“I Am Happy I Have Touched Many Lives at 50” SLOT MD, Nnamdi Ezeigbo tells his story!

If you hear his name for the very first time you may not be able to instantly place who Engr. Nnamdi Ezeigho is. This is because he is a quiet and easy going guy.

But if you hear the name of his company, SLOT Systems Limited, it will instantly ring a bell. This is because SLOT has become a popular, household name. Everybody knows SLOT, the leading indigenous Telecommunication and IT company that has about 60 outlets across Nigeria.

Nnamdi is the founder and MD of SLOT, a company, he founded 17 years ago. It will be 18 on December 9th 2016. From just being a little company that sells laptops and mobile phones in the past,  Nnamdi has built SLOT into the No.1 IT company in Nigeria and the first choice of many mobile phone users across the country. No wonder the SLOT brand has become known for quality mobile phones and accessories. Nnamdi is a shinning symbol of the irrepressible spirit of the Nigerian entrepreneur who are passionate, committed, resilient, hardworking. He has clearly dominated the sector and has added some other incentives to his offerings, which makes SLOT, the preferred choice for many phone users.

The big news is that the SLOT boss turned 50 last weekend and he celebrated it big. It is to be expected. He has many reasons to be happy at 50 in terms of accomplishments. When you sit atop a company that is doing well with a staff strength of 700 in 60 branches, in an economy that is in recession, then Nnamdi has everything to thank God for. He is very happy that SLOT has touched the lives of very many people, especially the young ones, who form about 60% of its  clientele. He has an academy that trains young people in IT and mobile phone issues.

How does he feel at 50? What are his regrets? How did he build SLOT into a formidable business empire that it is today? These and many more were the questions City People Publisher’s SEYE KEHINDE, asked the Slot’s boss, when he met him for a 50th birthday interview and he gave brilliant answers. Give it to him, he is a very brilliant and creative entrepreneur who has an impressive story. By the time the 2-hour interview was over, Nnamdi had given a brilliant analysis of the IT market he plays in and of which he is a big player. His pedigree is rich.

Born on 4th August 1966, in Delta State, he began his primary education at Pamol Primary school in Sapele, and later proceeded to Ogini Grammar School, Ogharefe, both in Delta State for his Secondary education from 1979 to 1984.

Mr. Ezeigbo gained admission to the Yaba College of Technology Lagos, in 1988 for his Tertiary education, where he studied Electrical /Electronics Engineering and graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND). He undertook the compulsory National Youth Service Corps in 1996, with Guinness Nigeria Plc.  Mr. Ezeigbo also studied Computer & Electronics Engineering at the Lagos State University between 1996 and 2001, where he bagged a B.Sc (Second Class Upper).

His quest for further education took him to Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, for his Masters in Information Technology, (MIT) between 2008/2009.  Apart from being the founder of the SLOT Brand, Nnamdi Ezeigbo has spent time and resources to develop budding entrepreneurs across Nigeria. His impact in the society has helped young entrepreneurs find easier ways of starting their own businesses.

As part of his contribution to the development of the society, SLOT Systems Limited has trained about 20 teachers from the Lagos State Technical College on some cutting edge technologies required for the present age Telecoms industry. Read on.

How do you feel turning 50?

I feel excited. I feel so honoured God has given me the opportunity to experience 50 years on this planet. I am hoping that I will spend more years on earth particularly the fact that I have good health. I have a wonderful family, and I have been privileged to touch lives, using my business and using the wisdom and knowledge that God has given me. I feel so happy.

 

FULL INTERVIEW HERE