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If AI can match you with a date, track your Spotify moods, and turn your selfies into oil paintings… why can’t it also help Nigeria solve poverty? That’s the question Nigeria’s federal government is trying to answer with its newest poverty-reduction push. For the first time, artificial intelligence, satellite images, and telecom data are being...

The awkward space between finishing school and figuring out your life. You’re too old to keep asking your parents for everything, too young to land most jobs, and too broke to start that “tech journey” everyone on Twitter keeps shouting about. But now, there’s a new path. And this one doesn’t require a laptop, connection,...

You scroll through LinkedIn, and you see someone working on the exact kind of project you want to be paid for. You click on their profile, hands sweaty, brain racing. Should I message them? Will I look jobless? Or bold? You type, backspace, type again. Then you close the app. If that’s you, welcome. Cold...

JAMB recently quietly dropped a bombshell; out of the 1.9 million candidates who sat for the 2025 UTME, over 1.5 million scored below 200. That’s a whopping 78%. Just 12,000 students (0.63%) scored above 300. It’s the kind of data that should keep any education policymaker awake at night, but for the average Nigerian, it’s...

When we think of “Made in Nigeria,” too many of us still imagine cheap knock-offs and “aba made” products that can’t compete globally. But what if that mindset is costing us more than just local pride? What if it’s costing us opportunities, especially for young Nigerians? That’s exactly what the National Agency for Science and...

If you’ve been on Twitter recently, you’ve probably stumbled upon the raging conversation about the “boy child being left behind.” According to the loudest voices in this debate, who are mostly men, it seems the world is now obsessed with women and girls, while poor boys are being thrown to the wolves. The argument goes:...

In an era marked by rising environmental concerns, a 17-year-old Nigerian teenager is proving that meaningful change can start with a single bold idea. Amara Nwuneli, a student and young environmentalist, has captured international attention through a creative and powerful initiative that turns discarded tires and neglected land into colorful, safe, and eco-friendly playgrounds for...

In a world where every second counts, Nigerian chess champion Tunde Onakoya is about to challenge the limits of endurance, intellect, and purpose with his second Guinness World Record (GWR) attempt. On April 17, 2025, Onakoya began a grueling 70-hour chess marathon at New York City’s iconic Times Square, hoping to break his own record...

A few days ago, a post made the rounds on X (formerly Twitter), where a user boldly defended internet fraud which is locally referred to as “yahoo yahoo.” According to this user, the so-called “yahoo boys” are not doing anything wrong; they’re just “taking money from people to buy oversized polo.” Yes, oversized polo. As...

Unmasking the Illusion Let’s be honest, who hasn’t thought of being a travel influencer at some point in their lives? Scratch that, who hasn’t looked at Instagram and fantasised about quitting their job, packing a bag, and flying off to Bali because of that annoyingly perfect travel influencer?  They seem to be everywhere. Relaxing in...