Building - @rippledcye 🚀

Kigali, Rwanda
Joined June 2017
At 22, I was selected as one of the inaugural community leads for the GW Google initiative, WomenWill. Despite being the youngest member, I took on the role in Uyo, where I spearheaded programs to empower and unite women in entrepreneurship & leadership. Continue reading…
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The future of African innovation starts with the boldest young minds right here in Uyo! 🔥 Both non-adult tickets guarantees full access, full day meal, hackathon toolkits, and massive growth perks. Get your tickets at rippledcye.org/ #RES2026 #RipplEDCYE
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The answer isn't only more jobs. It's more job creators. If we want a stronger Africa tomorrow, we need to teach our young people to create opportunities today. Should #entrepreneurship be a core subject in every K12 school? Share your thoughts below. 🔁 Share this #RES2026
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Every year, 10 - 12 million young Africans enter the job market. Only 3 million formal jobs are waiting for them. In Nigeria, over 60% of the population is under 30, and 1.7 million graduates leave school every year into an economy that can't absorb them.
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This week, we don’t expect much 😊 . We only ask that you help us spread the word! 📣 Know a parent, school owner, or young person? Tell them about RipplED. To register: ripplecye.org #RES2026 #rippledcye
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Do you know of any entrepreneurial adolescents? The RipplED Entrepreneurship Summit is for them. Sign them up at rippledcye.org . #RES2026 #rippledcye
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We have a date! The @rippledcye Entrepreneurship Summit is happening on 5th Dec, 2026 in the city of Uyo. To learn more about the summit, visit rippledcye.org. Registrations open soon, so watch this space for updates. #RipplEDSummit #RipplEDCYE #Entrepreneurship
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We are organizing the RipplED Entrepreneurship Summit, as a first step in giving adolescents hands-on exposure to entrepreneurship. 📅 5 December 2026
📍 Uyo, Akwa Ibom State Want to partner with us?
📧 [email protected] Learn more: rippledcye.org
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As a Partner, you’ll: • Introduce 10–20 adolescents to your sector and the problems you’re solving • Showcase your solutions and what creating impact in your field looks like • Lead the business ideation hackathon challenge for your sector 📧 : [email protected]
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We are hosting the largest and most impactful entrepreneurship summit for adolescents in Uyo!!! Registration for the RipplED Entrepreneurship Summit is officially OPEN! To register: rippledcye.org have any enquiries? Email: [email protected] #RES2026
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The inaugural edition of the RipplED Entrepreneurship Summit is coming to Uyo on the 5th of December 2026. 🎉 🎉 We have just one goal; to support entrepreneurial adolescents in designing, launching and scaling their ventures. Www.rippledcye.org #RES2026 #RipplEDCYE
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Some of you don’t love your husbands. You love the provision. The moment he can no longer provide, he’s no longer worthy of your love, patience or respect. You’re no better than the man who only loves his wife while she’s young, beautiful and can cook.
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… and three years later, a GRADUATE!! 🧑‍🎓🥳🥳 From barely raising $1,500 out of $10,000 goal to successfully completing my degree program with no debt. BSc. (Hons) Entrepreneurial Leadership First Class Honors ( 4.68/5.00 CGPA ) Grateful 🙏
A very short story…. I know I’ve been here before and those times I had to give up. This time, never. I am requesting that you help #GetBeeToALU We need $10,00 (£8,700) by 29th November. GoFundMe: bit.ly/GetBeeToALU Or Naira : 049 634 6337 Gt Bank . Thank you 🙏🏻
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Skills that will quietly make you irreplaceable in any Nigerian company: 1. Advanced Excel or Power BI 2. Clear business writing 3. Basic project management (every company needs this) 4. Stakeholder management 5. Understanding of how money moves in your industry Nobody is teaching you this in school.
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Why exactly are we celebrating Children’s Day today for? Kids as young as 2 years old were kidn@pped, held in captivity and God knows what they are doing to them. What is the government doing??? What are Teachers doing??
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Nobody is safe in this country and the earlier we realise it, the better. If you’re woman, they’ll rape and kill you. Man? They’ll kill you and post it. Child? They’ll whip you and pour melting plastic on your body. Months old babies too, kidnapped and raped.
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You cannot rehabilitate a person that beheads a person. You cannot rehabilitate someone that offs people for sport. You cannot rehabilitate someone that kidnaps and rapes children.
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Oh, to be overwhelmed and frustrated by the work you once prayed for…
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Beheading a whole person in front of me will send me into psychotic shock. Imagine doing that in front of abducted children in a country where they’ll never get comprehensive mental help. Your life is as good as destroyed even if you escape. Please guys, we must end APC today!
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A Nation Losing Its HUMANITY. Some events shatter a society so deeply that words are no longer enough to express the shock; the brutal killing of a teacher and the horrific rape and murder of an elderly woman are among such tragedies. These are not isolated incidents but signs of deeper moral and social decay. How did we get here? How did we reach a point where teachers are hunted and killed, and the elderly—custodians of memory and wisdom—suffer such dehumanising violence? This is more than a security crisis; it is a failure of collective humanity. We have become desensitised, consuming tragedy briefly and moving on, allowing indifference to normalise the unacceptable. To the families affected, I share in your grief. But grief alone is not enough. We must demand accountability and urgent systemic change. If such atrocities no longer move us to action, then we risk losing our shared humanity. -PO
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On 24th September, we celebrated the incredible @beethelighted ! our amazing Program Manager and the heartbeat of the Edustipend community. Blessing, thank you for your unwavering dedication, kindness, and brilliance. Our gratitude and admiration for you is timeless. Here’s to another year of wins, impact, and joy! 🎂🎉 Please drop your belated wishes for Blessing in the comments and let’s make her smile even brighter. In Your Service, The @Edustipend Team💜
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