After several days of searching, it gives us great pleasure to announce that we finally found the kids. The 9 year old is Charity, the little boy carrying the basket is Emmanuel and the 4 year old Charity is carrying, baby Miracle. We met with their mother Augustina, who is a single mother of 4…

I recently got asked the question ‘what do you do’ in the presence of a friend and she exclaimed ‘the question ought to be: what doesn’t she do?’ as quite frankly, I do a number of things! Ultimately, I am a (development) consultant. I am also Founder/Editor of a social enterprise named The Book Banque…

I love the vibrancy of, and diversity among Lagosians – Lagos is a melting pot of all sorts. Most memorable experience in Lagos – my first day at work 10 years ago, when I arrived in my suit & briefcase (thanks to my mum who said I should dress like a manager); I was so…

In Nigeria, job seekers are usually at the mercy of recruiting companies. Candidates are treated like trash that can be disposed of at will because after all, they are the ones in pursuit of a job. Companies do certain things that might be considered illegal in some countries just because they can, like making candidates…

I’m a single mother of three. Their father left us when my first child was not more than 5 years old so I’ve pretty much had to take care of them myself. The first business I ventured into was buying and selling of men’s wear. I would go from office to office advertising my wares….

Everyday at 3:30pm, this 9 year old picks up her 7 and 4 year old siblings from school and then walks about 2km home. Coolest big sister ever!

Walking down the streets of Lagos trying to sell his Dolce and Gabbana bags

We got flogged every other day for 7 years and more as kids and teenagers either by our parents or by our teachers. When was the last time you were beaten with a cane and why??

No matter what situation you find yourself, always remember to smile

As identical twins born 45 minutes apart, living in Lagos is filled with wild, crazy and memorable experiences. As kids I was very mischievous and would always get in trouble with family and friends and my twin mostly paid the price because they couldn’t tell us apart. There was a particular time he was severely…