Since opening their first store, SuperGeeks, in Lagos, Nigeria, last November, co-founders Edmund Olotu and Sam Uduma (pictured) have turned their venture into a lucrative business by filling a tech gap in their society, reports CNN.
SEE ALSO: How To Unlock Nigeria’s Potential
Keep Up With Face2Face Africa On Facebook!
While in school in the U.K., Olotu and Uduma met each other and began concocting their
business plan of SuperGeeks on their return to their homeland.
According to Olotu, they came up with the idea to start SuperGeeks based on an obvious observation, “The average Nigerian has two mobile phones, a tablet, and a computer.”
The keen observation led them to the realization that very few reliable businesses existed that actually fixed all of these devices.
“What inspired [SuperGeeks] was mostly a need for a structured and connected standardized form of service in the after-sale support industry,” Uduma explains.
“Phones and devices, gadgets, electronics, they are sold daily at an alarming rate here in Nigeria but the after-sale support is still quite fragmented, so you have a lot of people who have different pop-up shops everywhere.
“They are doing a great job, but you may go there one day [and] you get charged 5,000 [naira]; the next day you get charged 7,500 [naira] depending on how you look.
“We are trying to create a more structured feel to after-sale support, and the idea is with SuperGeeks, we are able to achieve that.”
And indeed they are.
Today, SuperGeeks boasts 20 employees and is looking to not only open stores on every corner but also partner with large retailers to create gadget protection plans.
Watch a video of SuperGeeks’ opening here:
SEE ALSO: Made-in-Africa: With Bead Making, Authenticity Prevails
A physical education teacher, Alfred Kattola, owes his life to the quick thinking of two…
An 11-year-old girl, Tia Gordon, has endured misdiagnoses of sickness bugs and migraines by medics…
Serena Williams is undoubtedly one of the greatest tennis players to grace the court. In…
At the age of sixteen, LeAnna Roberts made headlines when she graduated from the University…
Will.i.am is a musician, producer, technologist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Born Williams Adams, the musician turned…
Ohemaa Nyanin has been named the general manager of the WNBA Golden State team. Nyanin,…
Meet Allen Onyema; he is the founder of Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace. The Nigerian…
Alicia Keys has reached a new milestone with her musical "Hell's Kitchen" as it has…
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles decided to commemorate her first wedding anniversary to NFL star…
Authorities in Pennsylvania have arrested and charged a 26-year-old man who was seen allegedly attempting…
British female darts player Deta Hedman withdrew from the Denmark Open over the weekend after…
A New York-based Ghanaian couple accused of fatally beating their 5-year-old son was on May…
Former beauty queen Elizabeth Hunterton, who was abandoned in an airport as a newborn in…
It was an act of goodwill with no intended expectation in mind. Donating his only…
Get to know Ms. Catherine Kuupol, a mineral engineer who has provided metallurgical technical services…
View Comments
This is interesting and very innovative. It is welcome in today's world of after sales comfort and efficiency in our communications gadgets. I live in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. My brother in America got me introduced to Supergeeks, he asked me to check it out if it can be done in Uyo. After checking out your services I believe you stand to gain a lot from the vast market provided here in Uyo, as people take their phone and other communication gadget to other cities to have them fix. So please do get back at me and let's explore the possibility of bringing this to Uyo. Thanks and looking forward to hear from you.