When I hear people ask ‘who did we offend to deserve this or that man’, my silent answer is we offended the poor.
We consistently ignored the most vulnerable. We partied while so many were left with nothing (to lose).
If we want to retrace our steps, there is where to start.
Someone who is angry with his neighbours sets his own house on fire & makes it uninhabitable for his own children, who then take refuge in the neighbours’ houses. But he claims to be fighting to ‘liberate’ his children. This is the madness going on now in a part of this country.
Hausa communities are known for commercial activities for donkey's years.
For instance, historically even before the colonial period, Kano State was known 2 hold that prestigious position as a center of commerce & an established way 4 the then well-known Trans-Saharan trade
We’ve seen how our young ones despite covid19 leveraged their talents, expertise, network and technology to create wealth and support communities they live in. We must make sure that the gains these young ones have made are not erased.
- @TonyOElumelu#UBAAfricaConversations
Babawande Afolabi begins operations for affordable air travel. Bookings have begun for N16,500 flight from Lagos to Abuja. Green Africa will run the Abuja, Port Harcourt, Akure, Ilorin, Enugu and Owerri routes now and expand to other states very soon.
Iliyasu Nazifi is an engineer/farmer in Kano who couldn't afford foreign rice mill so he fabricated this one himself, that's now daily producing thousands of bags of rice from a domestic mill. Nazifi is also fabricating new and bigger milling machines for other farmers in Kano.
I am not exceptional; I am just one of the millions of Africans who could have been where I am today. There are millions of Africans who could be doing what I am doing if they were given the opportunity. Do not let anyone set your limits.
- @Diop_IFC#UBAAfricaConversations
I am not exceptional; I am just one of the millions of Africans who could have been where I am today. There are millions of Africans who could be doing what I am doing if they were given the opportunity. Do not let anyone set your limits.
- @Diop_IFC#UBAAfricaConversations
Engineer Zulum acquires 18 heavy duty road construction equipment at N1.4bn to kick start Borno urban renewal project . This will reduce the cost of road maintenance and construction.