Abuja, Nigeria: Man is a social being. In this age of social media, man has become even more social than ever. Now with this social nature comes the need for class and status; distinguishing ourselves from other members of society. This plays a huge role in the decisions we make regarding where we live, what we drive,...
Editor’s note: We are covering the topic of leather production in a series of articles. For this piece, the author travelled to Kano in Nigeria. From the open pastures to the final fashion product, Nnaemeka traces each step in the process to explain how leather manufacturing occurs in this region. A word of warning: some...
Editor’s note: Some of the images included in this post may be confronting and offensive to some. Abuja, Nigeria: In the history of mankind, food was always prioritised over clothing. Long before man realized that he could make clothes and shoes with animal skin, the decision to kill them for their meat had already been...
Abuja, Nigeria: The thoughts and questions raised here are a bit unorthodox and I take full responsibility for them. First, some statistics: 70% of the earth’s surface is covered by water/ocean. The human body is made up of 65% water. Worldwide, 780 million people do not have access to an improved water source. 35% of the...
Abuja, Nigeria: June 5th is marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, and a day observed by over 154 countries in the world. The Day is marked by seminars, conferences, walks, cleanup exercises and other events. The theme of this year’s environmental event is Beat Plastic Pollution. I first came in contact with the...
Abuja, Nigeria: The cosmetic, beauty and skincare market is worth $400 billion globally. Traditionally, it is dominated by cosmetic and pharmaceutical giants who devote billions of dollars annually to the formation of new products, and mostly synthetic-chemical laden new products. Thus, it has always been difficult for small companies to enter the picture. However, with the rise...
Abuja, Nigeria: Recently I wrote about the need to make agriculture and farming cool again; enough for young people to desire to get involved. One of the biggest barriers to the involvement of young people in agriculture is urbanization. Farming as we know it is usually done in rural areas. The reason for this is simple, farming...
Abuja, Nigeria: According to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), mankind is at the peak of food production. We produce enough food to feed the whole world. Even though 840 million people are food insecure and considered to be undernourished, the FAO is optimistic that mankind is on course to end hunger. They believe this can be...
In 2013 Yahoo was hacked and the data of over three billion accounts were compromised, according to Verizon Communications who acquired the company. In September 2014, Sony Pictures was hacked and confidential data stolen from their systems. This included personnel records, emails and some unreleased movie projects. The hack was carried out by alleged state-sponsored...
Abuja, Nigeria: Friday, April 27th was my birthday. I turned 26. As semi-customary, I had to arrange a get-together with friends. This birthday was quite a personal milestone for me as it was my first birthday without being a student or working a 9-5 job. First, I had everyone meet-up and share rides to the cinema....
Abuja, Nigeria: Recently, I was on a road trip back to Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. Along the way, our bus made a rest stop at Lokoja, a city close to Abuja. We all came down and set about getting things to eat. A little boy came up to me hawking “pure water”. He...
Abuja, Nigeria: Earlier in the year, I wrote an article about e-waste in Nigeria (you can read that here). Since then, I have paid more attention to the issue of waste in Nigeria. Along with this attention has come a curiosity about the lives of Nigerians as it relates to their waste and generally things...