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Tosin Eniolorunda @Eniolorunda, CEO of @moniepointng, just spoke the brutal truth that too many Nigerians don’t want to hear. Instead of reflecting, a lot of people chose to attack him. That alone shows part of the problem.
Since 2024,@moniepointng made a clear decision: hire only Nigerians. Right now, they have over 500 open positions that remain unfilled. Not because there are no applicants. Thousands are applying. The issue is most of them cannot meet the global standards this company demands.
Let’s be very clear.@moniepointng is not competing inside Nigeria. They are battling serious Chinese fintech giants and the best payment companies in the world. They need exceptional engineers, data scientists, backend developers, product managers, and payment systems experts who can operate at the absolute highest level. This is real high-stakes work, not mediocrity.
Certificates are everywhere in Nigeria. But actual competence? Deep technical mastery, clean and scalable code, strong system design, fast execution, real ownership, and the ability to solve complex problems under pressure? That is extremely rare. And that scarcity is killing our progress.
Tosin did not sugarcoat anything. He pointed directly at the root problems:
> Our education system has totally failed. It keeps producing graduates who can memorize textbooks but cannot think critically or deliver real solutions.
> Brain drain is destroying the country. The most talented and disciplined young people are leaving Nigeria in large numbers every single year.
> Modern youth culture has become toxic. Endless hours on social media, get-rich-quick schemes, yahoo culture, hookup culture, and zero discipline are destroying focus, ambition, and work ethic for far too many.
These factors are shrinking the pool of serious talent.
Stop pretending this is not happening. Yes, there are good developers and talented Nigerians. But when you look at our population of over 200 million people, the number of truly world-class professionals is painfully small. Companies trying to build at a global scale feel this crisis every single day.
I stand with Tosin Eniolorunda 100%. @moniepointng
has already given jobs to thousands of Nigerians. They are not the enemy. They have every right to refuse to lower global standards just to fill seats with people who cannot deliver. In fintech, one single mistake or weakness can cost millions of dollars and destroy trust forever. The bar must stay high.
If you are one of the people angry at the CEO right now, I have a simple challenge for you: look in the mirror.
Stop the endless excuses.
Cut the distractions immediately.
Stop wasting 5-8 hours every day on TikTok, Twitter arguments, and meaningless content.
Start investing that time in mastering hard skills, building real projects, and delivering results.
Competence is everything. Comfort is the enemy.
The truth is harsh but necessary. Good fintech companies in Nigeria actually pay decent salaries to people who can perform. But you must be good enough to compete with the best talents globally, not just average people around you.
Nobody is coming to save us. The government will not fix this tomorrow. We must fix ourselves first.
Tosin (@Eniolorunda), I want to say thank you. Thank you for having the courage to say publicly what so many CEOs think privately but are afraid to voice. Keep hiring only Nigerians, but never, ever lower the standard. That is the only way we will ever build serious, generational, world-class companies from this country.
We need more leaders like this who are willing to tell the truth.
Nigeria has the largest youth population on the entire planet. Our potential is massive. But raw potential without discipline, focus, and excellence is completely useless. It means nothing.
Enough of the blame game. Enough of the victim mentality. Enough of attacking anyone who dares to call us out.
It is time to start the building game. Time to get serious. Time to compete.
#BuildNigeria #YouthWakeUp
