2021 Socio-Economic Outlook: Covid Fatigue and Moving Past Stage One

If you are wondering what Stage One means, it’s Tayo Fagbule’s (Editor of BusinessDay) description of how government tends to focus on responding to the immediate outcomes of an event and not the broader and longer-term effect of such events – case…

Corruptionvirus or Coronavirus – Nigeria’s ‘Penkelemes’ Years

Recent events of corrupt practices across different government agencies; reeking of sheer abuse of positional power coupled with the barefaced attempt to fob off such levels of corruption with grand Nollywood acting, has left a significant proportion of Nigerians more despondent than…

The Leaders of the Future: ‘I am Nigerian, Yours Cavalierly’

Hypothetically speaking, if the Nigerian youth were to write a Letter of Intent to lead the country, the appropriate sign-off line would be ‘Yours Cavalierly’. To be cavalier is to behave in a careless, dismissive or nonchalant manner about an issue. To…

Lives, Livelihoods and Lockdowns – The quandary of the ‘Three Big Ls’ and the COVID-19 Pandemic

It is safe to say that 2020 so far, has been a play of three keywords which I have coined the ‘Three Big Ls’ of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Governments world over have essentially danced around these three decision areas, ironic too, that…

COVID-19: To trace or not to test? Leveraging technology for social impact

The word “unprecedented” has probably recorded the highest usage in the past couple of months as it best describes the time’s nations across the globe find themselves. Nobody has a clear-cut strategy, and each day comes with new questions that require answers…

Life with COVID-19: Can we make work easier for the doctors by staying at home?

In the spirit of practising Social Distancing, my 7-year old daughter pops her head out the window to speak to her friend across the fence – her words “ Braibi, we have to stay at home because of Coronavirus, we need to…

Are businesses acting socially responsible by not shutting down to practice social distancing?

This question has played on my mind following various reports on the vicious spread of the Coronavirus and my observation of how some businesses are reacting to curb the spread. My personal hypothesis is that post #COVID19, life as we know it…

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