Samson Abioye
Born(1991-03-25)25 March 1991
Died28 July 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 26)
Alma materLadoke Akintola University
Occupations
Notable workpass.ng

Samson Abioye (25 March 1991 – 28 July 2017) was a Nigerian computer programmer and internet entrepreneur. In 2013, he co-founded pass.ng, a self-testing online platform which helps students practice for national examinations, while studying at Ladoke Akintola University as an undergraduate.[1] Until his death, he operated as pass.ng's CEO.[2][3]

Career

He worked temporarily with his University's ICT department while studying before co-founding pass.ng which won the Airtel Catapult-a-Startup competition in 2014. He was also the winner of the 2013 National Best Developer for Computer Science students in Nigeria as an undergraduate.[4]

Death

Abioye passed on in the morning of 28 July 2017. Pulse Nigeria described his death as "one that has shocked the sphere of technology in Nigeria".[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Sad... How 25-year-old Samson Abioye built one of Nigeria's biggest e-testing Platform before Passing – BellaNaija". BellaNaija. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "7 Things About Samson Abioye, CEO Of Pass.ng Who Slumped And Died At 25". Nigerian Celebrity News + Latest Entertainment News. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Evolution of a Startup Helping Students Hack Standardized Tests: Samson Abioye on Pass.ng | TechCabal". Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Outliers Magazine interview with the founders of Pass.ng". 1 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ↑ Johnson, yodele (3 August 2017). "Nigerian tech space in shock over death of Pass.ng CEO". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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