'ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀

Mid-career environmental communicator. Climate Diplomacy, @swedeninnigeria. Host🎙️ @ClimateTalkPodd & GreenBytes Wednesday. Always Thankful🙏

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

"I am making an impact here, do same over there, start now."
-SEYI

[Michael Simire @msimire]

NGOs, religious leaders advance #justenergytransition agenda https://t.co/pfDUtesN3R via @environewsng @GreenFaith_Afr @greenfaithworld @adebotes @CSNAbuja @PowerMinist14 @FMEnvng @swede

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

Our callings are bigger than us!

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

Big congrats @NabilaAguele you’d certainly lift @MalalaFund to achieve more!

Congrats again and rooting for you as always.

[Nabila Aguele @NabilaAguele]

I’m so honoured to step into the role of CEO at @MalalaFund.

Leading our work in Nigeria has been a privilege - learning from incredible partners and seeing firsthand what education makes possible for girls.

So grateful to Lena Alfi, for her leadership, and to @Malala, @ZiauddinY and the board for their trust.

[Nabila Aguele @NabilaAguele]

I’m so honoured to step into the role of CEO at @MalalaFund.

Leading our work in Nigeria has been a privilege - learning from incredible partners and seeing firsthand what education makes possible for girls.

So grateful to Lena Alfi, for her leadership, and to @Malala, @ZiauddinY and the board for their trust.

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

I like Einstein framing of failure as “success in progress”

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Today is March 14 (3.14) – Pi day.

The date today resembles 3.14159, the common approximation of the mathematical constant Pi, or π. This concurrence has given rise to an annual celebration from 1:59 pm - also the time of publication of this post (CET).

What is Pi?

Understanding Pi is essential if you want to make calculations for circles, cylinders, spheres, and anything circular, even an ellipse. Pi is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. It doesn't matter how big or small the circle is - the ratio stays the same. Properties like this that stay the same when you change other attributes are called constants.

How are you celebrating Pi day?

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@ProfOsinbajo Happy birthday dear Prof,

Yours is a life of gratitude and a lot worth emulating!

Cheers to more healthy and happy years to come.

[TheCable @thecableng]

VIDEO: Sanwo-Olu, Obafemi Hamzat deal with refuse in Mushin as monthly environmental sanitation is reintroduced in Lagos

📹: @gboyegaakosile

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@SuleJacobs Happy birthday my dear brother

Continue to grow in grace, joy, and peace.

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@theglobaltemi Big congratulations Temilade. New level unlocked!

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@SeanMelbourne2 A snowy spring? ❄️🌨️☃️😂😂😂

[Michael Simire @msimire]

@UNFCCC launches Capacity-Building for Negotiators initiative https://t.co/OsuHwQ9PEd via @environewsng
@simonstiell @Cop30noBrasil @Cop31Turkiye @FMEnvCCNG @Climategovng @OlumideIDOWU @miketerungwa @society_planet @adebotes @Donaldikenna1

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@IamMalachy_ https://t.co/V0RjrKsolf

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

Wondering what it’s like to run a marathon in #Lagos? This gives you a feel.

Thank you @myaccessbank for organising. Logged 42 km in 4 hours 4 mins at
#ABLCM2026. Next month, we’ll conquer another marathon!

#RunForMore
#NewStepsFreshGoals
#AccessBankLagosCityMarathon

[Michael Simire @msimire]

@NigeriaGov validates policy to tackle #marinelitter https://t.co/2zheYX6eL3 via @environewsng
@UNEP_Africa @UNAbjConvention @FMEnvng @BalarabeAbbas_ @NESREANigeria @GAIAnoburn @sradev @CSDevNet1 @OlumideIDOWU @miketerungwa @society_planet @ncfnigeria @ANI_Foundation @adebotes

[Adewale Yusuf @AdewaleYusuf_]

I took this photo of Shola and Ezra before Paystack announced their first round.
Years later, Stripe acquired Paystack for over $200M.

I took this photo of Tosin before Moniepoint raised a single dollar.
Today, they’ve raised over $200M and are valued at more than $1B.

I took this photo of Madam Funke Opeke before the big MainOne exit.
Equinix acquired MainOne for $320M.

I took this photo of GB on his first day as CEO of Flutterwave.
Today, Flutterwave has raised over $470M and is valued at $3B.

Recently, I saw a tweet that said:
“Most successful founders have an unfair advantage. They all know each other.”

Here’s what people don’t see.
Many of us met when there was no money.
No valuations.
No press.
No hype.

We were hustling through Lagos traffic to hackathons and tech events.
Showing up at meetups with more ambition than resources.

Building relationships without calculating ROI.
We weren’t thinking about leverage.
We were building community.

Years later, those same relationships became partnerships, investments, boards, and Million-dollar outcomes.

Yes, privilege exists.

But long before the headlines, there was proximity. There was consistency. There was shared struggle.

If you’re early in your journey, don’t underestimate the people around you today.

The founder you’re brainstorming with.
The engineer you’re building side projects with.
The operator grinding quietly.

You don’t know who they’ll become.

And more importantly you don’t know who you’ll become together.

Build real relationships.
Not just transactions.
That’s the long game.

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@IamMalachy_ @lagosmarathon So you were there! Lovely to see.

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@JoeyAkan Doesn’t excuse a more responsible planning on the organiser’s part.

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@chuks_asoegwu @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok I appreciate. Thank you

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

Wondering what it’s like to run a marathon in #Lagos? This gives you a feel.

Thank you @myaccessbank for organising. Logged 42 km in 4 hours 4 mins at
#ABLCM2026. Next month, we’ll conquer another marathon!

#RunForMore
#NewStepsFreshGoals
#AccessBankLagosCityMarathon

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@SuleJacobs @myaccessbank @Fosudo @PoojaMedia @lagosmarathon @DaRealMBanks @ola_olamijuwon @Justinaaniefiok Thank you My Oga

['ṣèyífúnmi Adébọ̀tẹ̀ @adebotes]

@IamSolomonOla That’s right - and with this I made it feel easier than it truly is.