Abby Elem

Materials Engineer, aspiring fashion designer, lover of art.
Overall, God still loves us all.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

I have been thinking about something lately, and the more I think about it, the more disturbing it becomes.

A lot of Nigerians became poor without doing anything wrong.

They didn’t stop working. They didn’t become lazy. They didn’t suddenly become irresponsible.

They simply woke up one day and realised that the money they had worked for could no longer buy the things it used to buy.

Think about someone earning ₦100,000 a month.

The person still wakes up early every morning, goes to work, puts in the same hours, probably works even harder, gets promoted occasionally and does everything society says a responsible person should do.

Yet every year, that person seems to be able to afford less.

At some point, ₦50,000 could buy a reasonable amount of food for the house. Today, you can enter the market with the same ₦50,000 and genuinely wonder where the money went.

Nothing happened to you.

The economy happened to you.

And I think this is something we don’t talk about enough.

Imagine working hard for years, only for circumstances completely outside your control to quietly reduce the value of everything you have worked for.

You didn’t lose your job.

You didn’t lose your salary.

But somehow, you lost your standard of living.

That is poverty too.

And this is why I struggle with the way we sometimes discuss palliatives.

Of course, when people are hungry, you must find ways to help them immediately. There is nothing wrong with providing temporary relief.

But surely, the bigger question should be:

Why did millions of working Nigerians suddenly need palliatives in the first place?

If a man could comfortably buy a bag of rice from his salary a few years ago and today he needs government assistance to buy that same bag of rice, giving him rice may solve today’s hunger.

But it has not solved the actual problem.

The real problem is that his labour has lost value.

And perhaps that is what we should be obsessed with fixing.

How do we make the Nigerian worker’s income valuable again?

How do we make ₦100,000 buy more next year, rather than less?

How do we make food cheaper by producing more?

How do we reduce the cost of energy and transportation?

How do we build an economy where salaries can actually keep up with the cost of living?

Because when I think deeply about it, perhaps one of the greatest things a government can do for its people is not to keep giving them money.

It is to build an economy where the money they earn has value.

There is dignity in being able to take care of yourself from the product of your own labour.

There is dignity in a teacher being able to feed a family from teaching.

There is dignity in a nurse being able to pay rent from nursing.

There is dignity in a young person working an honest job and gradually seeing life improve.

People should be able to look back after five years of hard work and say, “My life has become better.”

Not, “I earn more money today, but somehow I can afford less.”

That is the part that keeps bothering me.

Millions of Nigerians are not asking to become millionaires overnight.

They just want hard work to make sense again.

And maybe that should be one of the simplest ways we measure whether our economy is actually working:

Is the ordinary Nigerian who works hard becoming progressively better off, or progressively poorer?

Everything else is secondary.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

This girl, Chizoba, just graduated from Mechatronics at Nile University with a CGPA of 4.96.

She will be with us for the next 4 weeks teaching our children hardcore Robotics and AI. All practicals.

Her final-year project was constructing and programming a 3D printer from scratch. She also built unique technology that converts waste water bottles into 3D printing filaments.

These next 4 weeks are going to be on fire. Our children will also build drones from the ground up.

We selected the top 40 South East Maths Olympiad Winners from Enugu to participate in this program.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

I’ve read JAMB’s new policy that says a candidate with an existing admission must terminate it before registering again.

I strongly disagree.

Here’s why.

Imagine a student currently studying Botany, but who now wants to pursue Medicine.

Under this new policy, the student must:
– First lose their current admission
– Then register for JAMB
– Then hope they meet Medicine cut-off

What if they don’t?

They’ve just been forced to drop out of school for nothing.

That’s not order.
That’s policy-induced risk.

No serious education system asks young people to destroy a valid future before qualifying for a better one.

[Cinderella Man @Osi_Suave]

Still don't understand the concept of streaming.

I go just log in dey watch another person life with my data.

Crazy.

[Nandi 🤍💜🤍 @pallnandi]

Every woman wants a good man until she meets one who holds her to a higher standard. Then the same discipline and structure she claimed to admire becomes too much. Let me break down why a real man gets mislabeled as toxic by women who confuse control with leadership.

A 🧵

[Abby Elem @aybayray_ee]

@Elem_Ch You can do it!

[Ọba @olasxni]

I just returned from a one week trip to Nigeria travelling by road doing Lagos - Sagamu - Abeokuta - Ibadan - Sagamu - Lagos - Ibadan - Osogbo - Erin Osun - Ibadan - Sagamu - Lagos, and I need to get this off my chest.

A slightly long thread.

[Alex Onyia @winexviv]

Today is a very special day for me. My Mummy has now officially gotten her PhD from Mechanical Engineering, UNN. Her research topic is Energy Economics of Solar Photovoltaic Power Deployment in Nigeria.

She is the first woman to get a PhD in Mechanical Engineering UNN.

She is also the first female engineer in UNN 41 years ago.

This PhD journey was also the longest ever. It took her 13 years of persistence to achieve this. Her research topics were changed 3 times in the process.

I offered her to do it in MIT, Stanford etc especially when the frustrations were much but she declined and insisted on UNN.

God saw her through 🙏

This is one of the best days in my life!

[Abby Elem @aybayray_ee]

@ABUJAPLUG How can?

[Abby Elem @aybayray_ee]

There are a lot of things you can achieve once you set your mind to not give up.

[Elem @Elem_Ch]

Day 6
Navigating AppExchange
Today I dived deeper into AppExchange and how to actually find the right solutions instead of just scrolling aimlessly.
Here’s what I learned:

Logging in is key – it personalizes your AppExchange experience and gives you better recommendations.

[Elem @Elem_Ch]

Started my Salesforce journey with ALX on May 5th.
Haven’t posted till now, but I’m here to document the wins, the lessons, and the growth.
Day by day, block by block—we build.
#Salesforce #ALX #LearningInPublic

[Mr Macaroni @mrmacaroni]

For Emphasis, The Person that the Convicted Professor rigged an election for is the Incumbent Senate President of Nigeria; Godswill Akpabio.
For Clarification, The Senate President presides over the deliberations of bills that become LAW in Nigeria!
Omo, I don tire! 🤦🏾‍♂️

[Living Christ Mission @LivingChristLCM]

Hearty Congratulations to H.E Barr (Dr) @Chioma_Uzodimma, First Lady of Imo State, on your distinguished conferment as Doctor of Public Admin. (Honoris Causa)

Also, a massive congratulations to all pioneer graduands & the entire #HezekiahUniversity community @Unihez on this...

[Abby Elem @aybayray_ee]

@Ebuube_E Congratulations boo🔥🔥🔥

[Nathaniel Bassey @nathanielblow]

Shalom Saints, I come with Holy violence today 😌.
Those of you dear singles in relationships that are going no where. Situationships that have wasted your time, drained your energy, resources, zeal and passion- Constantly causing you pain and tears. And even makes you to keep sinning against God.
You know you shouldn’t be there, but somehow cannot find strength to leave. You quit sometimes, but keep going back. And you just feel stuck.
By the mercy of God, receive strength to break free in Jesus’ name.

And as you break free, this season, may you find your place, first, in God, and then find your own Beulah land. May you fulfill God’s plan for your life and your prophetic destiny. And may God restore to you valuable lost years. In Jesus’ name.

And by the way. If you saw this and it concerns you, but still afraid to say Amen, it is already late… 😀 Because the wind of God, by the mercy of God, will scatter it. 😌.

A few months or years from now, you will thank God for this tweet. 😌

[I am Baby 🍒 @Felsie15]

#Sharing

ALL CREATION was made to worship. Not just because it is what we were created for, but it is our reaction to the one that made us. We live in awe of Him.

If you are not worshipping the Living True God, you are definitely worshipping something else.

[Miyakee 🇳🇬🇨🇦 @mimara_concept]

My cousin is missing. She was kidnapped by a stranger on the 23rd of December, 2024.

The mom, my aunty, does POS business at Sango, Ogun State. She has a male customer that usually comes to withdraw money and buy recharge cards. He doesn't stay in the area. He became friends...

[Fiyin Olubiyi @fiyinolubiyi]

The church is excellent at empty faith. It is a heavy thing on my heart, a sword that drives deeper, and I wrestle with its ramifications. We know how to dress up, wear makeup, and live inconsequentially. It is a heavy matter.

[Abby Elem @aybayray_ee]

@LivingChristLCM Amen!