I watched this argument with some amusement on Thursday, and I must say that this thread brings in an interesting angle to it.
YES, the pale skin made things easier for those chaps, but THIS is the real lesson.
#Nigeria is a difficult place to do business because of attitude.
YES, the pale skin made things easier for those chaps, but THIS is the real lesson.
#Nigeria is a difficult place to do business because of attitude.
https://twitter.com/DoubleEph/status/1309855130561449984
I don't need to start listing how Nigerians set out to make things difficult for trade. A week ago I drove from Lagos to Asaba and encountered 61 checkpoints including Customs in the middle of the country who held me up because of an ambiguous set of unannounced requirements.
Or do I talk about the @fisayosoyombo's piece on @NewsWireNGR yesterday that shows just how a non-issue (because of simple automation) in other climes has been turned into a racket here just because?
Oh, read that story here and weep: bit.ly/3mVYCxV
Oh, read that story here and weep: bit.ly/3mVYCxV
See, if I start listing and listing, we won't leave here today, but let me break it down to you: #Nigeria, as things currently stand in terms of what it incentivises, WILL NEVER MAKE PROGRESS.
It doesn't matter how many messiahs you people imagine, we are now in a closed-loop.
It doesn't matter how many messiahs you people imagine, we are now in a closed-loop.
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