As a kid, two of my favourite snacks were Coasters and ‘Pitit’ (I cannot remember how it’s spelt). A pack of Coasters had about 8 thick,...
Long ago, I stumbled upon Tariq Tahir‘s A Tale of Two Cities on The Sun. His essay was accompanied by photographs that showed the stark split...
ake it or leave it, Nigeria is a poor country and many Nigerians are broke, we cannot keep being classist and setting standards that are not...
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has revealed the plan of the Federal Government to “move very fast” this year, and “pull...
Being poor in Nigeria means that you do not have access to education, a proper healthcare system, enough sensitization and the economic know-how of making proper...
To be poor in Nigeria is to go to sleep every night, wishing that the world would come to an end and you wouldn't have to...
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the administration will continue to drive initiatives to get more Nigerians out of poverty and also improve the country’s...
Nobody wants to be poor. No one has a fascination with poverty. There is nothing idyllic or romantic about being poor. I could describe what poverty...
In 2017, there were several incidents in the news of various crimes committed; along with news of those crimes, came the insinuation that most of the...
UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) defined a slum as “a highly populated urban residential area consisting mostly of closely-packed, decrepit housing units in a situation...
At the recently concluded TEDGlobal 2017, themed: Builders, Truth Tellers, Catalysts, OluTimehin Adegbeye gave a talk addressing the violation of the rights of Lagosians by the...
As I groped for the ignition switch of the car in the dark, I heard a rap on the window by my side and saw momentarily...
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna on Thursday described as uncharitable, the criticisms against the Buhari administration concerning the impoverishment of the citizens. The governor said this...
60% of Nigerians – that is over 100 million of our brothers and sisters – live below the poverty line. I’m talking about the percentage of...
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