💸 Would you spend $2,000+ learning a tech skill AI could replace?

I've been playing the viral Lagos Life game for a few weeks, and yesterday I found myself at a private listening party for Fireboy's upcoming album. Yes, inside a video game.

I thought that was absolutely insane.

What's almost as wild is how quickly the game has taken off, with more than 10 million players in just a few days and a $500,000 raise behind it. But I keep coming back to one question: how much money can a game like this actually make, and can it keep making it?

Also in this week's issue:

• What two Nigerian developers earn, and what it cost them to get there.
• WhatsApp calls without the account requirement.
• And startup funding opportunities you should apply for.

See you next week!

— Kelechi, Interim Managing Editor

🚀 BIG STORY

💸 Can you still make good money from learning to code?

By David Adubiina

One software developer we spoke to, Saviour Armstrong, now earns up to ₦4 million ($2,900) a month, but he spent ₦3.5 million ($2,600) getting into the field after struggling to land a job.

Another developer, Oluwatoyin Garber, took a different route, teaching himself to code on a phone.

Both made it, but their paths raise a question worth asking before you sign up for an expensive bootcamp or start learning to code: what does it take to turn tech skills into a well-paying career, especially as AI changes what employers are willing to pay for?

⚡️ MORE BIG STORIES

📞 “I don't have WhatsApp” is no longer an excuse

You know that little hassle when you're trying to get someone on a call, and they don't use WhatsApp? Well... you can now just send them a link. They won't need an account, although they'll need a computer browser to join for now. Here's how to get them on the call, plus what they can (and can't) do once they're in.