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On a recent trip to Europe, we stopped over at Casablanca airport for a connecting flight to Europe. I was amazed at the size of the airport and the fleet of the Moroccan airline – Royal Air Maroc. I counted 23 planes on the tarmac and from research, I learnt they have 46 planes in … Continue reading
Happy New Year and welcome to the year of citizen participation in nation-building. What is Citizen participation? Citizen participation is essentially nation-building through the thoughts, words and actions of a critical mass of Nigerians. This is a process where citizens take responsibility for the current state and future outcome of the nation and then with … Continue reading
“For my own part I have made my choice. I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days.” – Nelson Mandela The most celebrated human being … Continue reading
If you’re part of my generation (the 35-50 years old) or older, you’re most likely a user of the phrase “The good old days”. Sometimes, to differentiate the categories of ‘good old days’, it is common to hear the phrases “in the 70s”, “in the 80s” or in the “90s”. Looking at it critically, the … Continue reading
“We run the company by questions, not by answers,” Eric Schmidt, Chairman, Google During my years in the UK, I marveled at the culture of asking questions by the typical British person. In my first few months, I usually felt uncomfortable when in a casual conversation with a work colleague or neighbour, I get asked … Continue reading
Many Nigerians who’ve lived in several Western countries would have observed the DIY culture. In these societies, it is common for a person to buy a house strip off & replace the wallpaper or paint; strip off the carpets and replace with a wooden floor; build the garden shed & replace the garden fence; build … Continue reading
As we continue to identify and discuss the various mindsets that form a hindrance in our effort to build a developed Nigeria, we now come to another big one – the begging culture (do visit bobbyudoh.com for the other mindsets discussed). To be clear, I am not referring to the beggars or area boys we … Continue reading
I recently wrote a post titled – The Purpose of Education and in it, I posited that the key purpose of education was to learn how to make things better in order for us to give to the next generation a better Nigeria than the one handed down to us. If we are going to … Continue reading
So far this year, we have witnessed so many events that have stirred deep sentiments amongst the majority of Nigerians. From the fuel hike protest, to the various Boko Haram killings, to the Jos killings, to the recent Mubi killings, to the huge flooding, to our 52nd independence anniversary, to the Bakassi handover, to the … Continue reading
I have been meditating a lot about the state of apathy amongst the majority of Nigerians. I keep asking, why would a people tolerate underdevelopment? I have generated so many thoughts and have written blogs articles on them but this one stands out – “perception is reality” because it’s so true. What people perceive is … Continue reading
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