I have always been interested in computers. Curious and fascinated by it since when I was in primary school, so much so that anytime I saw an adult opening a laptop or sitting by a desktop, I’d eagerly go and…
I knew these days would come. I saw it, what I didn’t see was how fast they were going to come. As a young man who only had a dream, I started a global nonprofit, Church on the Streets, with…
If I build a model that can predict the rate of unemployment in Nigeria, and recommend interventions to bridge the gap, for instance between now and 2030, what would it mean for policymakers? I always think of the last man.…
The slums are a beautiful place to live in. Not so beautiful when you look at the living conditions, yes, but you find the beauty in community; how the people love each other, how no one is a stranger and…
“Medicine has had its highs and its lows, but no matter the difficulties I have faced, there has never been a moment of doubt that I’m in the profession for me” Dr. Popoola Margaret Owoloyi MBBS, MPH Orthopedic work for…
“If empowering a lot of women is what I am able to do in my lifetime, I would have lived a happy and satisfying life”. I just finished an interview on a Television station, and I was smiling from ear…
“Mummy Mo!” is what some friends and people in my community call me. In Nigeria and (I assume) in other places in Africa too, there is a tendency for people to venerate you. I didn’t want to become a “Mother…
I am pro-leave Nigeria and there are reasons why. A friend asked me if I think leaving Nigeria is necessary, and my response to her; “See, I don’t even know how to tell you, I don’t know how to describe…
My name is Rose and this is largely the story of my educational journey. My journey is one of continuous learning; understanding life through my eyes and expanding my knowledge through the eyes of others, both in and out of…
My name is Gbenga and I am going to tell you my story in two parts. In these two parts, I will share two sides of myself: the first part is what people say about me – what it looks…