Collins ND✌🏻

Designer

[Ik Nnadi 🇳🇬 @NnadiArts1]

My new painting, Nne Ọma. ❤️

[She Carpenter @IsiomaDNigerian]

I started learning furniture making at Ipaja furniture yard at 30, as the only female apprentice there. People would literally stop and stare at me as I worked, but I didn’t care😂

It was tough, my body complained, my complexion darkened but I adjusted. I’m glad I took that decision.

Meet the Eboh bunk bed, named after my bestie in the third frame.
Eboh means Peace in Idoma language.

Disclaimer: I didn’t make the ladder but the shelves and the metal ottoman was from my workshop.

[Knicks Memes @KnicksMemes]

THE HARTS 🥹🥹🥹

[Fox News @FoxNews]

BREAKING: Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down. Cook has served as CEO since taking over for Steve Jobs in 2011.

[NASA @NASA]

Artemis II may have splashed down, but our photos and videos from the mission are still rolling in! Keep an eye on the latest: https://t.co/rzM1P0QbOl

[NASA @NASA]

Artemis II is locked in 🔒

As they flew around the Moon, the Artemis II crew took turns capturing science data and taking photos out of the Orion spacecraft window to share with their team back on Earth.

[The White House @WhiteHouse]

WATCH IN FULL 🇺🇸

[IT Unprofessional @it_unprofession]

We hired a consulting firm to tell us why our profits are down.

They sent three 24-year-olds wearing vests.

They spent two months interviewing us about our own jobs.

Then they put our answers into a PowerPoint presentation.

They charged us $250K for this privilege.

During the final readout, one of them used the phrase synergy optimization without blinking.

I looked around the conference room.

Our CEO was nodding like he just received the Ten Commandments.

The grand conclusion was that we need to increase revenue and decrease costs.

I could've told them that for a gift card to Panera.

But nobody listens to the guy who works here.

You only listen to the guy who flies in on a Tuesday.

I'm updating my resume to include synergy optimization.

It feels like the right move.

[dára sobaloju @darasoba]

https://t.co/LFneR0E1uj

[Anendlessbeing @obeze_abba]

One of the most painful parts of living in this country is watching people with so much brilliance slowly shrink their dreams to fit the limitations around them.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

Why the Controversial tax law should be paused?

It is now undeniable that the tax laws have been fundamentally altered, and even a firm as esteemed as KPMG has pinpointed 31 critical problem areas, from drafting errors to glaring policy contradictions and administrative gaps. This revelation should prompt every responsible government to take immediate action.

Even more alarming is the fact that it took private meetings between the National Revenue Service and KPMG for these serious issues to be acknowledged. If experts require closed-door discussions to navigate the complexities of our tax laws, what hope does the average Nigerian have of comprehending the obligations being imposed on them?

Taxation transcends mere fiscal policy; it represents a social contract between the government and its citizens. You cannot enforce a social contract that isn’t understood or trusted.

Globally, tax policies are justified by delivering tangible benefits to citizens: improved healthcare, better educational systems, job opportunities, infrastructure development, and social safety nets. This is what the social contract signifies. In Nigeria, the narrative is all about how much more the government seeks to extract, rather than what it is prepared to offer in return. A tax system devoid of clear public benefits isn’t reform; it is, quite frankly, extortion.

Typically, months, if not years, are dedicated to consulting with businesses, workers, and civil society before tax drafts are presented for public discussion, with the ramifications clearly explained. People must be informed not only about their financial contributions but also about the benefits that will ensue. This is how legitimacy is cultivated. Yet, in Nigeria, we have seen no such public consultations or discussions regarding the final tax laws, leaving ordinary citizens completely in the dark about both the regulations and the benefits of the taxes they’re expected to pay.

We have hastily pursued collection without securing a consensus and imposed enforcement without providing adequate explanations. Even after the removal of subsidies, Nigerians remain in limbo, waiting for tangible benefits or relief. Instead, they are grappling with skyrocketing food prices, exorbitant transport costs, dwindling purchasing power, and escalating poverty levels.

Before we have even begun to address these issues, we are being thrust into an expansive new tax regime, riddled with inconsistencies and producing 31 alarming red flags from a leading global accounting firm. This is not the hallmark of responsible governance.

Without trust, taxation feels like punishment. Without clarity, it breeds confusion. Without evident public value, it amounts to robbery.

Nigeria cannot afford to place further burdens on its already struggling citizens. What we need is a government that listens, communicates effectively, and prioritises building national consensus. This is the only viable path to genuine reform, unity, growth, and shared prosperity.

A New Nigeria is not just a possibility; it is an imperative. -PO

[Oskar @noxxhq]

the render the poster

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The recent pronouncement by the US government declaring Nigeria a ‘Country of Particular Concern' (CPC) and indicating possible military action should give every well-meaning Nigerian serious concern.

There is no doubt that Nigeria is experiencing an unprecedented level of insecurity with attendant carnage and the most shocking loss of lives and property. According to Amnesty International, over 10,000 people have been killed in Nigeria since May 2023 and as I have repeatedly lamented, the unwarranted and unprovoked killing of Nigerians is most condemnable, and all efforts must be made to bring it to a stop. It is equally important to state that the terrible situation is significantly avoidable with competent leadership and governance.

While the insecurity did not start with the present government, what is most unfortunate is the lack and absence of competence, commitment, prudent use of resources, patriotism and passion on the part of APC APC-led government/leaders to effectively govern, galvanise and lead Nigeria where no one is unwarrantedly oppressed and killed, a Nation where peace, truth and justice reign!

As democracies, Nigeria and the US have long been strategic partners committed to regional peace and security. That relationship should not falter. The present situation calls for constructive diplomatic and any other plausible engagement by both nations aimed at addressing the prevailing and disturbing security concerns. Both countries must work in concert and expeditiously towards that purpose. -PO

[Marc Randolph @marcrandolph]

Building Netflix taught me that your first idea is rarely your best idea.

We started mailing DVDs, not streaming movies.

Stay married to the problem you’re solving, not the solution you THINK will solve it.

[BIG FISH @adekunleGOLD]

Today is World Sickle Cell Day.
And today, I’m proud to announce something that’s deeply personal to me.

We’re starting small by providing free health insurance to 1,000 people living with sickle cell in Lagos State.
But this is only the beginning.

[Bop Daddy @falzthebahdguy]

Over 200 senselessly slain and burnt alive in Benue and this is not even getting close to enough attention. Why are we so wicked to ourselves?

[Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 @SavvyRinu]

The JAMB registrar is crying on national TV after deliberately failing students across all five South East states and Lagos?

This isn’t just incompetence. It’s educational sabotage. He should be arrested immediately.

[Satya @heysatya_]

Can we normalise using ‘bright’ colors in UIs?

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

How hospitals in China transport medicine