Ayobami Adetayo
Ayobami Adetayo is an author, ghostwriter, and law student who has written a book called Bucket List. We met on Twitter as a result of a prompt challenge. I saw her writing for the prompt and loved the content she created with it. I knew immediately that she would be a good fit for this […]
Nigeria Detains Binance Executives
If you live in Nigeria, you would know by now that the Naira is losing value against the dollar. The confused Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is looking for a scapegoat. Not mismanagement of the economy by the past administration or the policies of the present administration as the cause of the current situation which […]
Bumpa
Bumpa is a Nigerian startup which helps retailers manage and grow their businesses from their mobile phones. It allows users to issue invoices and send recepits, record sales, expenses and customer information, send messages to customers, and receive business reports. Kelvin Umechukwu, CEO of Bumpa and his co-founder Adetunji Opayele met at Obafemi Awolowo University […]
Lessons From the 2024 AFCON Final
Yesterday was a day full of heartbreak as a Nigerian. If you watched the AFCON final, you got to see your team lose. Losing is not the problem. The problem is the manner in which defeat occurs. Nigeria did not play well and had no midfield. We were outclassed and outplayed. For the Ivorians, it […]
Shipbubble
Three weeks ago, I wrote about QShop. In the course of the research for that article, I found out about Shipbubble. Shipbubble is a delivery software that helps you automate and manage your delivery process. It is a shipping platform that helps online retailers and marketplaces in managing all of their shipping operations. A critical […]
My Position on Nigeria
This is a poem from Weaveworld by Clive Barker. It represents my mindset about the current state of things in Nigeria. Let it come, let it comeThere are no safe spaces leftNor powers to protect the vulnerableSo let it do its worstIf that at last was inevitableLet the void comeAnd bring and end to the […]
QShop
eCommerce is the trading of goods and services on the internet. To do this successfully you must replicate offline features online. You must get at least three things right. The first of which is an online store. Setting up an online store is a technical endeavor. Next inventory tracking which monitors the inflow of goods […]
The Reality of Doing Business in Nigeria
Please read the above image for a lesson about the ease of doing business in Nigeria. Nigeria is hell. Doing business here is a high risk maneuver. You need to have a strong “why” to stay when you can leave how much more putting your head on the financial chopping block. In a nation where […]
Deborah Loveth Olaki
Also known as Mummy Zee or @_DebbieOA on X (formerly called Twitter), this is a story of how one woman’s situation turned around because of a post. That singular tweet was taken over by the feminists and feminist supporters on X. It became a dragging match between those who were in support of her and […]
State of the Nation
This thread on X reflects the reality of living in Nigeria at this critical point in time. Salaries are being cut as the economy shrinks due to mismanagement. I leave you to study that thread for how Nigerians responded. As the year ends, we end with a nation that is broke and on it’s knees. […]