Zainab Ayodimeji is a 27-year-old data scientist who’s worked at Spotify for a year. In 2011, she realised agricultural engineering wasn’t going to earn her much money. Now, she’s helping Spotify teams make important decisions for users and shares how the journey was a mix of vibes, strategy, and pure luck.
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Jemima Osunde is a 26-year-old physiotherapist and actress. Fed up with the chaos of medical school, she decided to pursue acting on the side. She called her big break pure luck, but through her story, we found out what it’s like to hustle as a newbie in Nollywood.
“I can’t tell you how much I miss Lagos conductors.” When Tega got into Harvard in March, she didn’t anticipate how much of her life was bout to change. Now, it’s been a week since she moved to Cambridge and she shares how it feels navigating a new city with no family or friends.
We had to get this interview with Dollar to explain why Nigerians have to pay ₦680 for ordinary $1 and we got a history lesson with big insort.
Susan Ojoye* held her first pack of cigarettes when she was 4. Now, she shares what it’s like growing up with a dad who smokes at least three times a day, how it’s affected their relationship and why she’s never given in to the temptation to smoke.
This week’s #ZikokoWhatSheSaid subject is a 45-year-old Nigerian woman. She talks about spending the last 22 years in the UK moving from one menial job to another, not wanting her daughter to see her retire as a shop worker and finally going back to university.
This week’s #ZikokoWhatSheSaid subject is a 20-year-old Nigerian woman. She talks about why surviving a scoliosis surgery was big for her, getting surgery in India, gaining weight after and growing into a thrill seeker who plans to retire at 35.
“We were planning to get a place on Victoria Island, but the best deal we found was ₦2.5m. We kuku went to face the mainland.” How much does it really cost to wed in Lagos? Five women speak about their experiences.
Growing up, our mums snooped around our phones. Many years later, I decided to return the favour. Here are 8 things I found in my mother’s church women's group chat.
This week’s #ZikokoWhatSheSaid subject is @nanya_alily, a 25-year-old Nigerian woman. She talks about working with her family to tell African stories through comic books, becoming more conscious of being Nigerian after moving to South Africa and how it has influenced her art and music.