In September 2025, I announced the Toilet Access Project (TAP) on my LinkedIn page. The goal of the project is twofold: to raise awareness about the urgent need to improve toilets and wider water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities across Nigeria’s public spaces, and to inspire stakeholders to take meaningful action to address an issue …
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On Donkey years’ pedagogy and innovation in higher education teaching
Several months ago, I spoke to a group of young entrepreneurs based in Port Harcourt, in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region. The summary of my message was that they need to 'think beyond the box'. I deliberately used the word ‘beyond’ because I believe that the box - the status quo, as a reference point could potentially constitute a barrier to …
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Christian Youth and Political Participation
Introduction Let me clarify from the outset what I mean by each of the two key concepts. By Christian youth, I mean any individual who is ‘born again’ in the sense that Jesus meant it in John 3 verse 3 and who is between the ages of 15 and 29. However, I also recognize that …
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Elections 2015: Putting Youth at the centre of Governance in Rivers State, Nigeria
The next election cycle in Nigeria is now full-steam. Individuals across different party lines are positioning themselves to win their party’s nomination to present themselves as candidates for various political offices. The situation is similar across the country. One trend that is however emerging about this election cycle is the use of ethnicity and religion as …
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African Youth Ministers: Gathering for What?
This post was originally published in April 2010. African Union Youth Ministers will be meeting, under the auspices of the Conference of Ministers in charge of youth (COMY), in Victoria Falls next week, precisely April 12-16, to discuss issues of youth development on the continent. Top on the agenda are the creation of a continental …
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