Monday Column

Monday Column

Poverty capital of Nigeria

Most of the poverty in this country is in fact in Northern Nigeria. The numbers are stark and scandalous enough. According to the 2019 edition of the

Our cultural descent

Our politicians and policymakers need to pay more attention to our popular culture. If for nothing else, the citizens, that is, the people whom politi

Of poverty of ideas

One reason Nigeria has become the poverty capital of the world is because the poverty of a nation is a function of ideas more than anything else. Idea

How to remain poor

The poverty of a nation, much like its wealth, is a matter of choice. Consider China. When China had a population of 1.2 billion people in the year 20

Musings on the world’s capital of poverty

Many things are remarkable about the nature and lived experience of poverty in Nigeria.