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Chidi Nwaogu
Personal details
Born (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990 (age 34)
Lagos State, Nigeria
EducationUniversity of Lagos
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-Founder and CEO of Publiseer
AwardsAfrica's Business Heroes by Jack Ma Foundation
Websitenwaogu.com

Chidi Nwaogu (born 20 May 1990) is a Nigerian Internet entrepreneur and software developer.[1] He co-founds Publiseer, a Lagos-based digital publishing company[2][3] He also founded LAGbook, a social networking tool[4].

In 2021, Chidi was recognized by the Jack Ma Foundation as one of the Top 10 Africa's Business Heroes.[5] He was also listed by YNaija as one of the 100 Most Powerful Young Nigerians.[6]

Career

Publiseer

In 2017, Chidi alongside his twin brother founded Publiseer to aid African Indie.[7][8][9] In 2022, the company has worked with 8,000 creators in Africa including Nigerian recording artists, Erigga and CDQ.[10][11] Publiseer operates in Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, and Egypt.[12] It was described as One of the largest independent digital publishers in Africa.[13]

Savvy

Savvy was founded in 2020 as a youth empowerment program.[14] It partners with Kenya Private Sector Alliance and has trained 7500 entrepreneurs.[15][16][unreliable source?] It is funded by the International Telecommunication Union and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation.[17].

LAGbook

LAGbook was a social networking service from Nigeria, which targeted young individuals between the ages of 18 and 30, looking to make friends online.[18] With 4,000 daily new registrations[19], the social network also had users from India, Germany, Canada, and Spain[18]. Founded in 2010 by Chidi and his brother, Chika, while they were still studying at the University of Lagos[20], LAGbook reached one million registered users within three years[21].

Awards and Recognition

In 2020, Chidi received the Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.[22][23] Other awards include the African Entrepreneurship Award by Bank of Africa[24], Roddenberry Foundation Catalyst Award, the International Telecommunication Union Award for Global Innovation[25], and the HundrED Global Collection Award for Leading Education Innovation[14].

Chidi has been recognized by Legit.ng, in its Legit Business Names of 2022, as one of the "8 most outstanding business personalities in Nigeria".[26]

Publications

  • Nwaogu, Chidi (2021). "Dear Entrepreneur". ISBN 9798739648334.
  • Dear Entrepreneur: January
  • Dear Entrepreneur: February ISBN 9781678037130
  • Dear Entrepreneur: March
  • Dear Entrepreneur: April
  • Dear Entrepreneur: May
  • Dear Entrepreneur: August ISBN 9781716389511
  • Dear Entrepreneur: September
  • Dear Entrepreneur: October ISBN 9781387105939

References

  1. ^ Foundation, French-African (2022-02-01). "Spotlight - Chidi Nwaogu". French African. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  2. ^ "Lagos-based digital publisher Publiseer wins Startup World Cup Nigeria finals". Ventureburn. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  3. ^ "How One Platform Helps African Artists Pave Their Way to Success". Seedstars. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  4. ^ "Young Nigerian Receives Africa's Business Heroes Prize by Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma - THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  5. ^ Benson, Emmanuel Abara (2021-11-21). "10 entrepreneurs from Nigeria, Kenya and 5 other countries announced as the 2021 Africa's Business Heroes winners". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  6. ^ Okafor, Chinedu (2021-09-01). "#YNaijaPowerList2021: Davido, Ola Brown, Tacha, Dare Adekoya, Tunde Ednut listed among most powerful young Nigerians". YNaija. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  7. ^ "Nigeria's Publiseer is a finalist at Harvard Business School's New Venture Competition 2018". 2018-02-22. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  8. ^ Anderson, Porter (2019-06-12). "Nigerian Entrepreneurs Chidi and Chika Nwaogu: Publiseer". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  9. ^ "Nigeria's Publiseer to distribute songs on YouTube Music". Music In Africa (in French). 2018-09-24. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  10. ^ Olukotun, Oluwasegun. "African Digital Content Distribution Platfrom Publiseers Secures Distribution Partnership with Citeste.ro". innovation-village.com. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  11. ^ Egbedi, Hadassah (2019-01-08). "Brothers, Chidi and Chika Nwaogu, founders of Publiseer, are on a mission to take over Africa's digital publishing space". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  12. ^ Writer, Staff (2019-01-09). "Nigeria's Publiseer partners with Google Play Books, targets Egypt". ITWeb Africa. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  13. ^ "This Nigerian Startup Is Allowing Creatives Independently Publish And Distribute Their Work". web.archive.org. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  14. ^ a b Ibemere, Dave (2022-10-28). "Nigerian tech entrepreneur Chidi Nwaogu beats 3,488 nominees to win global award". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  15. ^ "Savvy to train 1 000 start-up founders in Kenya". Ventureburn. 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  16. ^ "Fellowship programme for entrepreneurs expands". Ventureburn. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  17. ^ Ibemere, Dave (2021-12-03). "After Jack Ma award, Chidi Nwaogu gets funding from UN to grow his company". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  18. ^ a b "The top African social networks you probably don't know about". htxt. 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  19. ^ Floyd, Ignacio (2019-01-08). "Top 5 African Social Networks". Good Christian Chat. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  20. ^ Busayo (2012-10-11). "Nigerian Social Network Partners South Africa's Umuntu Media". Ventures Africa. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  21. ^ Kojo (2019-09-16). "Nigerian entrepreneur wins first prize at the Africa 35.35 Awards". IT News Africa | Business Technology, Telecoms and Startup News. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  22. ^ Writer, Staff (2020-04-06). "Chidi Nwaogu Wins Migration Entrepreneurship Prize by Swiss Government". CIO Africa. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  23. ^ "Nigerian wins Swiss Government Migration Entrepreneurship Prize". Guardian Nigeria.
  24. ^ admin (2018-06-30). "Nigeria's Chidi Nwaogu Wins At The 2018 African Entrepreneurship Awards". Espact. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  25. ^ "Chidi Nwaogu". Meaningful Business Community. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  26. ^ Enengedi, Victor (2023-01-10). "Tunji Andrews, Tito Ovia, others make Legit Business Names of 2022 for Startups". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2023-12-11.

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