Zubair Abubakar

Zubair Abubakar is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience in software engineering, entrepreneurship, and partnership development. As a co-founder and director at ChopUP, Zubair has been instrumental in shaping Nigeria's largest mobile gaming startup, which aims to narrate the African story through mobile games. Previous roles include software engineer at Paga, where Zubair developed a payment API, and serving as an Entrepreneur in Residence at The World Bank's infoDev program, promoting high-growth entrepreneurship in developing economies. Zubair has held leadership positions at several organizations, including connectngeria.com as lead software developer and Afrosolution as founder, showcasing a strong foundation in web development and IT training. An alumnus of Ashesi University with a B.Sc. in Computer Science, Zubair also holds a Diploma in Information Systems Management from APTECH.