Oluwatobi Soyombo

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2013
2012

I am grateful

2013. The year with the strangest beginning so far - an exam on the first day of year. Here am I looking back. I got most of the things I wanted. I have counted my blessings (for many are they). I named them one by one and I am surprised at what the Lord...

Ideas are no one’s monopoly

Few weeks ago, I was in a room brainstorming with few other great minds for one of the leading companies in Nigeria. An idea popped up. It had never been implemented by any company yet in Nigeria. ...

One year on…

In March, 2014 (before our public launch), I came back to Nigeria to drive the adoption of the portal among Nigerian institutions (just as we did with our foreign partner institutions). I spent about two months moving from city to city having meetings with...

Sugar-free week, who’s interested in joining me?

I’m addicted to sugar and I know it. Well, who isn’t? Very few are not, but I suspect 90% of those reading this are just like me. Every day, we consume sugar at a very high level (more ...

YES Bank, I couldn’t have said no

Few hours back, I needed to make an urgent transaction. So, I left my base in search of the nearest ATM to fulfill this need. My first point of call was YES Bank ATM along the road. Something tripp...

Happy married life, Omolayo

I met her in the library, I think, few days after resumption at Bowen University. We exchanged pleasantries and that was how our friendship began. She was in the company of two other friends, Abiso...

I am afraid about one thing…

I and two partners have been burning our oil on a new venture. It's been about 5 months into it. We'll be solving  a problem that have existed for over 30 years in an industry (intentionally withheld). The three of us seem passionate about the solution....

A call to Nigerian Youths

Hello Nigerian Youths, On November 13, I updated mmy facebook status to this: Nigerian Youths, will you allow some cabal represent your voices? I say Nay!!! Its high time we active in socio-politic...