My Full Story
How it all started
I grew up in Lagos, Nigeria, helping in my mother's store. Like many young people, I dreamed of a future in technology. I applied to study Computer Science three times and failed three times. Each attempt felt like a door slamming shut, like confirmation that maybe I didn't belong in this field.
Instead of giving up, I accepted a change of course to Mathematics at the University of Ibadan and graduated with First Class honours. But something was still missing.
It was during my master's programme at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS-Ghana) that I discovered Python programming. Suddenly, everything clicked. I had found my calling at the intersection of maths and computing.
But the rejections weren't over. Graduate school applications brought more closed doors, more waiting, more doubt. Each "we regret to inform you" forced me to confront the same question: Was I good enough? The answer came not in a single moment but through persistence. I finally secured a fully funded PhD position at the University of Glasgow.
Today, I'm a Lecturer in Computing Science at the University of Glasgow, teaching the very subject I once couldn’t get admitted into.
Every lecture I give, every student I mentor, feels like reclaiming something I was once told I couldn't have. It's proof that rejection isn't the end of the story. Sometimes, it's just the beginning of a better one.
Founding Computer Science Academy Africa (CSA Africa)
In the years following my own struggle to access tech education, I saw the same patterns repeating itself: talented young people locked out due to lack of resources or simply not knowing where to start.
So, I founded Computer Science Academy (CSA) Africa to ensure no young person is denied access to tech education because of their background.
To date, we've trained over 700 young people across 13 countries and raised more than £150,000 in funding. Our students have gone on to secure positions at leading tech companies, gain admission to top universities, and start their own ventures.
CSA Africa is proof that when you open doors for others, you don't just change individual lives, you transform entire communities and rewrite what's possible for the next generation.
Beyond the Stage
My work is driven by a simple truth: representation matters. When young people see someone who looks like them, who faced similar struggles, achieving what seemed impossible, it changes what they believe is possible for themselves.
"If I can come this far, they can go even further."
This is the conviction that fuels everything I do.
When I'm not teaching or speaking, you'll find me building communities on social media, sharing the real and messy parts of this journey. Because the polished success stories are inspiring, but it's the honest conversations about doubt, fear, and persistence that help people believe they can do it too.
