15th March is known as the Ides of March in the Roman calendar, and of course my birthday. It is the 75th day of the […]
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How Green is the City of Abuja?
“If you plan cities for cars and traffic, you get cars and traffic. If you plan for people and places, you get people and places.” […]
A single first step in getting (more) creative in your life.
“If you accustom yourself to creativity in small things, creativity on a large scale will follow.” Sheikh Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai How do you become […]
How to avoid a hit-and-run situation on Abuja roads
Motorists, especially in Abuja are almost always in an unnecessary haste to get to their destinations. In slow moving traffic, you will notice the little […]
Almost Half of Urban Africans will be living in Slums by the year 2020
It is said that by 2050, 70% of global population will be living in cities with most of these migrations occurring in Asia and Africa. […]
How To Easily Register With NSE and COREN in Nigeria
The NSE registration for the April exam is upon us, I thought I should be more detailed on how to go about the registration in […]
How Happy are the People of the UAE? Enter Minister of State for Happiness
“clap along if you know what happiness means to you”. -Pharrell Williams About two weeks ago, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was trending in the […]
Nurturing Talents
I read and noticed with great admiration how the story of that young automotive ‘engineer’ Muzammil Umar from Kebbi trended on social media. To remind […]
Surmounting Mount Kenya
Final Episode “There is snow on the mountain.” About 300 metres from us were a group of High School Students of a Swedish High School […]
Climbing Mount Kenya
Episode 1 Two days ago was exactly one year since I made the courageous decision to climb the second highest mountain in Africa, Mount Kenya, […]