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What we learnt from WeJapa about investigating startups for misconduct

startups

3rd November 2020

On October 22, a stern national address by President Muhammadu Buhari on the #EndSARS protests left Nigerians dreaming up emigration plans, a.k.a dreaming to Japa. WeJapa, a Nigerian startup connecting developers to jobs abroad, tapped into the mood with a coy tweet that highlighted their rediscovered confidence. After an investigator’s report concluded its founder, Favour […]

Investigating WeJapa’s founder and his flawed talent matching product

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Alexander O. Onukwue

25th August 2020

Favour Ori, the Nigerian founder of WeJapa, was accused last weekend of manipulating software developers whom his startup was supposed to connect to jobs. Claims against Ori allege that he often underpaid or did not pay for work, undermined and berated people after disagreements, and that he exaggerates his achievements to polish an unsavoury personality. […]

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