Abuja · Nigeria

Communications with conviction. Stories that travel.

I help leaders and organisations tell their stories in a way that actually reaches people — and I build digital tools that put real technology in the hands of those too often left out of it: NGO field teams, everyday traders, savers, and language learners.

Devaan Hanmation Mom, portrait
Strategist · Broadcaster · Builder
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Twenty years of telling Nigeria's stories.

I'm a broadcaster, storyteller, and builder based in Abuja. Two decades inside the Nigerian newsroom — at NTA and BBC Media Action — taught me how a story gets told. Years of work with the World Bank and USAID-funded programmes taught me how a story gets heard.

Today I run MNAVE, a communications firm that helps government agencies, development organisations, law firms, and senior leaders become visible to the people who matter. Most of my clients have done remarkable work — they just need the world to see it.

I'm also a builder. I've conceived and shipped four digital products: Sendiflow, an AI-assisted reporting tool for NGO field teams; Sumlog and Sumlog Circles, simple money and savings apps for everyday traders and savings groups; and YarnPidgin, which teaches the Nigerian Pidgin English I spent years documenting in my own dictionary. Through MNAVE I also run LearnStation, an e-learning platform helping young Nigerians get workplace-ready.

20+
Years in broadcasting
and communications
468
Pidgin words recorded
in my own voice
4
Digital products
built from scratch

Four products, built from scratch — for the people too often left out of the tech conversation.

Product 01

Sendiflow

Reporting for NGOs & field teams

An AI-assisted reporting platform for NGOs and development projects. Field officers write what happened in plain words; Sendiflow turns it into a clean, structured report — activity logs, M&E, budgets, and supervisor sign-off — so the paperwork stops eating the fieldwork.

sendiflow.com
Product 02

Sumlog

Everyday money tracker

A deliberately simple way to track money in and money out — built for traders, riders, and small businesses. Log it in seconds, see where the money actually goes, and understand your habits. No clutter, no bank account required.

sumlog.app
Product 03

Sumlog Circles

Savings circles, made clear

A companion app for rotating savings circles — ajo, esusu, susu, and their equivalents the world over. It keeps contributions, payouts, and turns transparent and fair for every member, while never touching the money itself.

Product 04

YarnPidgin

Learn Nigerian Pidgin

The most complete home for Nigerian Pidgin English anywhere — a dictionary I wrote and a Duolingo-style app that teaches it, with every word recorded in my own voice. For Afrobeats and Nollywood fans, expats, academics, and anyone who wants to truly speak it.

yarnpidgin.com

How I help.

A glimpse of the work.

— As seen & heard on
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Hosting Impact Nigeria · NTA · May 2026
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Too much African talent stays invisible for too long. My job is to change that — one leader, one story, one language at a time.

— Devaan Hanmation Mom

Let's talk.

Whether you need help with your communications, want to sharpen your online presence, would like to partner on YarnPidgin, or are looking for a broadcast voice — I'd love to hear from you.

Based in Abuja · Working globally