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For many of us born in the 1990s, yesterday was very clearly one of the most depressing episodes of our lives. Full stop. We’ve spent the last decade, learning about our history, reading about military rule, reading about the Nigerian Civil War and extending our knowledge even into learning about…

Nigeria

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Our Monster
Our Monster
Nigeria

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Jan 12, 2022

Adulting: Decision Making Inertia

One of the most fascinating concepts I got introduced to in secondary school was inertia. A major inference we get from Newton’s laws of motion is that objects endeavour to persevere in their present state and resist a change in velocity (either speed or direction) i.e. they just want to…

Inertia

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Adulting: Decision Making Inertia
Adulting: Decision Making Inertia
Inertia

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Aug 20, 2021

On Scholarships and Grants — Startup Edition

One of the things I spend a lot of my time thinking about is how to scale impact — especially in a place like Nigeria. There is clearly so much that needs to be done and that can be done but I am myself limited. For me, figuring out the…

Startup

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Startup

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Apr 7, 2021

Launching Aleph Fellowship

“My grandmother wanted me to have an education, so she kept me out of school”, said Margaret Mead, one of the most important anthropologists of the 20th century. Education is how we’ve built all of human civilisation: pursuing knowledge, nurturing our curiosity and applying this inclination across a diverse array…

Education

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Education

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Oct 26, 2020

The Silent God

I just wanted to take a moment to share a bit of my thoughts around our current mood. And it’s fine to be in complete disagreement about this. We are all coping with and processing this in our own different ways. I dare not say I can speak for most…

Christianity

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Christianity

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Published in Mensplainr

·Feb 21, 2020

Accountability: Man to Man

In his inaugural address delivered to the University of St Andrews in February 1867, John Stuart Mill said: “Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.” …

Feminism

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Feminism

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Published in Helicarrier

·Dec 31, 2019

BuyCoins: Reflecting on 2019

When you are just a 2 year old startup, a year seems like a really long time, with so many inflection points and so many iterations of your products. It’s been a generally positive year and we’ve decided to spend some time writing about it. Product The BuyCoins product has evolved…

Bitcoin

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BuyCoins: Reflecting on 2019
BuyCoins: Reflecting on 2019
Bitcoin

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Published in Mensplainr

·Aug 11, 2019

A Church that Doesn’t Love Women

“Woman was merely man’s helpmate, a function which pertains to her alone. She is not the image of God but as far as man is concerned, he is by himself the image of God…” — Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, Early Church Father (354–430) “The word and works of God…

Feminism

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A Church that Doesn’t Love Women
A Church that Doesn’t Love Women
Feminism

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Jan 5, 2018

Bitcoin’s Shoulders: My Vision for Blockchain in Nigeria

What is blockchain? If you’re reading this, odds are you’ve heard about Bitcoin. And you’ve heard one expression or the other that has described bitcoin using terms similar to: bitcoin is a peer to peer digital currency system that enables users directly engage in transactions, verified by nodes that use…

Blockchain

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Bitcoin’s Shoulders: My Vision for Blockchain in Nigeria
Bitcoin’s Shoulders: My Vision for Blockchain in Nigeria
Blockchain

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Nov 22, 2017

Buying Bitcoins: Too Late?

Jan 1, 2017. Price of Bitcoin: $974 Nov 21, 2017. Price of Bitcoin: $8200 One of the bigger economic waves of 2017 has been Bitcoin and its growth. It’s evolved from a very polarizing economic issue into a slightly polarizing topic with a strong core base and an almost solid…

Bitcoin

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Buying Bitcoins: Too Late?
Buying Bitcoins: Too Late?
Bitcoin

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Cofounder, Helicarrier. Custodian, Aleph Fellowship.

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