The Harvard Law student body has officially elected Nigerian-American Ifeanyi Ruth Umunna to serve as their Student Government Co-President for the 2026–2027 school year.
Dr Wendy Okolo, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering, wearing a blue NASA bomber jacket and smiling against a dark background. Photo Credit: Wendy Okolo/Instagram
Jennifer Smith built a unicorn startup used by 98% of Fortune 500 companies. Over the course of three years. Jennifer Smith. Credit: Scribe
Your LinkedIn about section works harder than any other part of your profile. While you sleep, eat dinner, or see clients, those 2,600 characters either pull prospects closer or push them away. To optimize your LinkedIn “about” section, start with a compelling transformation story, not credentials.
He faced financial challenges in 2023. Bolt enjoys family life in Kingston. His journey shows speed and resilience create lasting influence. Usain Bolt’s estimated net worth is $90 million in 2025. This reflects his athletic achievements and business ventures. Endorsements from Puma, Visa, and Gatorade contribute to his wealth. Bolt co-founded Bolt Mobility and expanded his restaurant chain. Usain Bolt (Image credits: IG/X)
“I started as a consultant in one of the top 4 firms [at KPMG] in the world,” said Dike. “I worked at a Lagos office, but I always knew I was going to eventually work in IT.” “I knew that cloud was going to be a big thing in the future where people had full-on control of their security and access,” he said. Image design by Wunmi Eunice for TechCabal
A Nigerian-born researcher, Babatunde Soyoye, has achieved a breakthrough in sustainable transportation with his pioneering work in electric vehicle (EV) wireless charging technology and advanced battery management systems.
From finance to logistics and event management, Olawale Lawal has quietly architected some of the most resilient and innovative backend systems in African tech. As an engineering leader at Bambam Automation, Lawal brings a deeply thoughtful approach to building platforms that are not only functional, but sustainable, scalable, and intuitive.
What does it really take to build a startup in Africa—from the first idea to the thousandth day? In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the painful pivots, and the milestones that shape what a business becomes. In this inaugural edition, we sit with Tunde Akin-Moses, co-founder of Sycamore, to unpack how a simple lending idea grew into one of Nigeria’s quietly resilient fintech stories. Image source: Techcabal
The widespread popularity of TikTok has created not only a new generation of social media stars — it’s also helped mint China’s wealthiest person. ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is now China’s richest man.Visual China Group via Getty Images; Ruobing Su/Business Insider
