When Nigerians make statements like “Nigeria doesn’t work”, they are somewhat right. But upon scrutiny; this is not an entirely accurate proposition. In an article I titled “Nigeria works darling, not just for me and you”; I argued that as broken as the Nigerian system is, it still manages to work for a few. … Continue reading THE TROUBLE WITH NIGERIA
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ON MARK ZUCKERBERG’S VISIT TO NIGERIA
It is no longer news that Facebook’s founder and C.E.O mark zuckerberg visited Nigeria, left for Kenya and came back to Nigeria. Here’s my takeaway from his much publicized visit. 1. The tech world has noticed Nigeria: Mark Zuckerberg didn’t leave silicon-valley to walk the streets of yaba because he was bored. He came because … Continue reading ON MARK ZUCKERBERG’S VISIT TO NIGERIA
ON ATM QUEUES IN NIGERIA
A brief history The defunct societe bank generale was the first to introduce ATM service in Nigeria, It was in the year 1989. For those who do not know( I doubt if such category of people read this blog though) ATM means-Automated teller machine. My Observation The average Nigerian must have at one point queued … Continue reading ON ATM QUEUES IN NIGERIA
NOW THAT YOU’RE GRADUATING: A NOTE TO OTHERS AND SELF
Gaining admission to any university is a herculean task. If you are lucky, or should I say smart enough to attend UNILAG like myself, it is perhaps more herculean. Even if you attended a private university you still tried because we all wrote jamb, both folks like myself in federal universities and those in private … Continue reading NOW THAT YOU’RE GRADUATING: A NOTE TO OTHERS AND SELF
Squatter life in Unilag halls of residence
The worst thing, for me that can happen to any student of Unilag is that he/she be a squatter. For non-akokaites who might not be familiar with the semantical use of the term squatter- we use it to refer to students who live in hostels not allocated to them by the dean of students affairs, … Continue reading Squatter life in Unilag halls of residence
