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🎉 The results are in! 🎉
A huge congratulations to all the winners of the DevCareer × Raenest Hackathon 👏
Your creativity, skill, and dedication truly stood out. From bold ideas to impressive execution, you showed what’s possible when talent meets opportunity.
We’re proud of what you’ve built and even more excited for what’s ahead for you 🚀
To everyone who participated, you showed up, you built, and you made it count. That’s what matters 💚
#DevCareer #Raenest #Hackathon #Winners #RaenestXDevCareer #FreelancersInAfrica
Benja〽️in retweeted
If you're a Nigerian developer, whether you're just starting out or you've been building for years, there's so much you can build and learn with homegrown technologies 🇳🇬❤️
We have:
🇳🇬 @Dbrij_hq & @pxxl_space instead of Vercel for hosting.
🇳🇬 @StackshiftCloud for VPS hosting and management, as an alternative to providers like Hostinger and tools like Coolify.
🇳🇬 @Dbrij_hq & @sendly_ai_ instead of Resend for business and transactional emails.
🇳🇬 @cencori instead of OpenRouter and Cloudflare AI Gateway for AI model access and management.
🇳🇬 Sabilytics.com instead of Google Analytics and DataFast for website analytics.
🇳🇬 @OutRayTunnel for tunnelling local services, as an alternative to tools like ngrok and Cloudflare Tunnel.
🇳🇬 @Bachs_hq for international payments, as an alternative to Stripe.
And these are just the ones I can remember right now!
I'm not saying you must stop using international tools.
I'm saying we have people right here building alternatives worth trying, supporting, and contributing to. With better local pricing that fits us.
I know I'm missing so many other products.
What other Nigerian-built products and their global alternatives should be on this list?
Drop them in the replies! 👇
And if you're building something in Nigeria or anywhere across Africa, please submit your project to Africa Is Building so more people can discover what you're working on ❤️
africaisbuilding.com/submit
GitHub actions is down💀
I can only imagine what happens on a daily at their HQ...the amount of code they handle is taking its toll
Meta was the first partner with OpenAI in 2023. I remember when the latest OpenAI model dropped; you could use it for free in the Edge browser
Now Copilot is the worst of the big 3....some might say the ChinChinese models are better😂
Benja〽️in retweeted
A Lady named Victoria shared:
How to email CEO and business owners on LinkedIn or any platform.
Please save this if you're a student looking for internship or a graduate looking for a job.
If you're an African looking for a job on LinkedIn, please stop leaving your career to the algorithm.
200 connections are not enough.
And posting every day won't magically get you a job.
Here's what many LinkedIn coaches won't tell you:
Your network matters as much as your content.
Who are the people in your network?
Are they recruiters?
Hiring managers?
People working in your target industry?
People who can refer you when an opportunity comes up?
You need to understand the demographics of your network.
Having 200 connections is one thing. Having 2,000 connections who work in your target industry is another.
The goal isn't just to grow your numbers. It's to build a network that gives you access to opportunities.
Yes, keep posting. Build your personal brand. Share your knowledge.
But don't stop there.
Connect with the right people. Engage with them. Build genuine relationships. Let people know what you do.
Stop leaving your career to the algorithm. Build a network that can open doors for you.
Benja〽️in retweeted
That's the beauty of building on top of @bachs_hq and a little engineering on my end 😂❤️
Bachs provides instant NGN settlement, making payments available without the usual settlement delays.
Buy Me a Malt handles the experience around receiving support, tracking balances and requesting withdrawals.
Once your payment is verified and your balance is available, you can request a withdrawal.
I wanted Buy Me a Malt to make receiving appreciation as easy as giving it ❤️
This is exactly why I keep rooting for infrastructure that makes building and earning easier for Nigerians.
bachs.io
Benja〽️in retweeted
Looking to hire a C# Engineer for 1.5-2m
If you know anybody please share with me.
I need Engineerssssss
Benja〽️in retweeted
Let me make one thing crystal clear real quick: if you ever see me post a job opportunity, best believe it’s a 100% open field. I don't play that game of posting a role when I already have someone in mind just to look charitable. And I def don't waste people's energy with fake job opportunities.
If I already know who is doing the job, it will never make it online.
Case in point: I’m currently working on a brand identity project for an international client, and at some point he'll need a website designer to redesign the existing one. If and when he gives the go-ahead for the website design, you won't see a public job post from me because I already have someone in mind for the role. The person is in my network, and they'll simply get a direct DM from me.
So, if I post about a potential job opportunity, best believe that I don't have any particular person in mind and the door is open for anyone to pull up and apply.
If it’s not, then it’s being handled in the background. Simple.
Yesterday I posted that I am hiring for a UI/UX design role, and I got 300+ comments and 100+ DMs (across X and LinkedIn). And one thing this proved to me is that applying for jobs alone in 2026 is no longer enough. You're competing with so many people.
Now more than ever, Building Relationships is a must. It's a cheat code. You gats connect with people if you want to land opportunities. Because a solid recommendation or a warm intro will land you a job 10x faster than cold applications ever will.
Remember, skills get you in front of the door, but relationships open the door and get you in the room.
Who you know still matters fr.
Benja〽️in retweeted
For those asking if they can be bought beer instead of malt, we've got you too! 😂🍻
You can now customize your Buy Me a Malt page to ask for your favourite beer, whether it's Trophy, Heineken, or something else.
Choose your treat, set your price, customize your button and let your people show you some love.
Na wetin you wan drink matter 😂❤️
buymeamalt.com
AI is just the latest tool In the hands of someone who knows what they’re doing, it’s a force multiplier. It changes the landscape, but so did everything else. We adapted then We’re adapting now
Calculators still exist. Physicists and mathematicians are still very much relevant
Benja〽️in retweeted
If you’re a Nigerian developer interested in cybersecurity, NITDA currently has a 48-hour hackathon coming up in Abuja.
₦10M+ prize pool.
Teams of 2–5.
Tracks include fintech, financial inclusion and other digital-economy problems.
It’s happening October 27–28 and it’s open to Nigerian citizens.
Even if you don’t win, things like this can give you something much stronger to talk about than another tutorial project.
Benja〽️in retweeted
Well, I built it! 🥳🥤
Introducing Buy Me a Malt 🍻
A simple way for people to support your work, appreciate your effort, or just buy you a malt.
Whether you're a creator, developer, designer, or someone who simply deserves a little appreciation, you can create your own page and start receiving support.
No complicated setup. Just create your page, share your link, and let people show you some love.
Built entirely on @Dbriij's infrastructure, from domain, hosting, database, emailing, to asset storage.
Payments powered by @BachsHQ (of course ❤️).
Give it a try: buymeamalt.com
And yes, you can buy me a malt too, please! 😂
buymeamalt.com/@unclebigbay
Should I just build "Buy Me a Malt" powered by @bachs_hq, so Nigerian creators can receive support without all the payment integration wahala? 👀🥤
I built it for myself on Naija Radio, and now I'm thinking, why not make it available to everyone? 🤔
Benja〽️in retweeted
10M players!!! This is no small feat! Congratulations, Shalom and the #lagoslife team. 20M players soon?🌚🌚
Maybe we’d have Accra, Abidjan, Cairo, Zanzibar, Kigali, and Marrakech etc.?😅😅
Probably fight immigration issues😅😅
Joining hackathons is the best approach
Be a serial hackathon participant – at Enugu, Nigeria
If you’re a beginner who hasn’t been hired yet, hire yourself. Get proof. Even if it's personal projects or an internship. You have to build artificial proof because in 2026 there’s really no excuse for not having something to show.
Stop waiting for someone to hire you to prove you can do the job. Get to work. Build personal projects and treat them with the same rigor, data tracking, and professionalism as a paid client.
Then, when a potential client asks for proof, show them your personal projects. Walk them through the problem you solved. Proof is proof, whether someone paid you to do it or not.