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The co-founder of Mamaket, Newton-Ray Ukwuoma, an award winning former reporter of the Nigerian Tribune, speaks in this interview with Saturday Tribune on how reporting tech in Nigeria took him to a tuition-free software engineering school in Silicon Valley, California, United States of America, which challenged him to build a tech business.
You joined the Nigerian Tribune right after graduating from the Department of English at the University of Lagos. Have you always wanted to be a journalist?
To be honest, after I left the university, I was quite desperate to work or gain some experience before the one-year national service. In January 2012, while we were waiting for our call-up letter, I showed up at the gate of the Nigerian Tribune, CV in hand. I told the gatekeeper I had an urgent need to see the editor. I was idle anyway, so it didn’t hurt to try. I was amazed that the gatekeeper let me in. So, I told the Editor (Daily) that I wanted to work for the organisat
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