This 3rd term holiday, I made sure I took my daughter to some strategic places since she’s going to be 10 this year.
We visited a farm for her to see where our food come from
We visited Unilag campus, to see higher learning environment
We visited kids orphanage to see how diverse life can be
We visited banks to see where money decisions are made
We entered Danfo and Keke to see how much we are into each others business in Nigeria
I showed her a police station from distance
I showed her National art theatre from distance
We visited local market ijora
I showed her marina state house from distance
We visited museum at TBS
She had her Teesas training at Ikeja, so I explained to her that Ikeja is the capital of Lagos state.
I showed her the LAHA, I explained to her that is where they decide how we live in Lagos.
This week
We going to Barracks fire station
I will show her Abati Barracks
The JK Randle visit was inconclusive because her dad want to join
I don’t know where a functioning library is.
My hybrid mode of work made it possible 👌
In this life, sha, don’t let anybody rush you.
At 33, with a first-class degree, I was still sleeping on my parents’ couch in Ebute Metta, trying to figure life out.
I didn’t get my dream job until I was 36. I got married at 35 and started married life in a room and parlour tiny rooms in Mushin.
I started a business at 38 and failed woefully.
I tried again in my 40s. Failed again.
At 46, I opened an art gallery at Adeniran Ogunsanya, Lagos. It failed too.
At 47, I returned to the yoghurt business. Failed again.
At 48, we started again.
Then, at almost 50, I was compulsorily retired from my job.
Instead of seeing it as the end, I went fully into the yoghurt business.
I relocated to the UK at almost 52.
By 54, we had recorded over ₦2 billion in sales.
So please, be inspired by other people’s success, but never allow their success to put you under pressure.
Some people bloom at 25.
Some at 35.
Some at 50.
Some even later.
Your timeline is different.
Keep learning.
Keep trying.
Keep failing forward.
Keep moving.
You are not late. You are still writing your story.
Good evening.😊
I don’t think people understand how lonely it is to be ambitious when nothing is working yet.
You’re not successful enough to be respected. Not struggling enough to be pitied.
Just stuck with your thoughts.
Emotionally unavailable people will ruin you. Stay away from people that are nonchalant and lack affection and compassion, especially if you're a very loving person.
Earlier today @Extheo took the @blinkbtc stage with an insightful talk on why Lightning is winning the African settlement race.
He shared how @mavapay is using the Lightning Network to make cross-border settlement between countries faster, cheaper, and far more seamless, without relying on stablecoin rails or expensive legacy systems.
An interesting takeaway was that volatility is a holding risk, not a settlement risk. What matters is building infrastructure that simplifies payments for everyday businesses across Africa.
#abct26
January set the tone for Mavapay and we are just getting started 🚀
We launched the Mavapay Money App in Nigeria, Kenya & South Africa — enabling users to save, send & spend Bitcoin, dollars & local currencies across borders. Powered by Mavapay APIs.
Our CEO & Co-founder spoke at the @abcptza Lightning Developer Bootcamp in Cape Town, strengthening Africa’s Bitcoin dev community.
On the @blinkbtc stage, he shared how Lightning is winning the African settlement race and how Mavapay delivers faster, cheaper cross-border payments—without stablecoin rails.
We’re building the future of cross-border payments in Africa, one Lightning transaction at a time.
I don’t talk much, so I observe deeply. Studying @Extheo, CEO of @Mavapay_Money, this past week showed me someone both brilliant and intentional about lifting others.
We are grateful for how far you went these past few days with the participants.