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Samson Abioye
Nigerian computer programmer (1991–2017) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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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]
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