All Posts By David Ogunshola
To lift families out of poverty, don’t give them money; teach their children to code.
In May 2020, the Federal Government of Nigeria stated that it was spending 9.24 Billion Naira (over $23.8 million) in one state of Nigeria in its attempt to lift families out of poverty. What the government does is share money to families under a scheme called Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT). This money is transferred to…
Problems looking for solutions: illegal oil refining & the soot pandemic in Port Harcourt city
On 26th April 2018, CNN published an article on their news website titled “Port Harcourt: why is this Nigerian city covered in a strange black soot?” The city which used to be called “The Garden City” now had a cloud of black soot everywhere that was becoming a major cause of concern for both residents,…
Problems looking for solutions: Waste Management & Land Pollution
The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated yearly in Nigeria is between 16.8 – 25.3 million tons. Nigeria’s population according to the World Bank is about 206 million people and with this number, it is estimated that every individual produces about 0.1 tons of solid waste yearly. The government of Akwa Ibom State on their official…
Surviving A Business Failure or Career Loss
In 2014 I co-founded a business with a loan of N500,000 gotten from a family member. We paid back the loan within 6 months, and over the next 3 years, the business had expanded with physical offices in 12 states of Nigeria and about 45 direct employees plus dozens of indirect workers. Business was good….
Activism and Aluta won’t change Nigeria, but Strategy will.
Hopes Dashed When the ENDSARS protests began in late 2020, many young Nigerians thought this was it. We believed this was our opportunity to finally bring about the much-desired change that Nigeria needs. “Finally, the youth have come together with one voice and this old-cargo generation of manipulative and corrupt politicians who are not willing…