https://victoroluwafemi.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Victor OluwafemienTue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/stop-and-admire-your-success-843ffd5bc0a7Social media managers and smartphones are like Siamese twins — they are inseparable. So, when I lost my phone a few months into my role as a Social Media Manager at Riby Finance, it left me feeling numb. It took me four months to pull together the funds to purchase a new one. A few days later, I walked in to a store at Computer Village to purchase an upgrade to the phone that was stolen. Goodbye to feeling numb, and hello to a new phone.It was a month after I got the new phone that it hit me: ra...Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0100https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/stop-and-admire-your-success-843ffd5bc0a7https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/embracing-our-inner-content-creators-beyond-the-camera-shyness-f9f666906e3eIn the world of modern marketing, there’s an unspoken truth tucked away in job contracts: you might become a content creator for your company’s marketing team, regardless of your camera shyness.We all know the power of video content in capturing attention and engagement on social media. It’s no secret that marketing teams are vying for the spotlight in the ever-evolving digital landscape.But here’s the catch: while videos are fantastic, your target audience can become bored of seeing the same fa...Tue, 19 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/embracing-our-inner-content-creators-beyond-the-camera-shyness-f9f666906e3ehttps://medium.com/riby/cooperatives-and-tech-driving-financial-inclusion-through-riby-cobanking-ae845360f148If you go back in time to two or three decades ago, you would have doubted the possibility of making or receiving payments on your phone from the comfort of your space. Tech has revolutionized how we bank today, making things easier, smoother, and faster.RIBY saw into the future years ago by fusing tech into cooperative management and operations via its digital technological solution called Riby CoBanking.Let me explain, cooperatives are essential in driving financial inclusion and wealth creati...Tue, 04 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/riby/cooperatives-and-tech-driving-financial-inclusion-through-riby-cobanking-ae845360f148https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/the-japa-exodus-exaggerated-or-underreported-26804806bb9bFor every hit TV series or movie that is widely accepted on social media, there are always memes from the movie that resonate with daily life experiences. For the King of Boys Netflix series, it is that of the legendary Sola Sobowale holding a glass of wine with the caption welcome to a new dispensation that captures every Japa tweet or post you must have seen on social media.There is a new wave sweeping Nigeria called japa and for those who are not Yorubas, japa simply means to run away from so...Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://victoruduogwu.medium.com/the-japa-exodus-exaggerated-or-underreported-26804806bb9bhttps://medium.com/riby/thrift-collection-101-the-riby-cobanking-approach-1adea1055006Growing up as a Nigerian living in Nigeria, you must have come across a middle aged woman or man with a bag slung across the shoulder moving from one trader or markets to the other. Under the sun or in the rain, they must always visit at a particular time to do their routine check. What is inside their bag? You’d find money, a record book or coloured card, red and blue biros. These tools are used to properly record entries of money collected from the market women and men.Thrift collection is sim...Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://medium.com/riby/thrift-collection-101-the-riby-cobanking-approach-1adea1055006https://medium.com/riby/stop-these-money-myths-d50539492098Let’s face it, in our journey to gaining financial freedom, we must have heard about the phrase ‘money myths’. Money myths are common false beliefs, stories or knowledge about money. These money myths have in one way or the other stunted the financial growth of many individuals. Don’t worry, I have been there too and we will talk about the common ones today and how to avoid them.This is the biggest lie about money. Earning a fat check doesn’t automatically translate to wealth. There are numerous...Tue, 23 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://medium.com/riby/stop-these-money-myths-d50539492098