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How Flowdiary Helps Northern Youths Build Careers in the Tech Industry

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Northern Nigeria is a region full of potential, with countless young people who have big dreams but often lack the tools to achieve them. This is where Flowdiary comes in, a platform created to break barriers and open doors by teaching digital skills that can change lives. When we started Flowdiary , it was just a few of us with a handful of courses and a passion to make a difference. The challenge was clear: many young people here face more than just financial constraints. The language barrier is a major issue. Most online learning platforms use English, which makes it hard for many to learn effectively. So, we asked ourselves: Why not teach in Hausa? Why not offer these valuable skills in a language that truly connects with people? That idea became the heart of Flowdiary’s mission. Teaching in Hausa isn’t just a smart move—it’s a necessity. Imagine trying to learn complex tech concepts in a language you barely understand. It’s like trying to find your way without a map. By offering c...

Why We Teach Digital Skills In Our Native Language?

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Isn't it fascinating how our planet is painted with over 6,000 languages?  6,000. Huh! Muhammad Auwal Ahmad (Mohiddeen) CEO Flowdiary Take a closer look at Nigeria, and you'll find a colorful tapestry of 525 tribes stretching from the Northern to the Southern parts of the country. This makes Nigeria the country with the most tribes and languages in the world. Well, Nigeria spent 40 years under British rule, during which the British merged the Northern and Southern regions and made English the official language. That's how English became the common tongue, despite the rich tapestry of major languages in the country including Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, etc. However, for a nation of 220 million people or thereabout, with Hausa boasting over 50 million speakers domestically and a staggering 150 million globally, a question arises: shouldn't digital literacy, the key to navigating our increasingly digital world, be accessible in the language closest to their hearts – Hausa? Histor...

Flowdiary: A Mega Project to Reduce Joblessness in Nigeria

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  We are working on a mega project to reduce joblessness in Nigeria, primarily the northern region, by teaching the core knowledge, adoption and implementation of digital skills among youths for self-reliance at our digital learning platform, Flowdiary . This eLearning platform is an EdTech startup that teaches digital skills in Hausa language for reliance. It's a huge task hardly to be accomplished by a small group of people, it needs cooperation from different aspects to achieve the goal of empowering youths through digital skills. Being in the world of tech for almost a decade, and because I have a passion and zeal for helping my fellow youngsters with the little I have through training, mentorship, and support, I have tried to cover these in less than 3 years:   In September 2019, I authored a 110-page eBook called eBillions Mastery which talks about the legitimate ways to earn money on the internet by adopting some lucrative digital skills and gave it for free to my fello...

1955: The Geniuses’ Departure and the Arrival of a Hero

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  ...the death of a genius is a great loss for a nation or an entire planet. I made write-ups about the world’s famous scientists such as Galileo, Bn Hayyan, Ibn Sina, Einstein, Hawking, Ibn Firnas, and Tesla; richest people like Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Dangote, Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, Mike Adenuga, Larry Page; young entrepreneurs such as Aminu Bakori, Mubarak Muyika, Shola Akinlade, Evan Spiegel among other world pioneers. But today, I want to touch the stories of three prominent heroes who have issues with the year 1955; the death of Alhassan Dantata and Albert Einstein and the birth of a superstar in the business world, Steve Jobs. Alhassan Dantata Alhassan Dantata was one of the greatest entrepreneurs in the Hausaland. Being the richest person in West Africa was one of the reasons for his fame. He was the grandfather of Aliko Dangote, owner of Dangote Group and the richest person in Africa. Dantata died in 1955 in Kano city.      Albert Einstein Albert ...

The Influence of Digitalization: What Does it Mean to Digitalize a Business?

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  In today’s technology-focused world, the demand for businesses to be digitized has grown so far. So, what does it mean to digitize a business? Essentially, it means adopting technological innovations in a business to increase efficiency, enhance customer experience, and boost sales. This is to say, if a business is digitalized, it is globally shown to the virtual world. It gains more engagement and tells people all about itself in a few words.   How to Digitalize a Business? There are some methods or steps to go into digitalizing a business. These include the use of some platforms and techniques. The platforms help businesses get themselves on the internet by having a space, for example, Stackplaza. So, the below list breaks it down and highlights the significance of using the methods to digitalize a business.   1. Branding or Re-branding Branding is the act of setting up a business from its initial point. Founders use to set up their businesses to meet the ...

Why You Should Open a Store on Stackplaza?

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Once you own a business and want to digitalize it,  Stackplaza.com  would make it suitable for you to make a better decision. It’ll make your business visible on the internet. It’ll help your customers have better engagements with your products. So, because we want to help your business get in tou c h with the internet, we provide a unique feature to open a store and upload your items to it. Your store contains your products, so your existing customers find it very simple to explore what you sell and to contact you instantly. Your new customers would also notice your products and contact you for deals. This is to say, your business becomes standard since you allow your customers to know what you do and your contacts are visible so they get in touch with you. Then, Stackplaza is a hundred-step forward towards standardizing your business on the internet. Moreover, your business gets free promotion when it partners with Stackplaza. We promote your products and suggest them to oth...