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Free mentoring · Nigeria and abroad

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Find someone who has been where you’re going. Free mentoring from people who have built careers and businesses.

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Free
For mentees and for mentors. No fees.
Approved
Every mentor is approved by our team before they start.
Since 2013
Running events for young people in Lagos.

01Who it’s for

Starting out, or starting again.

  • Secondary school students

    Subjects, JAMB, what comes next. Talk to someone who has done it.

  • University students

    What to study is one question. What to do with it is another.

  • Young graduates

    First job, first city, first salary. Get advice before the big decisions.

  • Career changers

    Starting again is not starting over. Find someone who made the same move.

02How it works

Pick a mentor. Send the message. See what happens.

  1. 1

    Tell us where you’re headed

    Your field, your skills and where you want to be. It takes about five minutes.

  2. 2

    Choose who to ask

    We suggest up to ten mentors who fit. Read their profiles and send a short note to the ones you like.

  3. 3

    Meet when it suits you both

    When a mentor says yes, pick a time from their calendar. Sessions are online, shown in your own time zone.

03How we suggest a mentor

What goes into a suggestion.

Every mentor gets a score against your profile. You always choose. A suggestion is a starting point, not a decision.

Skills you share
40%
How closely their experience matches what you want to learn.
Industry
30%
The same field, or one close to it.
Room to take you on
20%
Mentors with open places rank higher. Mentors who are full are left out.
A full profile
10%
A complete profile gives a clearer picture.

04Since 2013

It started in a room in Agege.

In 2013 our founder, Adedotun Adesina, ran a small career event for young people at Ijaiye Medium Housing Estate in Agege, Lagos. We have run events in Lagos ever since. The mentoring here is the same idea, open all year.

Read our story

Free resources

Internships, scholarships and free courses.

Our team checks each listing and links it to the provider’s own site. You don’t need an account to look.

All resources

For mentors

Built a career? Someone needs what you know.

Give an hour when it suits you. You choose your hours, how many mentees you take on and the link you meet on.

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Events

The room is the product.

Who I Go Be 2026All events
Who I Go Be 2026 flyer: Where you come from. Who you go be. Be an Ọmọlúàbí: respect, hard work, good character. Cultural Heritage: Grounding Identity and Future Ambition, for SS1 to SS3 students, pre-JAMB candidates and undergraduates. Illustrated figures in Yoruba, Edo, Igbo and Hausa dress beside a talking drum, an Idia mask, an ogene and a calabash, a student kneeling in respect to an elder, and three proverbs with their English meanings. Endorsed by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture; supported by Nigerian Names, Plus 14 and A & A Prestige. Friday, 4 December 2026, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, The School Hall, The African Church Model College, Ifako-Ijaiye.

Friday, 4 December 2026

Who I Go Be 2026

Cultural Heritage: Grounding Identity and Future Ambition

Live mentorship sessions in secondary schools across Lagos State’s six Education Districts. Senior secondary students, pre-JAMB candidates and undergraduates meet people already living the futures they want, and ask them how they got there.

Endorsed by the Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. Supported by Nigerian Names, Plus 14 and A & A Prestige.

Date
Friday, 4 December 2026
Time
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Where
The School Hall, The African Church Model College, Ifako-Ijaiye
See the event pageEmail info@whoigobe.comCall 0802 812 0401

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Who you go be?

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