Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda

Program Manager | 6 yrs supporting startups | Agritech founder-in-progress | Comm & reputation strategist | Boxer. Skipper. Reader. Muslim. Always building

[Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda @AyandaBashir]

Entrepreneur: If you make it big, you make it big.
"Go all in or go home."

Employee: Work small small; you will get home.

[nomba @nombahq]

The oldest debate in the Nigerian money conversation is finally getting the argument it deserves. Do you need to start a business to get rich?

@bigbrutha_ CEO at GetEquity, and @Babajiide GM at M-Kopa Nigeria, sit down for a conversation that might change how you think about the path you’re on.

Episode 1 of Nomba Business Court out now on YouTube

https://t.co/MaU1kPRKmP

[Popsy @babanla69]

Speak up

[oseni rufai @ruffydfire]

I will like to thank you all for your messages of support and calls too numerous to respond to.

I am embarrassed and emboldened by your love!

A lot of people ask what is my conviction in fighting for a better Nigeria and I tell them history!

I have read through the times of Pa Michael Imodu and the 1945 strike and I saw the betrayal he faced from fellow Nigerians he fought for.

Some Nigerians and the National Youth Movement sided with the colonial government over Pa.Imodu, the Daily Service, a newspaper wrote a lot of scathing articles against Pa. Imodu, the Nigerian Conservative elite the benefitted from the colonial government sided against the Nigerian workers but Pa .Imodu was dogged! Even the workers he fought for, stood against him and sided with their oppressors, the colonial masters! Like we all know, It takes a trained mind to see oppression, a lot of people side with their own oppressors!

I am not surprised that people support the evil and ills of society because it benefits them. There’s a convenience about not talking when you have a morsel of Eba in your mouth!

For me my convictions are clear, the Love of Country, God and welfare of the left behind are my priorities! For those benefitting from the ruination of Nigeria, we will never agree and we ought not to. My convictions will always be about the betterment of my country, I am human and I don’t see my self as better than Pa.Imodu or any other patriot but I have always argued that my country is worth speaking up for, and I know the forces of special interests is transient. I am happy to be in this moment of history and there is no place I will rather be, than at this inflection point of national consciousness.

I am not here to impress you or agree with you but here to speak to the betterment of a country so blessed but so poor. I am not perfect, I will make my mistakes, I will surprise myself,sometimes otherwise, I will have my ups and downs but I can always assure you that the priority to speak truth to power will be my strength!

I am not oblivious of those that benefit from the ruination of our country, I leave them to their conscience if they have one but for me I will continue to be in the vanguard of helping the poor and amplifying the conversations!

I DEY KAMPE!!!!!

I LOVE YOU!

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

I’ve grown a business from $’Xm to $’X00m in just five years, and I’ve learned so much along the way! Every year, I’ve transformed into a different person.

[PVO @pvobranden]

Set a deadline my boy. Not a comfortable one. A scary one. Pressure is what gets shit done

[Oyindamola Adekoya @adekoyaoyinda]

I need someone to explain to me which is cheaper between debt and equity give reasons please

[Terry Apala @iam_TerryApala]

A moment I’ll always cherish. ❤️🪘.

[Borussia Dortmund @BlackYellow]

His reign of terror is finally over. 😭

In all seriousness, congratulations on a fantastic international career with Argentina, Leo. 🤝

[Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda @AyandaBashir]

Harry, what kind of pass is that?

[Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda @AyandaBashir]

We need silverware this season.

[Rio Ferdinand @rioferdy5]

This has just got me excited 🤌🏽👏🏽⚽️

[Aston Villa @AstonVilla]

Spider Wan-Bissaka 👊

[Ayomide💙❤️ @Ayomide26821]

🥹💔.

[OPay @OPay_NG]

An opportunity you won’t want to miss.
The OPay National Innovation Challenge is opening up an exclusive learning experience with an open webinar on “Practical AI for Your Business”.

15 August 2026
3:00 PM (WAT)

OPayNationalInnovationChallenge OPayScholars2026

[Alexandr Wang @alexandr_wang]

1/ big announcement today: we will be releasing an open weight version of muse spark 1.2 soon.

we also are releasing muse glimmer, a 30B agentic model with open weights under apache 2.0. muse glimmer can run on 24GB of VRAM without losing agentic reliability. 🧵

[Mark Zuckerberg @finkd]

I believe everyone should have access to superintelligence, and I wrote a long piece about Meta's philosophy and values for building a positive future for everyone. https://t.co/2ZoNZXZ39T

[Victor Agboga (PhD) @AgbogaVictor]

There are many full scholarships in the UK, but many applicants don't know how to find them.

Here is a list of some lesser known fully funded UK scholarships, some even covering travel fees (most of them are annual, so you can prepare ahead):

1. Allan and Nesta Ferguson Trust Scholarship - University of Birmingham https://t.co/fBeDjRK5mF

2. A.S. Hornby Educational Trust Scholarship | University of Exeter https://t.co/pt35zpEGke

3. The Sainsbury Laboratory | David Sainsbury International MSc… https://t.co/shSiyaa7Dl

4. The Bartlett Promise Sub-Saharan Africa Master’s Scholarship | UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment https://t.co/Cn6aFxR4HX

5. Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships | Manchester Metropolitan University https://t.co/IkKnHGM45D

6. Scholarships for Global Health and Tropical Medicine | LSTM https://t.co/lnDzGLDNGl

7. Full MBA Scholarship https://t.co/b25c7B9Pjw

8. Spärck AI Scholarship | University of Southampton https://t.co/0Bh7UIOwp1

9. Spärck AI Scholarship | The University of Manchester https://t.co/IIikcx7RbJ

10. Spärck AI scholarship | Current students | University of Bristol https://t.co/6MzSCbViaG

More to come...

[Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda @AyandaBashir]

@PoojaMedia Greatness!

[Bashir Ọlánrewájú Ayanda @AyandaBashir]

@bigwizarrdd Matserpiece

[.jj 🍋 @uberJJ]

Some news: we’re bringing GoLemon to a close.

One of the hardest parts is saying goodbye to the exceptional folks who made it all possible, across engr, growth, ops, cs & finance.

If you’re hiring, please DM me or email [email protected].

I’d be glad to make an intro.

💚🌱

[Benjamin Dada @DadaBen_]

So many people loved GoLemon, but we need a lot more people to be able to afford it. So that it can become a VC-backable business.