Abuja, Nigeria: Summer is here, and it means different things to different people. For students, it’s the much-needed break from school. For workers, it’s the time for that long-awaited vacation. And for most businesses, it is simply the time for increasing sales. For me, it doesn’t represent much. Traditionally, seasons in my part of the world...
Abuja, Nigeria: Abba is content with the world. He speaks no English and has no desire to learn. He will probably never need to speak a word of it in his entire life and he could not possibly care less. He is a herdsman, living the life of his fathers before him and all is...
Abuja, Nigeria: “An empty vessel makes the loudest noise.” I haven’t heard this expression in a while; that is until yesterday. While I was in a shop close to my house, two little girls were quarrelling or at least having a little war of words. They must have been about 10-12 years old. They were...
Abuja, Nigeria: Plastic Free July is here. It is the time for a more conscious effort to push back against this love of plastic that is choking our earth and drowning our oceans. From straws to milk cans, from shoe soles to the phone cases we adore, plastic is an integral, if not a healthy...
Abuja, Nigeria: In my final year of undergrad law, we studied company law which was essentially the study of law as it relates to businesses and organisations. In that course, my lecturer, who is now a State High Court Judge said that companies were organisations set up to make profit. This was the most distinctive...
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...