Living with High Blood Pressure without knowing: High blood pressure usually has no signs or symptoms, so the only way to know if you have high blood pressure is to have yours measured. The scary thing about high blood pressure…
There is a law called Parkinsons Law. It states that “work expands to fill the time available for its completion”, and that a sufficiently large bureaucracy will generate enough internal work to keep itself ‘busy’ and so justify its continued…
I recently came across a news item prescribing jail terms for some traffic offenses. Have a look at 7 Jailable Traffic Offences in Lagos Predictably, there have been protagonists and antagonists to this law.. which would start being enforced stringently…
Last week, Nigerians got a rude shock. Lassa Fever Epidemic is with us again. About ten states in the Federation has reported cases total of about 91 with mortality of roughly 40%. This necessitates this fact sheet on the disease…
Lagos is a crazy city. Metropolitan cities are often plagued with many problems (which are to be expected), but the traffic problem in Lagos, Nigeria is a basket case. Log on to Gidi Traffic on Twitter, or listen to Traffic…
I have been unable to let go of my laptop simply because of one singular function which I felt, until last week, that my smartphone could not perform. The fact is my phone has gradually been replacing my use of the…
Here is a conversation between a few friends on why Nigeria remains at subsistence level while our National Archives overflow with blueprints, manifestos, visions and policy documents. Some of these friends feel that we need to learn to crawl properly…
Someone said,.. …Don’t approach a bull from the front, a horse from the back, and a fool from any direction [The “fool” aspect had me holding my ribs in laughter.. This precipitated a short conversation about the human propensity to…
Nissan Motors recently eventually joined a number of auto manufacturers (like Toyota and Honda) who have decided to stop using the Takata airbag inflators. These airbags have been the source of numerous recalls for some years, with this safety device…
All hell is about to break loose with the story of ‘REMITA’, a software product used by Nigerian government agencies and the CBN to manage the remittance of funds between themselves. The headline screams, FRAUD| Senate Directs CBN To Stop…
