There are stories that are told with words, and there are stories that are better expressed with a map, just like the story of the Neighbourhood bankers in their red uniform, and red boxes, taking over the financial landscape for the underbanked and the unbanked people of Nigeria. This is the “mapified” story of how… Read More »
Ali’s Journey back home has been a very eventful one. He had not envisioned it to be like this. Ali thought he was leaving the rigorous lifestyle in Lagos for a better and modest lifestyle with his family at Kaduna. What promised to be a journey of new beginnings for him turns out to be… Read More »
Ali paused for a while, so far the Hajiya has been the only person who has shown him any form of real kindness. He is yet to get over the gracious gesture she rendered and now she was talking about something else. ” Abim da zai iya Zama kenan Hajiya” “Should I be worried?” He… Read More »
Seventeen days into the new decade and you are already backtracking from our new year resolutions? Come on now, its waaay too early! Making resolutions and decisions always seem easy, following up with actions is always the hard part. With the new year finally upon us, you may be aching to make some significant changes in… Read More »
Happy New Year!!! Yes, I know it’s been a couple of days into the year… okay, its been exactly 14 days into the first month of the new year leaving 351 yet to see days so yes, my salutation is valid… again, Happy New Year!!!! Considering January is always regarded as a ‘’very long or… Read More »
They journeyed in silence for hours through southwest towns as they countdown to the end of their unending Northern trip. Alhaji Shehu, a businessman from Maiduguri was in the bus. He wore a skull cap and new dark brown kaftan to match, his wide grin exposed his silver-coated tooth as He sat next to the… Read More »
It was all fun, glitz, and glamour at the Cellulant inaugural partner’s summit Awards &Gala night. The Awards & Gala night was the wrap up of a 2-day intensive workshop on how Agriculture can be utilized to create wealth for Nigeria & Nigerians by Nigerians. The summit themed “Technology For Transformation: Connecting Everyone to Nigeria’s $50bn Agribusiness… Read More »
Agriculture is an essential part of the Nigerian economy; it is concerned with the husbandry of crops and animals for food and other purposes, providing employment for about 30% of the population. It is also the foundation upon which the development of stable human communities, such as rural and urban communities, has depended on in… Read More »
Go-to school, study hard, bag a degree and get a job! That’s probably the most used line parents drilled into their kids in their elementary years as the best and only route to success. It’s very basic and direct, if you don’t go to school and get good grades, you’ll never be successful. You can… Read More »
Soon your timelines will be filled with the regular yearly recycled contents you must have come to get used to overtime. In a couple of days your friends, colleagues, neighbors will start updating their WhatsApp stories and other social media handles with their new year resolutions, cutting people off ideologies, “be a better me in… Read More »
‘’What is the truth in being your brother’s keeper? Why can’t your neighbor look out for you? What is wrong with these Lagosians???? Ina jaka na ya je?’’ Ali’s frustrations grew with each passing second, he was angry, surprised and bewildered all at the same time It must have been that ticketer he thought to… Read More »