Future-proof skills for Africa’s next generation of builders

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Tech is a marathon, not a sprint. Don't compare your chapter 2 with someone else chapter 10. Focus on your growth #MondayMotivation
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Web3 devs, you don’t need to learn a new language to build private-by-design dApps. @zama’s fhEVM lets you write confidential smart contracts using standard Solidity. Keep token balances and contract logic encrypted by default. 💻🏗️ Dive in: zama.org @ZamaInAfricca
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I’m happy to share that I’m starting a new position as the Devrel & Growth contributor of the Grow3dge project at @si3_ecosystem! I'm grateful for the opportunity to serve and contribute to this amazing project, amongst other wonderful women in the space. Special appreciation to @si_karahoward for the love, support, and push. Excited to make history with you all.
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Had a great session yesterday on “The Web3 Economy in Africa.” One key insight: Africa’s Web3 adoption isn’t driven by speculation. It’s driven by utility. We discussed: • Stablecoins powering cross-border payments • Regulatory uncertainty vs growing adoption • Grassroots blockchain innovation • Women shaping the ecosystem Africa may become the most practical Web3 market globally. Builders: What use case will define the next phase?
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Happy new month FiTechies. March forward into new success with fresh ideas and cutting-edge solutions.
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Developer Education is the New "Sales" in Web3. I had the pleasure of speaking at Lagos Ethereum Community Hub, organized by @MajemuItura and @Web3Bridge, yesterday about a topic close to my heart: How to run Community-Led Developer Education. The takeaway was simple: You can’t just "teach" code anymore. You have to build an ecosystem where builders feel seen, supported, and connected to real opportunities. In Web3, your documentation is your marketing, and your community is your sales force. As an Ecosystem Operator, my goal is to bridge the gap between "Learning" and "Operating." Huge thanks to the organizers for a stellar event. 🚀
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Africa’s Web3 ecosystem is entering a coordination phase. Capital is watching. Builders are shipping. Protocols are expanding. I work at the intersection of VCs, startups & infrastructure across Africa. Open to ecosystem partnerships & strategic collaborations. DMs open.
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Builder’s Circle is officially open. For a while now, I’ve been working closely with developers — beginners trying to find their footing in Web2 and Web3. What I’ve realized is this: Most people don’t lack information. - They lack structure. - They lack accountability. - They lack proximity. So I’m opening up something intentional. Builder’s Circle — an 8-Week Web2 & Web3 Mentor Program. This is not a bootcamp. It’s not a random tutorial series. And it’s definitely not hype. It’s an intimate mentorship for people ready to build, ship, and start exploring real income pathways in tech. Here’s how it works: 🔹 Web2 Track (Beginners Welcome) Tuesdays & Thursdays 🔹 Web3 Track (Web2 Knowledge Required) Wednesdays & Fridays Over 8 weeks, you will: • Learn the right foundations • Build and deploy real projects • Strengthen your GitHub & portfolio • Gain exposure to bounties, hackathons, freelancing & other side income pathways • Be guided, corrected, and pushed We begin on March 2nd. This is intentionally small. Seats are limited because mentorship requires attention. There’s a small token required for entry — not because the knowledge isn’t valuable, but because commitment matters. If you’re ready to stop hovering around tech and actually step into it properly, apply below. 🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/3OtMgiX See you inside Builder’s Circle.
I’ve decided to open up a small mentor circle. 8 weeks. Focused. Intentional. If you’ve been wanting to: – Start Web2 properly – Transition into Web3 – Build real projects – Or understand how to earn alongside learning This is for you. Builder’s Circle begins March 2nd. It’s structured. It’s intimate. And yes, there’s a small token required — because value deserves commitment. Apply here: bit.ly/3OtMgiX Let’s build properly.
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Topic: x402 (Thirdweb): Payment Protocol for Agents 💸 THE MONEY LEG: 'How does an AI pay for its own API calls?' Faith M. Roberts (@Faytey7 ) is currently on the mic answering exactly that. She is walking us through the x402 Protocol and Thirdweb integration. We are talking about autonomous micropayments and streaming money , the lifeblood of the Agentic Economy. Faith is showing builders how to turn their agents into financially sovereign entities. If your Agent needs a wallet, Faith is handing you the keys right now! 💳🤖 #x402 #Web3Dev #DeFiAgents @EthereumNigeria @Celo
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Hiring: Mutiple Roles Remote (Nigeria) 📷 Senior Graphic Designer 📷 Front-end Engineer (Web & Mobile) 📷 Back-end Engineer 📷 Product Manager Send your CV, cover letter and Portfolio to team@oysterskin.com Use the job title as subject of the mail
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A good day to say, by the end of the 2026, there is no program you want to host in the web3 ecosystem; conference, residencies, hackathon, pop up cities etc that we will not have facilities to host at @Web3Bridge in Ikorodu. We are building a city, network state of sort and each day the potential to have multiple hubs/labs, shared spaces and all spring up here is much. Come talk and work with us
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There's an African proverb that says: "If you want to go fast, go alone, but if you want to go far, you go together."🤏 Community support is everything if you want to go far as a creative in the web3 space. Growing alone as a creative in web3 can be frustrating, and we get it. But have you tried growing with a community like Mgsweb3? Join us @Mgsweb3 If you're a marketer, writer, designer, researcher, or creator who wants access to real support and opportunities like never before: t.me/ POy2HPVbDV0wYTA0
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Venues: Free vs Paid — What I’ve Learned Free venues save money — but they come with some trade-offs, which may cost you more. Paid venues give structure — but you'd have to incur some cost, which is most times huge. Choosing wisely depends on your audience, not your ego. There's nothing more frustrating than paying for a very good venue and underutilizing it.
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In January 2025, I tweeted: 📌 “I’m so bullish — this is truly the year for African founders and builders.” Looking back now, that conviction wasn’t misplaced. Over the past year, I have worked closely with early-stage startups across Web3 — and I have seen firsthand what African founders are capable of when given the right support, clarity, and access. Some real progress. Some real lessons. Some real wins. Going into 2026, I’m doubling down on this belief — and committing more intentionally to supporting early-stage founders to become investable, while helping ecosystems and investors access better, more grounded deal flow. This isn’t hype for me. It’s work.
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The Biggest Lie People Believe About Tech Events The biggest lie? “That tech events are easy.” People see the photos, the crowd, and the speakers — they don’t see the stress, the follow-ups, the costs, or the real work that starts after the event. Because a successful event isn’t the room being full. It’s how many people you convert, onboard, and retain once the lights go off. If you’re thinking of organizing one, you deserve the full picture.
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EPISODE 2 My First Event — What I Completely Underestimated About Speakers My first tech event taught me something the hard way: good intentions don’t manage speakers. I underestimated how much emotional and mental energy it takes to coordinate speakers — the follow-ups, schedule changes, reminders, and the quiet anxiety of hoping everyone shows up. When events go well, people only see the stage. They don’t see the work it took to get the speakers there.
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Would be dropping a series on how I organize and plan tech events, my takeaways, frustrations, failures, successes, what to look out for, how to save money while planning tech/web3 events etc Stay tuned to this space
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Learning web development is my next step toward building solutions, growing my skills, and shaping the future with tech. Hoping to join @FitechCommunity Cohort 2 to make it happen! 🚀 #WebDevGoals #LearnToCode
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Why I Started Organizing Tech & Web3 Events I didn’t start organizing tech events to build a brand. I started because access was limited — and someone had to do the work. I wanted spaces where people could actually learn, ask questions, and feel like they belonged — not just watch speakers and go home. What I didn’t know then was how much happens behind the scenes. This series is about that part.
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The selection is complete! 🏆 While I planned for 3, I’ve decided to put my full energy into these 2 incredible businesses. We’re spending the final days of 2025 building high-converting landing pages for: 1️⃣ @Inikpi_A 2️⃣ @RiverUtutu The marathon starts TODAY! I’ll be posting the first set of progress shots in a few hours. Stay tuned to see how we turn a blank canvas into a lead-gen machine.
END OF YEAR GIVEAWAY! In the spirit of the season, I’m building 3 FREE Landing Page websites for 3 lucky business owners/creatives! No backend, just pure conversion. Perfect for: ✅ Booking calls ✅ Lead generation ✅ Personal branding/Contact The Plan: I’ll build one site per day for the last 3 days of 2025 and post the progress here! 🛠️ To enter: 1️⃣ Follow me 2️⃣ RT this tweet 3️⃣ Comment what you/your business does! Picking 3 random winners in a few hours. Let’s go! 🏃💨
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UNPOPULAR OPINION: AFRICA IS NOT “EARLY”… WE’RE BEING LEFT BEHIND — AND NOBODY WANTS TO SAY IT. A long read for anyone who truly cares about tech, Web3, and the future of this continent. Let’s talk. Everyone keeps shouting “Africa is early!” “Africa is the future!” “Africa will leapfrog!” But if we’re being honest — brutally honest — we are not early. We’re not even catching up. We’re falling behind, and we’re doing it FAST. Here’s why: 1. We don’t invest in our talent. We celebrate developers on Twitter but refuse to pay them properly. We beg designers to “help us run a small work.” Everything is “exposure,” “future opportunity,” or “help your brother.” Meanwhile, founders in other countries get paid to THINK. 2. Our best minds are burning out. Every week, someone is quitting tech. Not because they’re not brilliant… but because the system is built to frustrate them. You can have talent, you can have passion, but one thing you cannot have is REST. The environment forces you to survive, not innovate. 3. Communities are doing the work governments, schools, and corporations should be doing. @Fitechcommunity. @Web3Bridge. @blockfuselabs. @hnginternship. @DecagonIns. @AltSchoolAfrica. These are the ones actually training talent. Not the institutions that are supposed to. A whole continent is depending on communities while billion-dollar problems remain untouched. 4. African founders are building with pure grit — zero support. We have founders trying to raise $20k like it’s $20 million. We have people building world-class tools, but can’t find a single angel investor in their own city. Then you see someone in the US tweet: “I want to fund a founder tomorrow with $100k.” And they actually mean it. Meanwhile in Africa, one investor will ask you for a 67-slide deck, audited finances, your grandfather’s CV, and a blood sample — for a $1k grant. 5. We are obsessed with hype, not impact. - We hype airdrops like it’s national development. - We hype tokens more than we hype infrastructure. - We hype trends instead of building solutions that will last 10 years. Everyone wants an opportunity. Very few want responsibility. 6. Our problems are big, but our belief in ourselves is small. We expect outsiders to save us. We wait for Silicon Valley approval before we believe our own innovations are valuable. Meanwhile, Africa is literally the perfect testing ground for futuristic tech. But we’re too busy waiting for permission. Now here’s the twist… Despite ALL of this, I have never been more hopeful. Because the frustration we’re feeling is a sign that we’re finally WAKING UP. - Talents are fighting back. - Communities are getting louder. - Builders are refusing to stop. - People are learning every day. - Founders are becoming fearless. And honestly? This continent will break through — not because of systems, but because of people who are sick and tired of the nonsense. So let me ask you honestly: Are we early? Or are we late but determined to rewrite the script? I genuinely want to hear your thoughts. 🔥 Comment. 🔥 Quote this. 🔥 Argue with me. 🔥 Educate me. But prove me wrong. Because this conversation? Africa NEEDS it. And it needs it NOW.
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