The 25th of February, 2023, as many have guessed is a day of destiny over here in Nigeria. I dare say, it almost feels like a new independence day for the most-populous black nation on earth. Not one in which we became free of colonial influence; but one in which…

If anything indicts the insincerity of the Nigerian Government’s over-flogged agenda of “Ease of Doing Business,” it’s the current fiasco over the scarcity of the new, redesigned naira notes. In a bid to obtain loans from the sister institutions, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, the IMF, as…

With inflation rates marching into their twenties, the 2022 fiscal year has been unkind to Nigeria as well as other emerging markets around the world. Several factors are responsible for this trend, some international, others domestic. On the international front, the economic disruption of COVID-19 to the global value chain…

Marvel’s blockbuster Black Panther films have unquestionably been etched into history for their depiction of black power through the rare lens of an advanced black civilization. Wakanda, the embodiment of this black power, is tucked away in Africa with vast resources and advanced technology that far surpass the rest of…

The year is 2022 and the golden age of the algorithm is upon us. On the internet, these invisible contraptions grind from behind-the-screen to manipulate modern life. They influence many of our daily decisions. Whether it’s the cute cat video you liked on social media, the dress you ordered online…

What’s hunger got to do with being poor? — everything. As recently as the 20th century, the depiction of the Congo in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness reflected the popular European view of African societies at the time: primitive. Yet, with the first quarter of the 21st century nearing its…

For most of human history, a considerable amount of time, energy, and other resources have been expended translating one language to another in order to bridge the apparent communication gap that exists in a continuously globalising world. However, it must be acknowledged that this large expenditure has made the world…

Back in Anambra, the insecurity fomented by IPOB and other rogue elements loosely referred to as unknown gunmen has normalised kidnapping and ransom payments as the business of the day. Citizens of the state pay ransom running into millions of naira without batting an eyelid — they too have grown…

On a hot sunny afternoon, no feeling beats the taste of a cold Capri sun gliding down the tongue as you suck on the classic orange straw till your senses are reawakened from the happy world you are momentarily lost in by the cool gush of air indicating that the…