Twitter idol Alajede Ibrahim Ajebiyi popularly known as (BiyiThePlug) has eased the pain of many Nigerian as he unveils how social media create jobs for Nigerian Youth. The digital media strategist, Music curator, and influencer with over eight years of experience that started in the year 2012 has worked with so many brands and personalities. He has worked with Peak, Guinness, Star, First Bank, Coca-Cola, Three crowns, Sean Tizzle, VectorThaViper, Plaqad, and OperaNews zenith bank, MTN, Airtel, Budweiser and many more.
BiyiThePlug’s tenacity for success is what every Nigerian Youth should emulate. He is the head of BMG Media House; a CAC registered Brand promotion as an advertising agency in Lagos. Every Nigerian youth aims to have a lasting and sustainable means of livelihood; many of them delve into the detrimental use of social media, which is haunting the name of the country all over the world. Life was not at it’s best for Ibrahim during his childhood; he was not born with a silver spoon; the same is the case for the majority of Nigerian youth.
In other to breakthrough, one has to hustle and work very hard in a legitimate way. With social media, BiyiTheplug has been able to amass over 209 thousand followers on Twitter and 45k+ on Instagram, which he uses to source for money by rendering promotional services. Over his years of work as an influencer and promoter, he has laid his hand on projects such as #ShareACoke 1&2, Coke studio in 2015, and Orijin’s #IamOrijinal in 2016. It is fair to say BiyiThePlug has what many Nigerian youths are lacking when it comes to the use of social media; he can pull a trend and spark up a debate anytime he likes. He’s versatile, vast in knowledge and also a conversationalist.
Ibrahim urges Nigerian youth to seize the various opportunities available for them on the internet, the best place to make money is online. Those that has business offline can pose themselves to a greater audience when they put their products online; their products can easily reach millions of people either through Facebook or other social media platforms.
The impact of social media over the last decade has completely transformed how we connect with the world around us. What started as an informal way of communicating with friends and colleagues has evolved into the most popular way for businesses and startups to interact with consumers, and for people to air their opinions on various trends in real-time. The influence and potential reach on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are enormous. It’s no more a surprise that workers have taken to social media to source new jobs and find out about new opportunities. BiyiThePlug also made it clear that When looking for new jobs online, it makes sense to use a social network suitable for facilitating everyday business. Employment-Oriented online services such as LinkedIn help people seeking jobs, and companies with vacancies find each other.
