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My First Million: Ayeni Adekunle

January 24, 2023 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

I remember the first time I was cognizant of who Ayeni Adekunle was. As a teenager with an interest in media and the music industry, his columns in Punch and

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My First Million- Lala Alakija

November 10, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Lala’s First Million

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My First Million: TMXO

November 3, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Nigerian music has been one of the centrepieces of the current Nigerian cultural renaissance. It’s perhaps a sign of the growth of the industry that it’s increasingly common to find

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My First Million- Durotimi Bolaji-Idowu (Duro Arts)

September 8, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Unconventional career paths are very important, for me. They serve the purpose of recalibrating our minds on possibilities and their endlessness. They also offer a formula for what our future

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My First Million: Odunayo Eweniyi (Piggy Vest)

July 28, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Over the course of conducting the interviews for this series, it has become a common occurrence to hear people refer to Piggy Vest as their preferred platform for saving. Consequently,

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My First Million: Logor Olumuyiwa

July 14, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Apologies for last week’s break-in transmission. This week, we return with the story of a true creative. Over the last couple of years, Logor has become a good friend. His

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My First Million: Oyinkansola Fawehinmi

June 30, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

I can never forget the first time I heard Oyinkansola “Foza” Fawehinmi speak. It was at the 2017 Nigerian Bar Association’s (NBA) Section for Business Law conference. That day, she

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My First Million: Afua Osei (She Leads Africa)

June 23, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Afua Osei moved to Nigeria to take on a role in Consulting. In the years to follow, she’d go co-found a proudly feminist media business. I found this interview interesting

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My First Million: Timi Ajiboye (BuyCoins Africa)

June 16, 2020 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Introducing: My First Million, our new series talking to some of our favorite entrepreneurs on their journeys through the lens of the milestone of making their first million. We also