The Ethics of Exposure
To Expose or Not To Expose Exposure—the acquisition of new knowledge through study, emulation or experimentation—as it applies to an individual in any position whether as a ward or parent; employee or employer; citizen or leaders, carries within it the capacity for great good and great evil. The dilemma of how much exposure a person […]
A Case for High-Speed Rail Development in Nigeria
Nigeria is interconnected by about 108,000 kilometers of surface road and almost 4000 kilometers of rail. The problem is while it has the largest road network in West Africa, large portions of the network are prone to spoilage due to overuse. Nigerian railway, on the other hand, has been near-moribund since the early 1990s. Almost […]
Motivational Monday: 2 Life Hacks You Can Use To Increase Your Wealth In 2016
Welcome to the last Monday in February. Today, be reminded that wealth must come from within.
Children Too Have Rights
A while ago, I was in an Oshodi-bound bus. And the popular cable music channel was airing. You know the music channels and their videos with the bodacious vixens. The problem was, there were school children in the bus and it was about 2 pm in the afternoon and no one seemed to care what […]
Refuse Their Labels
So many times, people want to put us in a box by describing us with something limiting that they are comfortable with. It’s what bullies do …and other people with self-esteem issues too. Now these people may even be your loved ones – a husband, your parents or siblings. They pick on you and call […]
The Problem Men Put Their Wives Through and How to Avoid It
In today’s Nigeria, I find that many more women are becoming the breadwinners in their homes as the years go by. And while this shouldn’t alarm you much with the rise of women empowerment programs, what I find alarming is that this women are being made to shoulder more financial responsibility at home in […]
Motivational Monday: Commit
If you are going to succeed in the New Year, you are going to have to learn to commit; doing everything that is required to achieve your objectives. You are nobody without commitment. The difference between the rich and the poor, the successful and the unsuccessful, the producers and the consumers, is their results. The […]
Tip of the Day: Currency, Not Money
When people talk about people who ‘have’ money, I often try to understand their context before applying myself to the discussion. Frankly, there’s right now little to no money in the banks of the world. They only hold currencies. True money in today’s world has a slight variation from the dollars, pounds and yen of […]
Tip of the Day: Why You Should Get Rid of Debt
Your income and assets will change from time to time. But debt – those repayments you have to make – those are constant. So in a time of economic stress when job cuts are inevitable, you stand a big risk of losing big time. The world is in trouble right now, and it is hinged […]
Motivational Monday: Face Your Fears
Forget it. You are never going to live a fear-free life. It’s a part of our existence. All of us get scared sometimes; the fear that we aren’t good enough; the fear that our ideas aren’t great enough; the fear that the people we want to ask for a favour, a relationship or seed capital […]
Seriously, Many People Aren’t Well
In Nigeria, mental health is something nobody is really looking at. You see a lot of personality disorder problems on the road when driving particularly in traffic. Â You find that some people are so detached from reality behind their steering wheels, that they wouldn’t even stop to let school children cross the road even if […]
Tip of the Day: How to Stay Happy in Your Marriage
If you are going to stay married to your partner, you are going to learn to find common ground and build from there. You are going to have to talk; share and accommodate each other’s values. Otherwise, it’s not worth it at all. You can’t be conflict-avoidant and you can’t be co-dependent in a marriage […]
Poem: As Powerful
We are as powerful as our greatest weakness permits And as beautiful as our deepest flaw We are capped by our lowest thoughts of ourselves Try to pinch yourself when you’re in a trough Our minds are the greatest assets They tell us what we can do So build up a richer, healthier mindset And […]
Book Review: The Code by Nehi Igbinijesu
According to 2015 research statistics, there are approximately 40 million prostitutes worldwide. This extremely alarming figure calls for the cultivation of our young girls into women who can boldly stand against life’s pressures of immorality, no matter how trying they may be. Nehi Igbinijesu’s debut book, The Code is a fictional prose which cleverly explores the […]
Connect Nigeria Meets Nehi Igbinijesu, Author of The Code
 The Code is a debut publication from Patrick Nehi Igbinijesu, a fellow contributor at Connect Nigeria and the writer behind our popular Discover Nigeria series. A must-read for all aspiring and present-day mothers, the book teaches the principles of successful parenting for the girl-child through a heartfelt story featuring strong female characters. We recently got to learn […]
Curiosity: A Simple Thing That Can Change the Face of Our Economy
The recent rambling in the public space about how the CBN’s policies are stifling SMEs is a testament to how the lack of curiosity may be depriving Nigerians – and maybe the black race – of real progress. A popular thought is, if you want to keep anything a secret from black people, put it […]