Travelling through Nigerian airports is at variance with doing business with ease… There is no gainsaying that there is a direct correlation between the amount of investment a country can attract and its economic wellbeing. It is not for nothing that one of the indices with which any administration is…

I have been reading Vantage: My Life, Starting Out and Startups by tech entrepreneur and super investor Olumide Soyombo. Vantage is an essential read on the tech ecosystem in Nigeria and indeed beyond. …

It started like a joke. It continued to look like one until it actually became part of an election petition. A claim that pretended to misunderstand section 134(2) of the Nigerian constitution. That section states, “A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have…

Last week, in reply to an X/Twitter user who posted about not seeing “any press briefing” by the Minister of Education, I said: “There is nothing to brief the press about in your first week. He should instead be getting briefed by different people involved with the ministry. Except we…

Of Preening Appointees and Serious Matters One of the better things I have heard a Nigerian leader say in recent times is, “You and I asked for this [job]. We campaigned for it. We even danced for it. So, we have no reason to complain. Members of this country are…

The last few weeks have involved a lot of traveling. However, two of those trips were to one country, Morocco. Between July and August, I spent ample time exploring Morocco with friends. I did not choose to visit Morocco once, let alone twice. I had been invited on separate occasions…

I am not a fan of reality shows, but spousal pressure, plus the need to be abreast of contemporary affairs have ensured that I watch some of them. I thank my dear wife for creating the environment that makes it possible to lie down to watch these shows. I readily…

I was going to tweet this, I remembered that posting it here would require more from whoever engages it — a 5' read here versus the 5 seconds read on twitter for starters. So, even if you are going to insult me after reading it, you’d have taken your time…

Ever wondered how columnists decide what issues to focus on when they write? Very often there are a myriad of pertinent issues begging to be addressed, yet every columnist is constrained by space and word count and the need to effectively communicate one’s point of view despite them. I call…