I write about technology, business and education in Nigeria — seven years of it, from Lagos to Bangalore and back. More about me →
In Nigeria, everyone is a victim. A victim of a system created by us, for the rest. Who are we? We are not the necessarily the smartest, but we decide the experiences of the smartest within the sys…
Last Friday, I decided there was no better way to spend my weekend than taking a trip to my parent’s house and staying with them the entire weekend. So, yesterday, one of my friends that was starti…
A lot of people have been talking to me recently about furthering their studies. The most recurring theme happens to be those who studied a different undergraduate course than what they are current…
Because the experiences of this journey deserves to be told… I thought 2015 was my most difficult year (because of the hard decisions I made) as I wrote in a never-published article I sent to a fri…
This has to be the most bitter Christmas I have experienced in my life. The Christmas/New Year season I’m used to is the one with the songs, laughter and plenty of chicken to eat. This time round, …
Academia, as they say lags a lot in adopting modern practices compared to other sectors. Thankfully, this is beginning to change gradually as we’ve seen quite some innovation among some educational…
Speed is a skill. That is one of my mantras at work and I chant it to every team member. When there’s work to be done, it must be done now, at the fastest speed possible. It’s my personality and I …
Over the last few months, I’ve had encounters with over 300 qualified students who did not enrol in any University this year. Many have dropped out and few others are planning to if circumstances d…
In the Stone Age, before modern medicines were developed, herbs ruled. The doctors that existed then (we call them native doctors in Africa) prescribed herbs and prepared concoctions for their pati…
Many are the problems facing Africa as a continent. Let’s not talk so much about the local problems, but instead about the stereotype by western media and Hollywood. There are many solutions to thi…
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