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[Aseel Swaid @aseelswaid9]

The zebra herd

[𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 @Realoilsheikh]

The AI Minister that made a lot of noise but turned out to be the worst. 🤦

[habeebullah @al_harbeeb]

@AskMichaelTaiwo 40 minute ago i make emphases about two of your sayings to my friend Which say: hard work alone doesn’t guarantee one success, and visibility happened to be the second emphasis we talked about-What a coincidence ! keep rooting for us sir

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

Two Nigerians just closed Africa's largest seed round.

$52 million.

Not fintech. Not crypto. Defense technology.

Nathan Nwachuku and Maxwell Maduka founded Terra Industries in 2024. They build autonomous drones, sentry towers, and unmanned ground vehicles from a 15,000 sq ft factory in Abuja.

Two years in. On track to book $100 million in contracts by year-end.

A second factory in Ghana opens Q4 2026. 34,000 square feet. When fully operational, it will be the largest drone factory on the African continent. Capacity: 50,000 units per year by 2028.

Not an isolated story either.

Nigerian startups raised $214 million in equity in the first half of 2026 alone. More than Egypt. More than any other country on the continent. The strongest equity showing since 2022.

People will tell you Africa cannot build hard tech. That the continent is only good for mobile apps and consumer fintech.

Terra is manufacturing autonomous systems in Abuja and opening offices in London and San Francisco.

The narrative that Africans only consume technology is dying. Slowly, expensively, and loudly.

When a seed round from Nigeria is bigger than most Series B rounds in Europe, the conversation has already shifted.

You just have not been listening.

[habeebullah @al_harbeeb]

@3mbeeeee Congratulations oga abubakar

[𝐃𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐚 @Realoilsheikh]

Good evening, everyone.

I’ve come to realise that I’m really not an “event person.” 😂

And before someone misunderstands me, it’s not because I don’t like people. I actually love people. Put me in a new environment for one hour &, trust me, I’ll probably have made a few friends already. Some of those friendships have lasted for years, and I genuinely value and cherish them.

But weddings, parties, dinners, end-of-year celebrations and all these Saturday “flexing” activities? Hmm… they’ve just never really been my thing.

I can literally count the weddings I’ve attended in my entire life. And I’m not exaggerating. Even though several of my siblings got married, they either happened when I was outside the country or when I m around but in the field (offshore) when the weddings happened.

My eldest sister’s wedding was actually my first wedding reception and first wedding dinner ever. 😂

So when I see how Saturdays work for many people, especially here in the South—meetings cancelled, business appointments shifted, people travelling across cities, all because there’s a wedding or party to attend; I honestly just marvel.

Not in condemnation. Not even in disagreement.

Just genuine amazement.

I’m like: “Wow! So this is really important to some people.” 😂

Even in the oil & gas industry, where companies can spend hundreds of millions on end-of-year parties and corporate events, I’ll attend when I have to; especially when a client invites me, my boss asks me to accompany him, or there’s a genuine business reason to be there.

But left to me? I’m probably not going. 😂 It’s fascinating how differently people are wired. Some people live for Saturdays, weddings, parties, dinners and social gatherings.

Some of us are perfectly okay doing our own thing.

I like people. I love friendship. I just don’t particularly love events.

And honestly, I’m beginning to think that may never change. 😂

Different strokes for different folks.

Happy Saturday!

[Ayò-Bánkólé Akíntújoyè @AyoBankole]

I have done this with a few of my friend groups and with the right mix and management, it works magic. Just a token 5m-10m each a year builds up into over a billion naira in portfolio in less than 10yrs if you're just 10. Excluding full compounding effect. It's a crazy life hack.

[Ibn_bawa Textiles @3mbeeeee]

May Allah grant everyone a visit to the masjid of nabi ameen

[habeebullah @al_harbeeb]

@3mbeeeee @Safwan_I_musa Aameen

[⚚ Mr Blur 🫆🍁 𝝅 @real_khanzunlah]

This is exactly what I’ve been saying.
The game is clear: keep people poor, insecure, and dependent… then show up with rice and call it “dividends of democracy” just to harvest votes.

That’s why some people are uncomfortable with Pantami for Gombe. An educated and empowered population doesn’t clap for handouts. They ask questions. They demand jobs, skills, infrastructure, and real accountability.

Pantami is talking about investing in people education, modern skills, opportunities that can take young people from $0 to global careers.
You don’t liberate anyone by giving them rice forever. You liberate them when they no longer need the rice.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

The fastest way to raise your income is to become hard to replace. Rare beats busy every time.

[Michael Taiwo @AskMichaelTaiwo]

The most employable skill left is learning speed.

Not what you know today. How fast you can learn the next thing when today's knowledge expires.

[القرآن @Quranconnect_]

For the past four years I’ve been searching for recitations, wallahi this is one of my favorites 🥹😍❤️

[AL-HUDA @AlHuda247]

Allahu Akbar! Allah guides whom He wills. An entire village of idol worshippers embraced Islam.

[Joshua @JDataCraft]

Growth is hard, man

You can know what to do and still struggle to do it

[ADEWUYI Roseline Adebimpe @AdewuyiRoseline]

I used to pay far more attention to university rankings than I do now. Like many people, I assumed a higher-ranked university automatically meant a better education. Then I studied in two different countries, and my perspective changed.

Rankings tell us many useful things. They can show research output, faculty reputation, citations, funding, international collaborations, and academic resources. Those metrics matter, especially for research but after experiencing two very different educational systems, I realized they don't tell the whole story.

They don't measure the resilience developed by students who succeed despite unstable academic calendars, limited resources, or administrative hurdles. They don't capture the ingenuity of students who learn to solve problems with whatever is available. They don't rank the friendships that become lifelong support systems or the mentors who completely alter the course of a student's life with one conversation. Nor do they measure personal growth.

Some of the most brilliant people I have met studied at universities that rarely appear on global rankings. Their confidence, work ethic, leadership, and ability to thrive under pressure were not products of rankings. They were shaped by their experiences.

Likewise, studying in a highly ranked institution exposed me to incredible opportunities, world-class facilities, structured academic systems, accessible professors, extensive research support, and an environment intentionally designed to help students succeed. Those experiences also transformed me in ways that no ranking could adequately describe.

I have come to believe that a university's value is only partly found in what it provides. The other part lies in what it helps you become.

The best university for one person may not be the best for another. Sometimes the institution that changes your life isn't the one with the highest global ranking, but the one that gives you the environment, people, opportunities, and challenges you need at that particular season.

Rankings matter. They provide valuable information but they are only one measure of a university's quality, not a measure of a student's potential or of the life-changing impact an institution can have.

We may have spent too much time asking, "How highly is this university ranked?" and not enough time asking, "What kind of person does this university help people become?"

[Abdulsalam🤍📸📿 @agbade_]

Recommendation isn't a favour.
Someone just risked their integrity on you.
Pay back with RESULT!📌

[habeebullah @al_harbeeb]

@CryptoCodex45 100%

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

do i love to read? yes. can i also not read for months? also yes.

[Dr Ola Brown @NaijaFlyingDr]

The only reason anything exceptional happens is because someone keeps applying force past the point where a rational person would stop.