Century Favour

The Aftermath of the EndSARs Protest in 2020 and the infamous quelling of the protest by the Nigerian military has sparked a renewed interest in young Nigerians to actively participate in politics. New initiatives, movements, campaigns and actions…

And so it hits you, you’ve just stumbled on a brilliant idea for a new business or startup, you can’t wait to launch it, you’ve started daydreaming about how it will “settle you for life, “you can’t wait to hammer”. The reality is that starting a…

It was a very ordinary evening, I received a call from a potential angel investor to meet up, my heart was racing, I dusted out my pitch deck and dressed for the occasion. I arrived at the agreed meeting spot, delivered my pitch after I was done he…

I have good news, finally, after a couple of months of working on a project for the amazing team at Education as a Vaccine a non-profit organization, I am are happy to announce that an updated version of the linkup app is on the app store, you can…

Despite the pandemic, in the first quarter of 2020 Jumia, an e-commerce Company operating in 11 African countries gained $31.79 million in revenue from 6.4 million e-commerce orders. According to Statista, it estimated that Africa’s e-commerce…

Partisan and ethnic politics is a socio-political culture that promotes party or ethnic interest over the collective good.  A majority of Nigerians really don’t care about the inadequacies of their leaders especially if they are from their region or…

So you are about to launch that initiative, movement, campaign or action to either elect leaders with the right values, who are accountable to you and your fellow citizens to achieve success, there are 12 factors you will need to consider.

On April 13th, 2020 the Nigerian government announced another 14 days lock-down, the dire reality is that after this extension there is no certainty that the lockdown will not be extended because the variables that led us to this point are still…

Non Profits will play a critical role in shaping the future, we will need more Non-profits who are willing to go after tough problems in ingenious ways, that is why today I will be  highlighting 3 remarkable solutions that PIND has deployed in her…

Interestingly a majority of strategies deployed by most businesses are geared towards acquiring new customers with less focus on retaining acquired customers.  Some businesses are losing clients as much as they are acquiring new clients. Their sales…

There has been a lot of controversy regarding the Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) policy plan presented by the Federal government in June this year. Conceived as a solution to the challenges of herdsmen grazing in the country, the plan for the RUGA scheme…

As an Igbo boy growing up in Aba, a lot of the young men around me were Nwaboys also known as apprentices serving their master for a couple of years, in return the master is expected to settle them.  I got acquainted with this particular business…

So after receiving a barrage of text messages urging me to patronize this eatery, I decided to do so, I walked in and there was this long queue, I shrugged it off and decided to wait my turn, but sadly the queue was not moving, I could see that the…

As we race to the cinema to watch our favourite December flick, a while ago I sat down to have an honest conversation with two of my friends in regards to the state of the Nigerian film industry. They are both producers and directors, who have…

For most people when they think about the North, what comes to mind is insecurity, poverty, insurgency and all the other dismal development indices. But guess what, a silent technology revolution is gradually taking place in the north.

I want to use this opportunity to thank the team at GTB bank and CSRinaction for been there for the women of Adeke community in Benue state. At Do Take action a not for profit foundation I cofounded, today I want to share with a you how GTBbank came…

Running or managing a business in Africa is not for the faint-hearted, it's a lot like digging for gold.  To put this in context, Nigeria Africa’s largest market is ranked 131 in the ease of doing business, according to World Bank's Doing Business…

Conflicts are real, they exist in our world and although we may not always be able to prevent them, we can turn them into channels for social impact. This is why when I caught wind of UPROOTED- a documentary film directed and produced by Ummi Bukar,…

Nigerians are reported to be among the world’s most notable medical tourists, with tens of thousands travelling in search of medical services. Reports also show that Nigeria loses about US$1 billion every year to medical tourism. Wouldn’t you agree…

Wondering what I CISC means? It simply means I create and influence for social change. Sound interesting? Let me tell you all about it. Recently, I was ruminating on the drivers for social change and sustainable development and an intriguing element…

When was the last time you were actively involved in an informal conversation about the SDGs? And no, I wasn’t referring to some forum or conference, just the regular chit chat amongst friends. Did you have to think long and hard or did you get a…

Do you ever sit down and just think about the problems in the world, in Africa and more specifically, Nigeria? Do you occasionally bemoan the dismal development indices, the infrastructural gaps, and the failing economy? How often do you go on this…

I realized early on that one of the many reasons I was giving the talents and gifts I possess, was to leave the world better than I met it and the only way I can achieve this is by contributing my quota towards solving some of the issues around me.…

Welcome to a new week. I sure am thankful for another opportunity to hit those goals. I hope you are as well.  The rapidly concluding month of October certainly kicked off on a strong reality check note for Nigeria as we celebrated 58 years of…

Have you ever been in a situation where a project scheduled to run for say one month, is already past the 6-month mark with no end in sight? Well, I have and as exasperating as these situations usually are, you know what they say about a problem…

A while ago while heading to a cool evening dinner, I happened upon a standard-sized KONGA offline store with a regular storefront inscription like any other retail store's. This seemed novel to me and many who are familiar with the old KONGA…

If you are like me, sometimes, the current realities facing Nigeria and Africa can be quite disheartening. You wake up every day to news stories that make you question your nationality, it’s like we’re attaining new levels of crazy every second.…