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Facebook is Hiring: Growth Manager in Lagos, Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On March 29, 2011 · 1 Comment

Facebook is seeking a Growth Manager who is obsessed with technology, social media and business strategy.

The ideal candidate will have experience in the consumer Internet and mobile space in Africa, particularly in Nigeria, an extensive network of…

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TechLoy’s Top Women in Web and Tech Entrepreneurship

By Loy Okezie On March 9, 2011 · 4 Comments

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In the spirit of the International Women’s Day celebration, we present remarkable and influential Nigerian women in web and tech entrepreneurship.

These women have over the last year or so demonstrated remarkable boldness, brains…

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BellaNaija’s Interview with Loy Okezie on How To Make ‘Legit’ Money From Online Ventures

By Loy Okezie On January 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Editor’s Note: This post provides excerpts from an in-depth interview by BellaNaija’s Gbenga Awomodu with Loy Okezie (me).

In the interview published yesterday, I shared some of my experiences and successes on the Internet, how the Nigerian youth can make…

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Google Offers African Students Chance To Become Online Marketing Pros

By Loy Okezie On December 29, 2010 · 1 Comment

Even though Google is a search technology company, they seem to be keen on a lot of things, like helping students become online marketing professionals.

In 2010, Google Online Marketing Challenge saw more than 12,000 students from 60 countries…

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Google’s CEO, Eric Schmidt Funded Identified.com, A Startup By Nigerian Founders

By Loy Okezie On October 30, 2010 · 5 Comments

At a time when Nigeria’s tech scene is gradually becoming the centre of the world’s attention, a Silicon Valley based startup, Identified.com, founded by Nigerian tech entrepreneurs has received seed funding from some of the Valley’s finest angel investors.…

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Jobberman’s Interview with Loy Okezie on Careers

By Loy Okezie On June 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Editors Note: This is a recent conversation that Ayodeji Adewunmi from Jobberman had with Loy Okezie (me), about my eBook, Personal Guide to Career Freedom [available FREE online]. During a…

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Oduntan Odubanjo: 9 Lessons Learned as a Google Intern

By Loy Okezie On June 17, 2010 · 1 Comment

Last October,  I made a 2-week exploratory visit to the place where all of the world’s information is being gathered, stored and organized.

With an unprecedented access to the highly secretive “Googleplex”, acclaimed New York Times columnist Randall Stross, in…

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Jobberman.com – Most Intuitive Job Search Portal in Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On November 18, 2009 · 19 Comments

When you are talking about Web 2.0 and social media solutions to searching and finding jobs in Nigeria, Jobberman.com is the place to go to. Launched in August 2009, Jobberman.com is a job search and career development web site…

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Top 5 Valuable Skills You Need to Build Your Career

By Loy Okezie On July 20, 2009 · 4 Comments

Sometimes graduates are proud that they studied at a Nigerian University, Polytechnic, etc and at other times, they wonder what they benefited from years of hard work with the strikes and student protests amongst other things that characterize the Nigerian…

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4 Strategies to Becoming Employable in Nigeria

By Loy Okezie On July 18, 2009 · 1 Comment

If you have been unemployed in Nigeria for years now, or you are a recent graduate but haven’t found a job, or you are one of the 7 out of 10 Nigerian graduates that are unemployable, hopefully this article would…

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