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I used to spend around 300k buying fuel every month to power my generator. Always wanted to switch to Solar. It's been three months of joy since I installed this at my house. Just one Battery and two panels — 18 hours light everyday. Hoping to add more batteries soon.

@aproko_doctor Fisherman soup

What's the best soup to have in Akwa Ibom?

lol. I am in a WhatsApp group where founders in Nigeria with decades of experience in e-commerce were punching air . They swear they’ve pitched to these similar investors and couldn’t get a meeting. And when they did they were met with “how is this different from Jumia” and “this market is saturated”. I guess it was less about the market and more about “them”..

Payments in Africa are 1% built. That's @NALAmoney CEO @Benji_Fernandes' thesis. He lays out the argument in this clip: • A TikTok creator in Tanzania with 5 million followers still can't get paid to their @MPESAAfrica wallet. • SaaS barely exists across the continent because recurring payments infrastructure barely exists. • Africans lose ~$8 billion annually in remittance fees, paying 7–8% per transfer — the highest rate globally In less than 25 years, Africa will have 2.5 billion people and the world's largest workforce. Yet payments are 1% built. Via @Money20's Everything is Fintech podcast ➜ buzzsprout.com/2439079/episod… — Afridigest Intelligence — real intelligence to win in Africa's growth markets: afridigest.com/intelligence | Follow Afridigest on LinkedIn & Instagram

INVESTMENT - There is $1,000,000 on the table right now for early-stage founders. And most founders in Africa have no idea it exists. Its the a16z Speedrun, Andreessen Horowitz's accelerator. They are accepting applications from founders anywhere in the world: → $500K upfront → $500K in your next round → $5M+ in credits → 12 weeks in San Francisco → They help with visas There are founders on this continent building world-class AI - the door is NOW open - Go for it !!! Apply: lnkd.in/evaNB4XV  Applications close May 17th.

@bulleons Hi Chief, reaching out via DM in a moment. Thank you

@iddybrown1 I'm at your service

I am looking for two Co-founders to join my team. One male CTO (Full stack Software engineer), and female COO. I am currently building the Private Creator Monetization Infrastructure for African Creators. Launching the MVP soon.

@0tonte @swftagents Hey Otonte, I've looked up your product. Super brilliant. Will say hello via DM. Cheers.

@iddybrown1 I can’t help with cofounders but i can pitch my customer support product @swftagents to work with your infrastructure. , if you’re open to talks , can i shoot you a dm

@iamfearlessking Hi Chief, yeah, I will reach out via DM. Just Followed you.

@iddybrown1 Do you need a Product Manager to join your team? I’m available to fill this role and if you need more discussion I’m happy to chat with you

🚨 Anthropic's own team just showed how to actually use Claude Code properly. 30 minutes. free. the person who created Claude Code. watch the workshop. bookmark it. worth more than every $500 course you almost bought. you've been using Claude without knowing 40 of its commands. Then read the guide below.

A lawyer friend mentioned this week that he was trying to perfect a ₦2 million ($1429) bail for a client whose offence was advertising on Instagram without the advertising regulator's approval. I’d seen ad professionals complain about ARCON’s overreach before, but this was

@MichLieben Ads

I'm giving away the Claude Code skills we use to manage $300k/mo in ad spend at ColdIQ. 4X ROAS on $1M+ spent. Ivan, our head of growth, built them off 300+ hours running ad campaigns for our clients. They run Google, Meta, and LinkedIn ads from the terminal in plain English: → bulk edits across platforms → custom audiences from CRM lists → creative fatigue detection before CTR dips → bid adjustments at scale → performance audits across periods Reply "ads" and I'll send the full repo. Must be following.

@gaspardlezin Great analysis

I sent $1,000 from New York to Lagos through 8 payment rails. The best delivered ₦1,400,000. The worst delivered ₦1,323,000. That ₦77,000 gap = one month of groceries for a family in Lagos. Yesterday's rail comparison got sharp feedback. The strongest critique: "Try this on a low-liquidity corridor. I bet stablecoins don't look the same." Fair. So I redid the experiment on the hardest corridor I could find: Nigeria. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: The Naira isn't one currency. It's two. → The official CBN rate: ₦1,345 per USD. Banks, SWIFT, Wise, Western Union must use it. → The parallel market rate: ₦1,400 per USD. It's where real dollar supply meets real demand. That 4% gap isn't a fee. It's the government pricing the naira higher than anyone is willing to pay for it. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 $𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀: 🥇 USDT P2P: ₦1,400,000 (30 sec, $0.01) 🥈 Yellow Card: ₦1,393,000 (2 min) 🥉 Bitcoin: ₦1,393,000 (~10 min) 4️⃣ Sendwave (International Remittance): ₦1,372,000 (15 min) 5️⃣ Wise: ₦1,344,000 (CBN rate) 6️⃣ Swift: ₦1,344,000 (3-7 days, $50 fee) 7️⃣ Western Union: ₦1,330,000 8️⃣ PayPal Xoom: ₦1,323,000 (5.5% hidden spread) 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁: That USDT P2P rate only exists because someone, somewhere, holds naira and wants dollars. The P2P desk IS the off-ramp. It's real infrastructure, with real liquidity risk. But here's what they couldn't see on the Paris–NY corridor: In a dual-rate economy, stablecoins aren't just faster. They give you access to a different price. The real price. Nigeria has the world's 2nd-largest P2P crypto volume. Not speculation. Access to the actual dollar rate, without flying to Lagos with a suitcase. The next decade's fintech question isn't "will stablecoins replace SWIFT?" It's "what happens when 2 billion people in dual-rate economies realize they can bypass the official channel?" ₦77,000 on $1,000 tells me the question is worth asking. PS: I'm the founder of @subyhq and I weekly posts on payments, stablecoins, and building across borders. Follow for more.

This company @swoopappng raised $7.3M to build a food delivery app, and decided the primary location would be Lagos, Nigeria. One of the few places in Nigeria with the highest rate of online orders, but also the highest rate of delivery problems to match. And they decided that the strategy is to let riders keep 100% of the delivery fees. So now other platforms have to gear up, or they’ll take all the available riders. The more riders they have, the faster their delivery system will be, and the more users will want to use them. It’s tough but I believe that it can really be done. Let’s see how this strategy goes

If you're building something serious and you don't have a co-founder yet, Antler Japan might be the one that changes that. $150,000 upfront. They don't wait for you to have it all figured out; they invest in you first. The next cohort starts on May 11th in Tokyo.

@Edilee007 Smh.

@iddybrown1 Give him 1 for efforts na, its not easy to fold his sleeve like that.

0/10.

Roby, listen to me carefully. Mayowa suing you for N100m is the best thing that has happened to you since this story broke. You have been the emotional one. The one crying on Daddy Freeze’s podcast. The one going to the airport in two cars to pick up a wife who would not even kiss you. The one sending N200k from N500k gigs. She just shifted the terrain from emotion to la. And in law, what she did has consequences. She remarried in Texas while your Nigerian marriage was legally intact. That is bigamy. Criminal Code Act, Section 370. That is not your allegation. That is a charge. You do not need to win the defamation case. You need to file a counter. You need to demand the return of every kobo you sent her for 6 years. You need to let your lawyer do what your heart could not. She opened the door. Walk through it.

@IdiongoUdoh_ @_PastorUmoEno 0

On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate Akwa Ibom State Governor @_PastorUmoEno performance after 1,060 days in office?

@Tegadesigns What tool please?

Are entry level designers cooked ? This was done in 10 seconds, with a single prompt .

There's an old adage that says: "A man who doesn't have friends will sleep with his mother." Young men, if you're not yet married, let his tears be your masterclass. Here is the harsh truth you need to internalize: ​1. You Need a Circle of Solid Friends. Your good friends would have slapped you before you finish talking. 2. Stop Funding a Long Distance Illusion. Especially where you are at disadvantage financially. Already distance changes people, this one then funded it. Sigh! ​3. Never "Let it Slide" When Your Boundaries Are Crossed. That flat mate matter... you must never keep the peace especially as a man. Once the respect of a woman is gone, the relationship is over. ​4. Gratitude Does Not Equal Desire. This is for those buying gifts and expecting love or desire. She is just an opportunist milking a cash cow. Stop the funding and watch the illusion shatter. Build your circle of brothers. Listen to their warnings. Protect your resources, guard your boundaries, and never ever, ever... ever... ignore the red flags that are staring you right in the face. This man committed all the sins. This man is your scapegoat. This man is your lesson for the new generation.