Zahraddeen Usman Ahmad is a Zamfara-based entrepreneur who is making a living from the chalk production business. He started the business shortly after he completed his NYSC program just so he could be financially independent. It hasn’t been an easy ride for Ahmed, but the business is gradually growing and he’s meeting his needs …
Najib Ahmed Panda is a 25-year-old graduate of Nutrition and Dietetics, but he is not one to wait around for a job. He ditched the hunt for a job to found a personal business—a dietary clinic that’s mapped his new life. He shares his experiences with Aisha Yahaya An entrepreneur who’s turned perfume …
Umm Ayman was born in Jos, Plateau State. She is currently a first-year student at the University of Jos, studying science laboratory technology. As a child, she was introduced to Tambari magazine, a publication of Sunday Trust, by her late grandfather—that was the time she started developing business ideas. Determined to achieve her life goals, …
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Bashir Ibrahim is an entrepreneur who started his business when he was barely 14. At university, he had to juggle studies and business just so he could finance the former. At a time, he contemplated quitting the business when he went a full year without recording any success, but later it started flourishing and Bashir …
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Maijidda Bala Usman is a native of Funtua, Katsina state who’s now residing in Abuja. Having developed her business idea, she enrolled in a baking school to acquire the rudimentary skills of cake making which she did in three weeks and then started her business. She shares her story with Rilwan Muhammad in this interview. …
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Abdulhameed Sani Ahmad is the founder and CEO of Ustaz Photography. He started the business in 2018 just to quench the burning passion he had for photography. Since then, he has realized there is more to photography beyond passion. Abdulhameed Sani speaks with Rilwan Muhammad on how it started. Can you briefly tell us about …
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Davidson Okafor was almost scammed for hostel rent while at school. His experience birthed the platform hostel.ng to clear up accommodation hurdles for undergraduates seeking hostel on campus. He talks about how it started as an idea and now turned into a company, in this interview with Aisha Yahaya. Can you briefly tell …
A 100-level student of dental surgery at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria has trained more than 70 women in graphic design from 2020 till date, and a lot of them are doing well in the north of the country. Maryam Sani speaks with Aisha Yahaya. Tell us about your business. The name of my …
Priscilla Asikhia was seen as a failure who flunked exams and repeated classes. She moved through five different schools on account of her poor academic performance at secondary school. A few years later, she is a different version of herself, with a PhD at the age of 25. In this interview with Rilwan Muhammad, …
Bright Ukwenga is an electrical and electronics engineer who combines machine engineering and mind engineering in an effort to impact the lives of people around him. When in 2017, he started the business and everything seemed bleak, Ukwenga didn’t quit—having understood the basic concept that patience and resilience are the two most important tools critical …
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