#nigerian developers

Your startup is a stepping stone in the Nigerian developer’s journey abroad

On Twitter a few days ago, Celestine Omin, Engineering Manager at Paystack shared his dialogue with a young Nigerian developer he’s looking to hire.

According to Celestine’s tweet, the junior engineer is simply looking for a place where he can learn for “12-18 months before leaving the country.”

https://twitter.com/cyberomin/status/1101847453849059329

The young engineer’s plan to leave Nigeria…

Learn to code: This is the future

Disclaimer: This post will not teach you how to code in order to build the next earth-shaking product and make a decent exit.

After Sunday service this past week, as I made my way out of the church premises I ran into an acquaintance, we shared pleasantries and spoke about everything in-between, just before we both parted ways, he ended the conversation with “Celestine, I need software engineers…

Bridging Nigeria’s Developer Talent Gap

The need for technology is fast springing up everywhere. As a result, there are more tasks within the ecosystem than what the current available hands can effectively handle. Which is why a lot has been said concerning how the ecosystem needs more developers to balance the odds.

As it stands, a lot of things aren’t accessible right now. Some would be quick to point accusing fingers on the governme…

In 2 years, Apps will be dead

A few weeks ago, I was invited to an ‘expert’ panel at the 2016 Mobile West Africa conference. As a faux scholar, I am always grateful for the opportunity to spend time with truly smart people. I see these events as opportunities for a healthy dose of futurism sprinkled with some suggestions of realism. So Thank You Dirk Henke, @Oyinade Olufemi-Osobajo & Simeon Ononobifor a fascinating…

Nigerian Developers are not Underskilled

They just have bad work ethics.

There is a forever ongoing debate about whether or not Nigerian developers receive appropriate compensation. The common sentiment amongst those in the “Nigerian developers are not underpaid” camp is that, depending on their general skill set, they actually get what they deserve.

But if Iyin and Jeremy of Andela have taught us anything, it’s that Nigerian developers…