Meet OAU Economics graduate who learned how to repair cars by watching YouTube videos

In a country where most graduates sit at
home waiting for who to employ them,
Taiwo Abiri, an Economics graduate, is
living his dream and making millions
by getting his hands dirty.
Abiri’s parents had high hopes that their
son would end up in an exquisite office,
where he would earn a six-figure salary
and they advised him to put in for
Master’s in Business Administration
(MBA).
Two of his friends travelled abroad for
their masters but the Obafemi Awolowo
University (OAU) in Ile-Ife, Osun state
graduate decided to stay back in Nigeria
and learn how to repair cars.

Surprisingly, Abiri learnt how to repair
cars by watching YouTube videos and
reading books on how automobiles
work.
He wanted to start up his own car
repair business but had financial
constraints. To raise money, he decided
to work as assistant portfolio manager
at a real estate firm. He resigned after
13 months and enrolled for
apprenticeship at an auto garage owned
by Lebanese businessmen in Lekki
where he worked for 20 months without
being paid.
He proceeded to set up Motomi, his own
auto repair firm, in Lekki
Abiri enrolled for apprenticeship at a garage
owned by some Lebanese men on the Lekki-Epe
axis of Lagos where he worked for 20 months
without pay
When he started his car repair business,
his clients were friends and families.
Today, he can boast of several corporate
clients such as Century Energy, Four
Points by Sheraton, Falcon Gas, AA
Rescue, Structon Construction Company,
Computer Warehouse Group, among
others.
In 2015 alone, he made N25million in
revenue at his makeshift shop and later
moved to a bigger place.