Favour Over Labour.

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2.. Omo, things dey occur

Someone said, “Maybe investors should adopt this method”. Well, maybe due to the next story.

3.. As seen on the tl.

Reactions

Omoo

Nah mumu dey work for passion

You people should please now.

Wawu

Izz a pandemic

Someone said, “Favour over Labour.”

I agree. Even the $100 is too much

As seen on DR Neto tl

Connecting 2 + 2

You all play too much

4.. Lmaoo

5.. This is so detailed. Dem don run my Oga street

6.. And grace, I guess, but I saw what you did there, Jigga

7.. So, there is this talk about making money in Tech, that it is not instant money. Check out Oga Bruno, his supporter and opponent convo

Tears

They said all you guys do is shout, drag each other, do dada, and buy cats

Lmaooo

They said if you can think it, you can achieve it

Well, that’s another way to make money too. At least you paid.

He say nah shame, lmao.

I don’t understand how we got here, but I saw this join together video by The ChatGPT Doctor, where he holds dollars. (We all know the dollar is now scarce and expensive sha, so that should motivate us all to get into digital marketing.)

8.. They said we are not happy to see you leave, but here is how to leave

9.. There is a protest going on in Ghana. Police in Ghana have arrested protesters demonstrating against the cost of living and the economic crisis gripping the country, and they seized some protester’s phones. We think this might be useful/

This might be helpful - Check the thread here

10.. E sure me say nah like this Steve Jobs too take start, do iPhone 15 next.

11.. Lmaoo

Official News

1. Nigerian autotech startup, Fixit45, has successfully raised $1.9 million in a pre-seed funding round. Launch Africa Ventures led the round and will support the company's expansion into the East African market.

2. Six months after securing a $3 million seed funding round led by Moniepoint, Nigerian fintech startup Payday is reportedly in discussions with potential buyers.

3. The Microsoft-backed FAST accelerator has chosen 12 African startups to participate in its AI program. The FA23 cohort includes nine startups from Nigeria and one each from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana.

4. Ghanaian agritech startup, Complete Farmer has successfully secured $10.4 million in pre-Series A funding, consisting of $7 million in equity and $3.4 million in debt.

5. Akowe, a Lagos-based startup selected for TechCrunch Disrupt's 2023 Startup Battlefield 200, has created a blockchain-based platform for issuing verifiable academic records. The aim is to improve the security and authenticity of academic credentials.