebrate Paystack with the hashtag #ENDSARS. TechCrunch wey blend am inside their article no get two heads.
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If you’ve had FarmFresh or Refresh yoghurt, these are the cows that produce the milk for the yoghurt. 📍 Vom Hills, Jos
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Cowrywise gave me solid experience with design and content-led growth. Flutterwave drilled me on documentation and modelling.
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When I saw my children waiting, I teared up. If things had happened differently, they’d have waited all through and ended up disappointed. It touched me that he was very concerned about how his death would affect us. ♥️.
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This tech life. Someone is hyping a product publicly, in private they’re building a solid competition against the same product. 😭😂.
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The first lessons you can learn from my experience are:. "Excitement does not sustain a business, understanding how to run a business does." . "There is a difference between the idea and the business of the idea".
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I really went from being a sales boy for Dangote Sugar to where I am now. God isn’t done with me yet. 💫.
He started off as a sales boy for Dangote Sugar and later evolved into a storyteller for a marketing agency. His big break came in 2017 when he joined Cowrywise as a brand storyteller where he contributed heavily to its early organic growth of 500k users.
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Customer support week is about celebrating the customer support team not customers. Lets do better. Thank you. 👋🏽.
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When the Pro-SARS guys show up, take a lesson from Frank Underwood—give them food. Because they’re actually just hungry. Don’t clash with them, that is what they want. #EndSarsNow.
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You know when I said the Nigerian banking system was advanced? I was stupid! . We just have a faster payments system, and that’s all!.
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There’s a video of someone hit by a stray bullet at Wizkid’s concert. Yet, the story is getting drowned in the post-concert hype. Quite sad.
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I was looking to get sponsors for an event, but my pitch led me to get a job at Cowrywise. That role set me up for bigger things.
What's your Backstory?.
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Wins everywhere. God, I fit cry. Because omo e dey shock me 😭.
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When a popular person makes a gaffe, two things happen: . - Their supporters see no wrong and enter full defence mode! . - Their antagonists—who have no good intentions either—enter ridiculous justice modes. It’s a useless cycle.
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Tell them. It’s easier to share the hard things when you are used to sharing the random things. Make it a habit. It will pay off.
Nobody:. Women: why are you not telling me random things about your day.
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Fraud led gentrification is real and one day we will agree on how it combines with other factors to make Nigeria a terrible place to live.
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Today, 5 years ago, I met the woman that makes me happy everyday. ♥️.
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My final lessons. 1. The advice to start small is highly underrated. Apply the 15% rule. Test out your idea with 15% of the proposed startup budget for 3 to 6 months and make your mistakes.
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I’ll never buy this Lagos stakeholder engagement nonsense. First, they shouldn’t exist. Secondly, your fingers can still get burnt even after. In fact, the probability is higher. Let me give you an example with grilling at UNILAG. Then cultists were stakeholders too. #Thread.
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If you use @getBarterApp, please like this post. I’ve got something for you. Use = Actively transacted with Barter in the past 30 days.
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Lmao! You people are ridiculous as hell man. A structure empowered by the government to do nonsense is hampering businesses, you are saying he didn’t consider them as partners. Should they be in the picture? . And who told you they didn’t negotiate?.
You see, this thing called entrepreneurship is not just about books alone. Not SWOT, not MRR, ARR, etc. He simply didn't understand the industry he chose and who the power brokers are. He saw NURTW as louts and a threat instead of collaborators or competitors. Either view would.
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It is easy to read this as an endorsement for Saraki’s integrity. Honestly, that’s fine but it isn’t. Saraki was resolute and a needed independent arm to check the Executive—selfish interest or not. Secondly, the manner in which he was removed set a wrong precedent.
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Another lesson here:. "Your mentor doesn't necessarily need to have a better idea than yours, what you need is their experience. Be humble and learn!".
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Today, we’ll go live on Chowdeck. Start placing your orders from 12PM. 💛
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Today makes it exactly 2 years since I took my shot at Cowrywise. 💙
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When leaving Okra, as content marketing lead, I wrote a pretty hand-over doc that I think you can adapt. I have a more detailed one from Flutterwave with videos and all but this is a good start. 👇🏾.
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My brother and I will dominate this content thing in fintech. 🔥.
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