Temitope Ajibola

Three Nigerian youths standing in a chaotic Lagos street with fire and smoke behind them, showing resilience and distress.

are we the most resilient generation or the traumatized one?

Somewhere between laughing at memes about suffering and casually saying “it is well,” a strange question started forming in the back of our minds. The question: “Are we actually the most resilient generation or are we just the most traumatized one that learned to laugh?” Because the way young Nigerians handle chaos sometimes feels less […]

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Nigerian graduates in academic gowns looking frustrated with job search documents and rejection letters in a Lagos setting.

did nigerian universities prepare us for everything except an actual job?

The rude awakening of graduating from a Nigerian university does not come with the convocation gown, the pictures with your parents, or the long motivational captions on Instagram. The real awakening happens in the first week you start working and quietly realize something deeply uncomfortable: you spent four or five years in the university, and

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Illustration showing Nigerians passionately defending controversial issues such as corruption, police abuse, and harmful traditions.

things NIGERIANS defend that doN’T deserve defense

There are some things Nigerians will defend with the passion of a lawyer handling a billion-naira corruption case… even when everybody involved knows the thing has absolutely no business being defended. But the moment the debate starts, logic quietly excuses itself. Suddenly, people are providing childhood stories, village traditions, and their grandmother’s opinion as evidence.

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