Chemical engineering | Software Engineering | Blockchain | Web3Bridge cohort X l ALX SE C5
Abuja,Nigeria
Joined August 2013
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BenFaruna retweeted
I hate people who cheat others then paint it as having "sense". you're a deceitful shameless person.
BenFaruna retweeted
was trying to exit an event and someone with their mobile videographer literally blocked the exit doing dancing content. I get it, so I stood aside waiting to pass. These people continued and didn’t have the courtesy to step aside until a line began to form. This isn’t normal
BenFaruna retweeted
Make pesin dey pretend 16 years in advance. This Peter Obi guy is so corny.
Vote for him sha.
Peter Obi flew into Haiti in 2010 - days after a devastating earthquake flattened the country with actor Bob Manuel.
He didn’t just drop off a cheque. He donated $200,000, then stayed on the ground as an aid worker… with his son.
Was he campaigning to become President of Haiti?
No.
He was simply doing what some leaders only pretend to do when the cameras are rolling.
#GoodMorning
BenFaruna retweeted
I’m still hiring at Xtra Space. Incase you know anyone who is a perfect fit please forward the opportunity to them.
I am not great at a lot of things, but you see finding talent and nurturing it to full potential. Not many people are greater.
On that note, I think it's time to open the doors of @thereboottv to one more presenter. I need a storyteller with a love for epic african stories. The more gory, the better. Eran iya Osogbo, Koto Aiye, madam koikoi esque storytellers.
If this is you, and you are available to join a team fulltime or parttime in the City of Akure. Send an email to [email protected] with a video link no longer that 90 seconds telling the most captivating epic story you can think of.
Good luck!
BenFaruna retweeted
My God.
The things I come online to read aches my heart.
So I have to sleep with whoever I am extending financial assistance to?
What does sleeping with her do for me?
BenFaruna retweeted
This is how I earn $20k/month as a software engineer living in Nigeria.
BenFaruna retweeted
The first steps towards recovery of the Hyperbridge exploit are already yielding results.
We appreciate the BCGAME team for their proactiveness is freezing illicit funds and working with law enforcement.
We still working with the remaining exchanges to recover funds. We've identified funds flowing to Binance, Coinbase, MEXC, Bybit & Bitget.
More updates shortly.
BC Game has completed the return of funds related to the @hyperbridge incident.
We promptly intercepted the suspicious deposit involving 100,000 DOT linked to transactions dated April 13, 2026. On April 15, 2026, the funds were transferred to BC Game’s official hot wallet (12AGVy…aaomu), where they were frozen and safeguarded.
In compliance with the order issued by the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Abuja Judicial Division, on September 22, 2026, and the enforcement request from INTERPOL’s National Central Bureau in Nigeria (NCB Abuja), and in response to Hyperbridge’s request for asset recovery, the funds have now been returned to Hyperbridge for further handling.
Thank you for your attention and support. BC Game remains committed to cooperating with law enforcement agencies worldwide to safeguard the blockchain ecosystem and protect funds.
BenFaruna retweeted
After 5 years of building @AltSchoolAfrica with @AdewaleYusuf_ and @opeawo, today I’m officially stepping down as CTO and moving into the CEO role.
The goal is to provide global education to Africans at an affordable cost. Instead of going to the UK and spending £30,000 to get a degree, you can attend the same university through AltSchool for less than £15,000.
Same school, same lecturers, same BSc.
Equal value. Equal access. Local pricing.
I’m officially launching our degree programmes on degree.altschoolafrica.com, and over the next few months, you’ll see more global universities join the AltSchool network.
Welcome to the edX of Africa.
BenFaruna retweeted
I built an app that shows how rain floods different parts of Lagos.
Search your area and see where the water collects and how deep it gets, hour by hour, in 3D.
Lekki, VI, Ikoyi, Lagos Island, Yaba and more.
Try it: lagos-flood.dawnstackai.com/
BenFaruna retweeted
“You can’t be doing illegal work. You can’t come to a school road and start apprehending and harassing parents who are dropping off or picking up their children. You’re supposed to work on federal roads, yet you’ve come into the streets.”
~ A man confronts a Delta State Traffic Management Authority (DESTMA) officer for leaving the federal road and operating on a street.
BenFaruna retweeted
We’re looking for someone to lead @bachs_hq expansion into the WordPress ecosystem in Nigeria
You should be available to travel and connect with WordPress communities across the country
If you’re deeply plugged into the WordPress ecosystem and excited about building something big, or know someone who is, my DMs are open 🤝
BenFaruna retweeted
I know this has been said a million times, but seriously: work out in the morning.
I used to go to the gym after work, when I was already exhausted. No wonder I skipped so many days. And once you break the habit, getting back into it becomes harder and harder.
Lately, I’ve been working out first thing in the morning, and the difference is incredible. It sets the tone for the entire day. More energy, better focus, and a clearer mind. I feel ready to take on whatever comes my way.
But here’s the key: consistency beats intensity.
If you commit to an hour at the gym every day, chances are you’ll give up after a week or two. The trick is to make it so easy that you have no excuse to skip it.
For me, that’s 30 minutes. Nothing crazy. Just a simple, manageable routine I can stick to.
BenFaruna retweeted
You do not have God’s permission to maintain loyalty to any unrequited romantic affection.
You are wasting your life!
BenFaruna 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
BenFaruna retweeted
There's something about our tech community in Nigeria that I genuinely struggle to understand.
Someone builds something, puts it out there, starts gaining traction, and instead of encouraging them, some people are already predicting how quickly the project will die.
And most of the time, the loudest discouragement comes from fellow Nigerians.
I just keep wondering, if some of these same ideas were built in Silicon Valley, would we be celebrating their potential instead of looking for reasons they'll fail?
We complain about the lack of innovation and opportunities in Africa, but when someone takes the risk to build something different, we're already the first to tear it down with loopholes.
Not every project will succeed. Not every idea will become a billion-dollar company. And constructive criticism is absolutely necessary.
But there's a difference between giving honest feedback and actively wishing for someone's downfall.
We should be building a community where people feel encouraged to experiment, make mistakes, learn and improve.
Someone else's success doesn't take anything away from yours.
We can do better, honestly ❤️