Archive: Ideas
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Jul 22, 2010
2 CommentsGrow up Africa!
I don’t know about you but I am frankly tired of the current whine fest we all seem to be partaking in a little too much towards Western nations. Isn’t it getting a bit old? “They” are too condescending. “They” give us too much aid. “They don’t understand how to solve our problems. They are...
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Apr 02, 2010
No CommentsChude Jideonwo on the Enough is Enough Rally, youth organizing, others…
I recently caught up with Chude Jideonwo and asked him a few questions about his activism via the Enough is Enough Nigeria Coalition/The Future Nigeria Project. He had some very insightful answers as well as some noteworthy quotes… One of my favorite quotes from the interview: Complacency is no longer cool. Nonchalance is so 1990....
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Mar 25, 2010
2 Comments“Rich man, poor man…”
It was an all too familiar scene, not from personal experience but from constant bombardment by the Nigerian print media: the stylish damasks, the flawless make-up and the over-flowing agbadas – symbols of the proverbial lifestyle of the rich and famous, but also, most importantly, the silent hums of the sleek, expensive sleek cars as...
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Mar 11, 2010
No CommentsCatching up with Ify Aniebo
I recently interviewed Ify Aniebo, winner, Young Person of the Year and winner, Best Use of Science at the Future Nigeria Awards 2010. Ify is an inspiring young woman with beauty, brains and most of all, the intellectual curiosity and courage needed to help solve one of the world’s/Africa’s most pressing problem: finding a malaria...
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Mar 08, 2010
No CommentsInterview with Asukwo E.B.
Per my recent post, Ode to Asukwo, I recently caught up with Asukwo, E.B to get a sneak peek into his mindset and the motivation behind his work. Feel free to share Interview N.J. – Your cartoons are often blatantly honest and quite caustic. Interestingly, in one of your cartoons, you include a blurb from...
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Mar 02, 2010
No CommentsHow to make #lightupnigeria a trending topic on Twitter :)
Nigerian twitter aficionados on twitsville are very familiar with efforts at making #lightupnigeria a trending topic on twitter… I must confess, I am new to the twittosphere and while I am not yet a Twitterholic, I am nevertheless fascinated by the obsession (…?) and passion devoted to bumping the #lightupnigeria movement to the top of...
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Mar 01, 2010
No CommentsIs Africa a Country?
My people, I am very confused. Is Africa a country? Here is what respected New York Times columnist, Thomas Friedman wrote in one of his columns: “Walking through the Olympic Village the other day, here’s what struck me most: the Russian team all looks Russian; the African team all looks African; the Chinese team all...
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Feb 06, 2010
1 CommentSome Cool African Technology Start-ups/Web Tools
I am compiling a list of the most intriguing technology tools developed by Africans or in Africa. This will be an on-going list. In no particular order, some fascinating African start-ups/web tools; 1. African Pixel Founded by Wilfred M Mworia, African Pixel (or AP for short) is a startup mobile software development company that specializes...
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Feb 05, 2010
No CommentsNigerians on Facebook
How many Nigerians are there on Facebook? Not as many as you think. The latest Facebook demographic data, as of February 3, 2010, indicates that there are about a million Nigerians on Facebook (less Diaspora). Compare this with South Africa with 2.3 million, Eqypt with 2.5 million and Morocco with 1.3 million (all less Diaspora)....
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Feb 04, 2010
No CommentsWhat Nigeria’s Facebook numbers mean
My recent post on Africa Facebook Statistics illustrates the improbable. Nigeria comes a distant 5th position out of the 7 countries listed despite the fact that it has ~150 million people (CIA Fact Book) and has the second highest internet penetration rate in Africa (11%, Internet World Stats). An analysis of the statistics illustrate that...
