JOURNALISTS' REQUEST
My name is Francis Esenwa, and I am a reporter with News Central TV.
I am currently working on a report on counterfeit medicines in Nigeria, and the effects on patients and their families.
I would like to speak with individuals who became ill.
“To eliminate suffering entirely would mean, in the end, extinguishing love and desire as well. Those who love and desire cannot avoid passing through trial and suffering; and over the years, we carry within us lessons that leave their mark like scars, the memories of a journey shaped by freedom and failure, dreams and disappointments.
It is only thanks to the interplay of these elements that the wonders of the soul occur within us, allowing us to sense the richness of our humanity.
To renounce this adventure, both tragic and splendid, in the name of a presumed transcendence of all limits, could mean many things, but it would no longer be human.”
Pope Leo XIV, Magnifica Humanitas (par. 120) (May 15, 2026)
And this is exactly my problem with the principles guiding the decision-making of many Nigerians.
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Nigerians (as investors): don't build house for rent because the rental yields are low (even though that is the standard).
Same Nigerians (as customers): arh! Rental prices are too ridiculous jare. What do you mean ₦1mm for self-con.
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Nigerians (as investors): what do you mean I am going to earn 20% per annum on my investment? That's too low jeez! Me I can not wait for one year to earn 20% o.
Same Nigerians (as borrowers): 35% interest rate on loans??? How??? Do you want businesses to die??? How can businesses generate that kind of profit in our inflationary environment??
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Nigerians (as employees): there is no reason why graduates should earn below ₦300k salary.
Nigerians (as entrepreneurs): nah, there is no reason why we should pay more than ₦200k for an entry-level job. What value are they adding yet? Anyone who wants more than that has to demonstrate capacity and potential.
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This is not even about selfish interest. It is normal for that to happen, but you have to know that the principles have to be consistent.
Maybe the way we think about things could change if we understood that most of these variables don't move in isolation. They are connected.
@adaobowo1@wiceman_b By more now cus they'll likely upgrade you back later.
So you can enjoy more units under Band A before you have to buy at normal price again
My mom was kidnapped yesterday around 7:30pm along NVRI Vom
Please help repost till it gets to the relevant authorities these our third experience with kidnapper within 5 years please 😭😢 @duchisess @Elejocomedian1 @CalebMutfwang@PoliceNG@channelstv