Category Archives: Lagos

Promoting entrepreneurship education in Nigeria for job growth

Posted on June 14, 2019 by

The rate of unemployment – including graduate unemployment – in Nigeria is alarming. While the unemployment rate across the entire working population was 23.1%, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the jobless rate among Nigerians between the ages … Continue reading →

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The rise of a new Tribe

Posted on December 31, 2018 by

The Cambridge dictionary defines a tribe as a group of people, often of related families, who live together, sharing the same language, culture and history. It is in this light that tribe in this piece has been used to describe … Continue reading →

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A case for national LPG and clean cooking strategy in Nigeria

Posted on August 20, 2018 by

In 2013, my brother ventured into sales and marketing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), colloquially known as cooking gas in Nigeria. I visited his plant and a couple of months later, he persuaded me to follow suit. I carried out … Continue reading →

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Social investment has higher returns than infrastructure

Posted on July 4, 2018 by

In March 2018, principal founder of Microsoft and co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, was in Nigeria. He came into the country quietly but he did not leave without stirring up a hornet’s nest. While speaking … Continue reading →

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Raising the effectiveness of philanthropy in Nigeria

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

Growing up, I watched my dad engage in several philanthropic activities. He gave to people and causes he cared about. Much of the beneficiaries of these philanthropic deeds were extended family members, the local community, friends and religious organizations. Sometimes, … Continue reading →

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Making the economic republic of Lagos great

Posted on November 23, 2017 by

During my recent visit to Lagos, not unlike the previous ones, I had the opportunity to observe and scrutinize the energetic metropolis. This often required me to take off my Nigerian lenses and put on the lenses of a tourist, … Continue reading →

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