Akpoguma Advocates for Real Estate Partnerships and Tech

Patrick Onome Akpoguma, a Lagos-based real estate entrepreneur from Benin City, Edo State, has identified investment partnerships, technology-driven property management, and collaborations with credible developers as essential strategies for addressing challenges in Nigeria’s real estate sector. Akpoguma's entrepreneurial journey began early, influenced by his family's business background.

His first business experience was as a sales representative in his mother’s pharmacy during secondary school. After studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Benin, he entered real estate during his 300-level studies, gaining practical knowledge through connections in property development.

He relocated to Lagos to pursue more opportunities in real estate agency and financial market trading. Akpoguma highlighted major challenges for young entrepreneurs in the sector, including high property acquisition costs and difficulties in building investor confidence, particularly among Nigerians in the diaspora.

To combat these issues, his business has adopted a digital marketing strategy and developed an investment partnership model for joint property acquisition.