Captain Africa

Author: Stillborn & Captain Africa; Founder: IMNI; Starter: This is MiNe (Made in Nigeria) movement

[Captain Africa @diekoye]

After months of wrangling with Chinese suppliers, Aba shoemakers and market leaders, Lagos fashionistas... I finally had the eureka moment and hired women!
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[Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka @BanjiOyeyinka]

🇳🇬 Episode 5 is out!

Built on Sand: Why did Nigeria's industrial ambitions fail?

📺 https://t.co/XSRW3QBmIM

🎧 https://t.co/J6JlaZR3op

#Nigeria #Podcast

[Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka @BanjiOyeyinka]

May 5-6 we launched a transformative initiative called Transformed Communities (TransCOM) in partnership with the SWDC. It creates communities of productivity, prosperity and peace out of Poverty and insecurity. Poverty must End.

[Oyo State Government @oyostategovt]

Highlights from the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Oyo State Agribusiness Industrial Hub held on Saturday, 2 August 2025. Watch.

[AfDB NIGERIA (RDNG) @AfDB_Nigeria]

🎥 Prof. @BanjiOyeyinka highlights the remarkable surge in investor interest in #SAPZNigeria, showcasing how the program is set to address deep-rooted challenges in Nigeria’s agricultural value chains and foster sustainable development.

Watch 👇 #AIF2024

[Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka @BanjiOyeyinka]

Honored to join H.E. Makinde & Oyo state officials for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Eruwa ATC November 21. The facility supports farmers productivity that ensures sustainable SAPZ Hub at Ijaiye. Congrats to all partners. Africa will industrialize!

[Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka @BanjiOyeyinka]

Delighted to meet & brief the Honorable Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi today at the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Abuja on onboarding 20 new SAPZ in Nigeria.

[Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka @BanjiOyeyinka]

It’s time for Nigeria to rethink its Industrial Policy for strategic domestic manufacturing including in pharmaceuticals. 50 years of missed opportunities. Large market, rapid urban growth. Industrialize by supporting domestic companies. India did it 1970.

[Captain Africa @diekoye]

Is this the mark on Cain’s head

[Terrifying Nature @JustTerrifying]

Deer gets into fight and it’s pretty clear who won…

[NigeriaLICS @NigeriaLics]

How do you build innovation capabilities for sustainable industrialization? @BanjiOyeyinka @nacetemng1 @egbetokun @joykaleb @IsaacOluyi @AyodeleShittu1 @AfricaLics @Globelics

[Seun Oduwole @Oluseunie]

The John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture & History, coming soon. Thanks to my team for an amazing effort. #fortheculture

[Mike Quinn @mikepquinn]

It's been a privilige working with @diekoye and having a front row seat watching Boost Nigeria take off!

[Captain Africa @diekoye]

Excited for the next stage in the incredible journey with @withboost

[Boost @withboost]

New Founders Series Post: Meet Koye Oyeyinka CEO of @withboost #Nigeria

https://t.co/qcXI6W1Woc

[Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, CON, CGH @akin_adesina]

With my world-class team! We just raised $8.9 billion for the African Development Fund (ADF). We set a record, the highest in 50 years since the Fund was established! Well done team!! Hurrah!!!🙌🏼🙌🏼

[Farhana Shaikh 🍉 @farhanashaikh]

✍📚 After reading 230+ short stories (up to 4k) as a first reader for a national UK comp here's what I learnt about what seems to work and what doesn't in #shortstory writing (just some thoughts not set rules):

[‘Tunde Omotoye @TundeTASH]

This is beautiful and emotional.

A Cameroonian in Toronto who walked into Canada’s Dragon Den asking investors $60,000 for his business, but left with $600,000K total funding after investors tasted his Jollof Rice 😄.

His tenacity, industriousness & persistence are admirable.

[AfDB NIGERIA (RDNG) @AfDB_Nigeria]

Sharing the goals of #SAPZNigeria , the Senior Special Adviser on Industrialization of @AfDB_Group Prof @BanjiOyeyinka reveals that the #SAPZ seeks to:

👨‍🌾 enhance productivity,
🍂reduce post harvest loss,
🚜 reduce cost of operations and;
📈 increase value addition.

[CorporateFarmers Int® @CorpFarmers_int]

SAVE THE DATE: The President of Nigeria, @MBuhari, jointly with the @AfDB_Group, the @isdb_group and the @IFAD will launch the Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (#SAPZ) initiative for #Nigeria on 24 and 25 October 2022.

More info on #SAPZNigeria: https://t.co/JBPrPIOdzI

[Seyi Makinde @seyimakinde]

Earlier today, we met with a team from the @AfDB_Group led by Prof Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, to finalise on the $37 million financing from the AfDB for the Special Agro Processing Zones (SAPZ) project in Oyo State. The formal launch will take place at the end of October.

[April Henry @aprilhenrybooks]

OMG In the Penguin Random House/S&S antitrust trial it was revealed that out of 58,000 trade titles published per year, half of those titles sell fewer than one dozen books. LESS THAN ONE DOZEN.

[Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn @lolashoneyin]

At @Ouidabooks, one of our 2022 goals was to support local artistic talent by licencing their works to bring our cover to life. We've had the pleasure of working with @Raywithapen, Odinakachi Okoroafor, Godstand Osimeh, Foluso Oguntoye & many more. ❤️#CreativeNigerians #NaijaLit