Fu'ad ❤️🔥 🧠🥊
@FuadXIV
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I identify as a first draft.
Nigeria
Joined April 2010
The first cohort was an experiment to see what would happen if you gave people resources and set them loose. We ended up with four projects: an animated short film, a podcast series, essays, and a documentary film. Now, we're taking all our learnings into the next cohort :🧵👇🏾
Applications are now open for the second cohort of The https://t.co/fC0pNfV3wq Fellowship. If you want to answer big questions, produce urgent stories, or build powerful tools that deepen understanding of Nigerian history, this is for you. Apply here:
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The award-winning documentary that Sen. Adam Schiff demanded to have removed from Amazon Prime shows how metabolic and other natural cancer treatments work. "We're not giving cancer an opportunity to detour . . . to escape down one of its usual [biochemical] pathways."
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It's hard to think like this when you're in survival mode, but no matter what stage a company/entity is at, it needs to have two dedicated functions: - R&D to stay ahead of the curve; - A compelling lore to keep everyone, inside and outside the entity believing in the mission.
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It’s actually insane that a creative conduit I started last year @Athirdspace___ co-curated the Speakers’ Corner at Art X this year. Bruh
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The more I learn about societies across time and place, the more I see how everyone is capable of both the magnificent and the macabre. And so, it feels like our job today is to decide what we want our contribution to be.
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Swipeable profiles and tab/folder management have become such an integral part of my workflow that after trying Dia, then Comet, then Atlas, checking in on Chrome, I still find my way back to Arc. It's the one experience that reduces the immense whelm of constantly
The only thing stopping me from switching to Dia @diabrowser is swipeable profiles. Keep going!
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If you are pinging someone who’s busier than you, you should have a single well-thought-out specific ask. Only ask for something you truly cannot do on your own, and where you have done everything you possibly can by yourself. For example, if you’re asking someone to send an
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I had sleepless nights editing, designing, and vibe-coding for this storytelling project. Please check it out and share. I'll also appreciate your feedback. Thanks!! 💙🥲 https://t.co/IyunP05PGf
chronycles.com
Postcards from people in Maiduguri, northeastern Nigeria, living through and affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
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The More Things Change: "Made in Nigeria" edition Nnamdi Azikiwe in 1965 and Bola Tinubu in 2025
Since independence 65 years ago, 14 Nigerian leaders have addressed the nation in Independence Day speeches. We tracked down every single speech, except 1961, and you can now read all 158,000+ words on our website. Which year are you most curious about? https://t.co/m6cSbF0Znx
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This is the final boarding call for The Archiving Fellowship by @StartArchiving. Deadline is 11.59pm WAT. Please RT. It's pretty straightforward: if you have a strong curiosity that has strong roots in Nigerian history, you should totally apply. When you get in:
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You get to commit to your curiosity and push it to the finish line. There are no definite hacks for how to apply, but two things matter: 1. A clear idea, with proof that you can pull it off. 2. A rigour in a thought that shows you can go where no one else has. Good luck!
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https://t.co/ZxlTS0haTR 1. You get 6 months to work on a project. Could be a fresh project, or one you already started. What matters is that by June 2026, it's completed. 2. You get a decent budget, access to all our archives, and project support. 3. My favourite part:
archivi.ng
If you're obsessed with questions, ideas, stories, or tools that help us make sense of Nigeria, we want you.
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This is the final boarding call for The Archiving Fellowship by @StartArchiving. Deadline is 11.59pm WAT. Please RT. It's pretty straightforward: if you have a strong curiosity that has strong roots in Nigerian history, you should totally apply. When you get in:
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You need to read this piece by @Adonijah_Ndege on After #Moonshot2025 and what to do with all that post-event energy Adonijah was also a speaker at #MoonshotbyTechCabal
https://t.co/XbnAOd1Nbu
techcabal.com
Every October, when Moonshot by TechCabal ends, I’m reminded that the real work starts after the applause fades.
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Moniepoint, one of Nigeria’s most prominent fintechs, has raised an additional $90 million to complete its Series C round, one year after achieving unicorn status. https://t.co/sqNjdMEk96
techcabal.com
Moniepoint has raised an additional $90 million to complete its Series C round, one year after achieving unicorn status.
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