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Power + Ideas = Progress

June 19, 2020
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African elites need to step up now

Mindsets about elitism and politics must change Barack Obama said, “…a faith in little dreams; an insistence on small miracles…”. at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. Four years later, in 2008, he became the first black president of the United States of America. His power of comprehension and acceptance came through in that speech and that translated to authority. The meeting of power and ideas became truly evident in his story, but that combo is sorely lacking in Nigeria and on the African continent. It does not matter whether some people have access to certain opportunities, we must believe that all men are born equal. This is the leveller and equality enabler. This is what has seen people like Barack Obama, who became the US president, attain great heights. As black people, we must remind ourselves, ‘Yes, we can’. Until we...

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Our lives have changed permanently and so must our innovation strategies

June 8, 2020
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There is nothing that could have predicted the outbreak and severity of Covid-19. It caught us unawares and grossly unprepared. How could we? The last world epidemic was in 1920, which means that many people alive today have never witnessed anything near what has happened where we have seen a complete shutdown of social and business activities. Entire countries are locked down by “stay at home” orders from their respective governments. Our lives have changed almost permanently and one of the implications is, a lot of what we used to do on a one-on-one or contact basis have become permanently disrupted. Businesses have been seriously impacted and some industries such as aviation, travel, logistics, and entertainment will struggle for a while before attaining a new normal. Recollect that when the lock-down was partially lifted in Lagos – we witnessed a...

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