In the months, weeks and days leading up to the last general elections in Nigeria, the air was rent with shouts of ‘Change! Change!’ especially in some sections of the country – even my fictional dog was not left out in shouting ‘Sai, Baba!’ That was the mood. People desired and were ready to push […]
Category: My Say
Personal commentaries on political, social and other issues.
GTBank *737* Service for Money Transfers and Airtime Top-up – A Wonderful and Innovative Idea
Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) is certainly up there somewhere near the top when talking about financial institutions not only in Nigeria, but in the entire continent of Africa. The GTBank *737* service underlines why this bank has remained relevant all this while and looks set to remain that way in the near future as well. […]
NAFDAC Mobile Authentication Service (MAS) – A Novel Idea, But…
The dangers of counterfeit drugs are real. Many of us have heard of cases of people in Nigeria who have lost their lives to unwholesome medications or whose conditions have been seriously aggravated after taking them. In this light, the mobile authentication service (MAS) introduced some time ago by the National Agency for Food and […]
Nigerian Elections and Primitive Thinking of Some Voters
Another election season is in full motion right now as people (voters) seemingly try frantically to choose people to fight and protect their interests for another four years – even though that might actually be a myth. In the midst of all this, however, it is quite saddening to still hear that some members of […]
Nigerian Mobile Network Operators and Deceptive Bonuses
Just the other day, I heard a jingle on radio about a fellow who obviously had been calling his friends more regularly than usual. When asked if he had won (been given) a monthly call bonus, the man fired back with something like “awoof don turn salary” (has bonus become a salary)? Now, this scenario […]
The Problem of Unsolicited Messages in Nigeria
You have been waiting for that important call or message all this while. Then your phone beeps all of a sudden and your heart skips a beat. You pick the phone and, sadly, realize it’s just another one of those unsolicited messages or calls from the mobile networks in Nigeria. Such are the ‘heartbreaks’ and […]
Who Are Nigeria’s Leaders of Tomorrow?
I have often heard it said – probably from when I was in kindergarten or “jele o simi” – that children or youths are the “leaders of tomorrow.” It would seem obvious enough that the saying cannot be truer. But the saying appears not to be 100% true in Nigeria, except the definition of a […]