Samson Abioye | |
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Born | 25 March 1991 |
Died | 28 July 2017 | (aged 26)
Alma mater | Ladoke Akintola University |
Occupations | |
Notable work | pass.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]
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]
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]