Samson Abioye

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Born(1991-03-25)25 March 1991
Died28 July 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 26)
CitizenshipNigeria
EducationLadoke Akintola University (Ba.Computer Engineering)
Samson Abioye
Born(1991-03-25)25 March 1991
Died28 July 2017(2017-07-28) (aged 26)
CitizenshipNigeria
EducationLadoke Akintola University (Ba.Computer Engineering)
Alma materLadoke Akintola University
Occupations
Notable workfounder Pass.ng

Samson Abioye Listenⓘ(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] The platform was one of the largest e-testing platforms, designed to help students prepare for important examinations such as WASSCE, GCE, UTME, Common Entrance and aptitude tests.[4][5]

Abioye hailed from Oyo state. He earned a degree in Computer Engineering from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology in 2014.[1]

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.[6][7]

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".[8] According to the news outlet Kemi Filani, he was reported to have slumped and died.[9]

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