CONTACT
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  • E: chidi.nwaogu@publiseer.com
  • T: 08144726899
  • W: www.publiseer.com
  • A: 8, Esther Ebun Street, Victory Estate, Ojo, Lagos

    • EDUCATION
    BACHELOR OF SCIENCE:
    UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS
    2013
    Physics Science

    COMPUTER SKILLS
    HTML
    CSS
    Javascript / jQuery
    Bootstrap
    Graphics
    PHP
    GML

    SOCIAL
  • FB: fb.me/publiseer
  • IG: @publiseer
  • TW: @wearepubliseer
    • CHIDI
    NWAOGU
    Serial Internet Entrepreneur
    ABOUT ME

    I'm Chidi Nwaogu, a Nigerian serial Internet entrepreneur, physicist, computer programmer, and receipent of the African Entrepreneurship Award. I was the keynote speaker at the 2012 IT Leaders West Africa Summit, where I gave a thirty-minute lecture on the role of social media and mobile in developing nations.
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    I have been featured on National newspapers like Vanguard, National Mirror, The Guardian, The Nation, Business Day, Daily Trust, and New Telegraph, for my pioneering contributions in ICT in Nigeria. Since I was 19, I have co-founded, grown and sold two Internet companies.

    I am presently the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Publiseer, described by Konbini, as "one of the largest digital publishers in Africa". Publiseer was a finalist at the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition and MIT Solve Global Challenges.
    MY CORE COMPETENCIES

    Web design
    Web applications
    Web development
    Cloud computing
    User interface design
    Mobile applications
    Software development
    User experience
    Content management
    Digital marketing
    Public speaking
    Leadership

    MY EXPERIENCE

    CO-FOUNDER
    LAGbook | April 2010 - Jan 2013
    At the age of 19, I co-founded, built, and organically grew LAGbook (otherwise known as Ladies And Gentlemen book) with my twin brother. LAGbook a social network that grew from zero to over one-million registered members in less than three years. LAGbook was initially created for students of the University of Lagos, but later expanded to the youth demographic (18 - 30 years) in Africa.
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    LAGbook was acquired by the Canadian technology company, Gulf Pearl Ltd. for $10,000 in January 2013. LAGbook was featured on TechCrunch for garnering 30,000 new members in less than six months, and on African Business Review for signing an eight-week advertising deal with the multinational company, BlackBerry.


    CO-FOUNDER
    PRAYHoUSe | Feb 2013 - Mar 2014
    After LAGbook, I co-founded PRAYHoUSe with my twin brother, an online Christian prayer directory of more than 10,000 prayers from the Scripture. I organically grew PRAYHoUSe from zero to over 200,000 users in less than six months. In March 2014, PRAYHoUSe was acquired by American non-profit organization, Ten Doves Charity, for $37,500.

    CO-FOUNDER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    Publiseer | Aug 2017 -
    I co-founded Publiseer, described by Konbini as "one of the largest digital publishers in Africa". For my contributions in Publiseer, I received the African Entrepreneurship Award. Publiseer is a digital publisher that helps African writers and musicians from low-income communities to distribute and monetize their creative works across over 400 digital stores in 100 countries, with just a single click and at no charge. Publiseer became profitable after six months from inception.
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    The digital publisher has received so many awards and recognitions, including becoming the first and only African publisher to join the International Publishing Distribution Association in Madrid, emerging a finalist at the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition and MIT Solve Global Challenges. Publiseer has been accepted in several accelerators and incubators, such as Microsoft's Accelerate Labs and University of Cape Town's Venture Incubation Programme. The digital publisher has been extensively covered by hundreds of media houses around the world for its exceptional achievements in the world of digital publishing.

    NEWSPAPER APPEARANCES

    NATIONAL MIRROR
    Nigerian Twins Pioneer Made-In-Nigeria Social Network
    by ThankGod Amaefule
    Jun 2011

    VANGUARD
    UNILAG Twins Host Over 70,000 Users On LAGbook
    by Tosin Adesile
    May 2012

    VANGUARD
    Let Your Dreams Run Wild - Nwaogu Twins
    by Victor Gotevbe
    Sep 2012

    Click to see all 12 media appearances
    NATIONAL MIRROR
    We Sold Our Laptops To Build LAGbook - LAGbook Twins
    by ThankGod Amaefule
    Oct 2012

    THE GUARDIAN
    UNILAG Programmers Blaze Trail in Social Networking
    by David Ibemere
    Feb 2013

    VANGUARD
    Twins float platform for authors, artists
    by Amaka Abayomi
    Nov 2017

    THE NATION
    Twin brothers launch platform for authors, artistes
    by The Nation Reporter
    Oct 2017

    THE NATION
    Publisher wins African entrepreneurship award
    by Tosin Adesile
    Jun 2018

    DAILY TRUST
    Young Nigerian shines at 2018 African Entrepreneurship Award
    by Samuel Otitolaye
    Jun 2018

    VANGUARD
    Nigerian wins BMCE awards
    by Ebele Orakpo
    Jun 2018

    NEW TELEGRAPH
    Young entrepreneur shines at 2018 african entrepreneurship award
    by New Telegraph
    Jun 2018

    BUSINESS DAY
    Young Nigerian clinches 2018 African entrepreneurship award
    by Tosin Adesile
    Jun 2018
    PUBLIC SPEAKING


    IT LEADERS WEST AFRICA SUMMIT
    Nov 2012
    I was the Keynote Speaker at the 2012 IT Leaders West Africa Summit that held on November 28-29, 2012 at the Movenpick, Accra-Ghana, where I gave a 30 minutes keynote speech on the role of social media and mobile in developing countries on Day 2, November 29, 2012.
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    The summit was organized by the South African based business-to-business conferencing company, Kinetic Events. Other invited speakers to the summit included the Honourable Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Ghana.


    AIESEC GHANA YOUTH-TO-BUSINESS FORUM
    Feb 2013
    I was a Guest Speaker at the 2013 AIESEC Ghana Youth-To-Business Forum that held on February 2013. I gave a 30 minutes lecture on the 12 facets of social media, and how they could be harnessed to grew a small business enterprise.
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    The summit was organized by AIESEC, the world's largest non-profit youth-run organization. I was also a member of the panel that debated on the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility for student entrepreneurs.
    RECOMMENDATION

    EMRE SOKULLU
    CEO at GROU.PS Inc
    Nwaogu knows how to generate leads, create traffic and buzz. He's a PR and viral growth expert.

    NOSAYABA LAWANI
    CEO at Online Cash Influx
    Nwaogu is success-driven and goal-oriented. He's focused, smart, approach problems and think logically to arrive at a profound solution. Simply put, He's an inspiration.

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    GBOLADE EMMANUEL
    Founder and CEO at Termii
    Good at what he does.
    REFERENCE

    AKIN BRAITHWAITE
    Former Chief Customer Relations Officer at MTN Communications Nigeria
    Contact available upon request.

    KINGSLEY GBEHO
    Technology Reporter
    Contact available upon request.
    MY LIFE IN PICTURES


    I code at the dining too.


    I also code in bed.

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    I have an identical twin brother. I'm the man in black.


    That's right, you aren't seeing double.


    I'm the man in red. That's some of the attendees of the IT Leaders West Africa Summit.


    That's my twin and I. I'm the man in red. We're giving a 30 minutes keynote speech at the summit.


    I'm the man in red too. That was also taken at the summit.


    That's me again.