I am convinced that we just enjoy drama & stress in Nigeria, because #sexforgrades is something a not-so-sharp 12-year-old will solve permanently in minutes.
- Candidate no., not names
- Double-blind marking
- External moderation
- Standard release dates
- Result appeal process
@ASUUNGR too is quite useless. Ask for these simple things that or deal with demonic lecturers for the next 30 years. Won't be surprised if people are still buying handouts too..
May 18, 2019 • 36 tweets • 3 min read
Personal favorite aphorisms from Nassim Taleb's "A Bed of Procrustes".
Thread!
"If someone is making an effort to ignore you, he is not ignoring you."
May 6, 2019 • 15 tweets • 3 min read
So, I promised to review the Nigerian budget and point out 100 agencies that are useless and need to be scrapped. I've spent over 4 hours going line by line and I can't. The whole budget is a scam and I'll shred my passport in the end if I continue.
If you want to know what an MDA is doing or what a government's priority is, just look at the budget. It is clear that our government don't know what they're doing across-board.
Apr 12, 2019 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
When the money man asks you for Jumia-type ambitions, ask for Jumia-sized cheques! Raised <$450k (@ N200:1) in capital for SureGifts in 5 years, a third of which is in Notes. It's tight on the streets, but it's possible with a lot of grit and creativity. I'll share a few lessons:
1. Don't launch. Stay in fucking beta for 3 years if you have to until you have a thousand billion real or fake users. Your novelty clock starts ticking when you launch, and if you're African African, you don't get the chance to experiment post-launch. You grow or you're dead.
