9 hours agoEXPLAINER: MTN Commences MoMo PSB OperationA woman wakes up to go to the market in rural Southern Nigeria. She had used the remaining money on her to buy food for her children the previous day. That leaves her with nothing to take on her shopping trip. A man in urban Nigeria would seek a nearby…Mobile Money Banking7 min read
6 days agoA Uniquely American Problem Shoots AgainIn 2019, a 16-year old Payton S. Gendron in a small town in New York state watched two events which inspired him — a mass shooting of 23 Latinos in Texas, United States, and another mass shooting of 49 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand. From these events, he came up…2022 Buffalo Shooting2 min read
6 days agoA National Alarm About Sokoto & ZamfaraA few days ago, Guardian Nigeria reported that students of public secondary schools in Sokoto and Zamfara will not be taking part in this year’s May/June WASSCE. Premium Times also carried the news that the examination body refused to accept candidates from Zamfara over accumulated debt. For Sokoto, its public…Sokoto Students2 min read
May 12EXPLAINER: What Does GDP Mean & How Is It Calculated?(All references are below the article) Yesterday, a friend tagged me to a post where the poster expressed contempt for Nigeria being considered the country with the biggest GDP in Africa. I have seen a few people say that Nigeria does not merit that position and that countries like Egypt…Gross Domestic Product10 min read
May 11How to Pass IELTS in One SittingLess than two weeks ago, I took IELTS, partly because I had always wondered what the big deal is with so many people ‘failing’ and also because I think I might need it soon. On a whim, I went to the website, registered to take it on one of those…Ielts Preparation7 min read
Apr 27Book Review — Coming to Canada by Chidi IwuchukwuThis morning, I finished “Coming to Canada: The Ultimate Success Guide for New Immigrants and Travelers” by Chidi C. Iwuchukwu. Chidi is a Canadian citizen who moved to Canada almost 6 years ago. The book was published in 2021. In ten short chapters which could take you just one day…Coming To Canada Book6 min read
Apr 26Making A Case For A President From South EastIt may be the usual pre-election predilection, but it appears to me that PDP is divided. And that’s unfortunate. The quotes attributed to Wike saying that all Peter Obi knows are crammed figures makes Wike a clown, no doubt, but it also withers PDP’s chances at the 2023 polls. It…Southeast Nigeria4 min read
Apr 24The Ghost of Ghosn — The Fall of a Business GeniusOn December 29, 2019, two men left a hotel in Tokyo carrying an audio equipment box and headed to the Kansai Airport. The box they carried was never x-rayed or checked by customs officials because it was considered too big to fit inside the x-ray machine. At 23:10, they left…Carlos Ghosn5 min read
Apr 18The Allegiance of the CrowdI just saw a Facebook post that caught my attention. The poster opined that a lot of people are jealous of successful people and pray for their downfall so they could rejoice. I don’t agree. Too many people are fixated on haters. A lil success, or popularity, or wealth, and…Human Psychology3 min read
Apr 10Amaechi’s Presidential Declaration and a People’s DocilityWe are a disappointingly docile people. I think docile is the wrong word. It’s more that we don’t recognize how to be treated right. By every indices, Rotimi Amaechi’s declaration today is a slap on the face of every Nigerian. He is the Minister of Transportation. Just last week, one…Rotimi Amaechi2 min read
