How Ruth Ikegah went from Microbiologist to leading open source advocacy in Africa

In April 2021, 21-year-old Ruth Ikegah was a fresh microbiology graduate from the University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) just one month away from relocating to Lagos for her National Youth Service (NYSC). She was scraping by on a one-off management gig that earned her ₦70,000 ($170*). Her fortunes changed in a flash, by way of a technical writing job that paid $5,000 a month (over ₦2…