How do you feel when you hear of “African Time” or “Nigerian Time”? Since I joined that Nigerian Association that I mentioned earlier, one problem I see so far is a lack of respect of time. When we were setting up the first meeting and we agreed upon 6pm, I asked if it was African [...]
My parents are one of the founding families of our local Yoruba association, which has been running for almost 10 years (it’ll be 10 years later this year). My dad actually had the honour of giving a (longish) keynote speech when the association launched and he served as president over the last year or two. [...]
A friend of mine will be getting married later this year and she’s been sharing her adventures as she deals with various vendors in Nigeria. Between the tailor who told her that he decided to change the design they had agreed upon for one of her outfits because his own idea was “finer”, to an [...]
I have told friends who don’t believe in God that if they lived in Nigeria for a while, they would. During the almost four weeks I was in Nigeria last year I thanked God daily for getting my mom, sister and I through the day (especially if we went out) and I never took for [...]
Nigerians, especially older ones, can be very tactless. When I was in Nigeria last year, one of my grandmother’s neighbours started calling me orobo (slang for “fat person”). I decided not to take it personally, because I had expected someone to call me fat during the trip. I told myself that she’s an older woman [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day! I’ve been writing this entry for ages; how nice that it’s finally ready to go on February 14! If you’re a Nigerian who doesn’t come from a moneyed background, and if you’re having difficulty finding a decent job that allows you to buy more than essentials, the connection between having money and [...]
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