Tag: Nigeria
E-commerce in Nigeria: how Jumia, Kaymu and Jovago are taking over Africa’s biggest market
If Nigeria is “Africa’s India”, it’s for the sheer size of the market – 170m people now, 440 m by 2050 – and because with a GDP growing between 4.5 and 9% each year over the past decade, there is now a small but growing part of the population able to buy online, to travel, and to consume content […]
Beast in Denial – Rise of Xenophobia around the globe
It’s quite amazing to see how hard times and austerity can strike up the real beast in humans both in those that claim to be most civilized and their counterparts that are regarded to be less civilized. Am I astonished by this rise and increase of xenophobia around the globe? The answer is absolutely not. What astonishes me is that a nation or people that cry out for the migration of foreigners into its territory is at the same time carrying out xenophobic actions.
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Nollywood Movies: Why I am worried
Nollywood Movies: Why I am worried - A few days ago, I talked about how most Nollywood movies help in creating a bad image of the Igbos and its detrimental effect on Igbo culture. Today, I want to touch on the part of the negative effect on our kids and its influence on criminality. [...]
Can prayer really solve Nigeria’s problems?
As Nigeria sinks deeper into economic crisis and problems in Africa as a whole persist, Anthony-Claret interrogates the continent’s love for prayer.
After this Battle What Next in Nigeria
From the time, Nigeria got her independence until today; Igbos have never “drink water and drop their cup” without any incongruity arising within or outside their territory.
Combing the hairs of Igbo records has always been a sad reminiscence of “feudalistic fatherism” and political oppression to Igbo people of Nigeria.
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It is wrong to punish a child because he speaks Igbo in school
What is the sense in telling our children not to speak in Igbo languages? Is that not stupid and self-defeating?
90% of what’s trending in Africa now is miracle and wonders
The best of what's trending in Africa now is a miracle and wonders
If Malaysia could pull through with so many races and ethnic groups, why can’t Nigeria do the same?
If Malaysia could pull through with so many races and ethnic groups, why can't Nigeria do the same? Malaysia has a multi-ethnic, multicultural, and multilingual society with the Chinese historically been dominant in the business and commerce community.
To know Malaysia is to love Malaysia. A bubbling, busting, melting pot of races and religions where Malays, Indians, Chinese and many other ethnic groups relatively live together in peace and harmony. Manufacturing constitutes the largest single component of Malaysia's economy. .
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Restructuring is not an emotional issue, but a political imperative for Nigeria to make the desired progress
restructuring is not an emotional issue, but a political imperative for Nigeria to make the desired progress" and I totally agree with him. For us to have a better nation, we must change the way this country is been run