Last year, we explored strategies for managing financial obligations to extended family members, particularly within the context of African family systems where communal support and interconnectedness play a significant role.…
Adebayo, a young professional in Lagos, always dreamed of financial independence. He worked hard at his 9-to-5 job but felt stuck in the cycle of living paycheck to paycheck. One day, while discussing his frustrations with his uncle, a successful businessman, he received a piece of advice that would change his life…
We bet you clicked this article with the same question in mind… Why?? Why is everything so expensive? Why does it feel like you’re getting less for more? Why does the same amount of money that once stretched across your needs now seem inadequate? Well, ladies and gentlemen, we have a serious inflation problem.
Before the long queues to buy a litre of fuel for the sum of a thousand Naira and sometimes even higher became the sad norm, there was the oil boom — a time in Nigeria’s history steeped with hope, wealth, and the promise of prosperity. The streets were lined with the bright lights of new developments, and the air was thick with the optimism of a nation on the brink of greatness. So, what changed?
