The Cost of Mistrust in Nigeria
As I bought fuel last week, I was faced with two choices: come out of the car and watch the fuel machine or stay in my car and uncomfortab..
Why Infidelity has a ‘Smoking’ Effect: An Economic Analysis
As much as we might not like to admit it, infidelity in Nigeria is astonishingly high. Every female friend I’ve made since I’ve been back ..
Can the Private Sector Help Fight Ethnic Bigotry in Nigeria?
Ethnic discrimination constantly poses a serious hindrance to the social and economic growth of Nigeria. In many instances, ethnicity play..
In Defence of Nigeria’s Ethnic Diversity
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With all the ethnic vitriol being spewed within the last few weeks-the late..
Fighting Corruption with Technology in Nigeria
!–?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”UTF-8″ standalone=”no”?–Over the last five days, a video of a Nigerian policeman demanding for a bribe of..
‘Loving Thy Neighbour’: Innately African or Environmentally Influenced?
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Squeezing the Positives Out of the Negatives in Nigeria
I’ve often been accused of being a writer of doom and gloom: focusing on the negative parts of Nigeria and never the positives. And once a..
The Nigerian Lawmaker’s Salary: Golden Peanuts for Nothing
For those who find graphs as indecipherable as Latin, let me help you. This graph by The Economist magazine simply illustrates the s..
When Laughing Might be Harmful
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Resilience comes in several kinds of ways. There’s the steel-hard resilienc..
The Low Hanging Fruit Mentality: Fueling Mediocrity in Nigeria
I saw a documentary on AIT a while ago. And it was on a water fountain…yes a water fountain. The Governor had apparently called for the co..