Author: Omoleye Omoruyi
Early March, towards the end of it, you probably thought COVID-19 was going to get so bad that we would be counting dead bodies on the streets – at least, that’s what world bodies and Melinda Gates still want us to believe. The inspiration is that Africa hardly has a reliable health system and COVID-19 could be the last of an ailing dog. There’s also the belief that other silent killers could take more lives, owing to the fact that people now avoid health centres for fear of contracting the coronavirus disease. But, as much there’s rising concern for the…
Story story – for those who grew up with their grandmum or granddad. These people were all going about their business when messages came in. Someone somewhere thought of a team and started reaching out to them. They all agreed. It was a relatively new job. But as millennials, they all wanted to take up this new challenge. “Come early oo!” The coordinator of the group said…like a typical Yoruba man. But we all know how Lagos works yeah? You plan to spend one hour en route your destination and end up spending five hours. So, some of them got…
Call them the “disruptive kind”. They launched and we can already see that they mean business. They did not launch with your everyday “we are here to change the status quo”, they are already changing it and we are excited. Their ideas, the way they push to lead the market, the way they shoot their umbrellas out to ‘cover our worries’ show you that we have something in our hands. Before we talk too much and forget why we are here, let’s introduce you to these startups: 54gene These ones don’t make a noise as they should but you know…
Let me tell you that I am, also, ignorant of the fact that there’s an annual Data Privacy Day – January 28 – “to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. It is currently observed in the United States, Canada, Israel and 47 European countries.” – no Africa. It is all about empowering people and organisations to respect privacy, safeguard data, and enable trust. So, when I talked about how data privacy is a myth, I was probably, celestially, adding my voice to a conversation. It is no longer news that we conduct our entire lives online, and it’s hard to notice…
After years of criticism for its outright favouritism towards white males, Neil Portnow was ousted and Deborah Dugan resumed her office as the Chief Executive of the Recording Academy in August, meeting a myriad of problems, so was tasked with getting it back on track. The Academy’s record on diversity has been drab. And when questions were raised pertaining to the Grammys’ blinding gender imbalance, Portnow said that women needed to “step up.” The new era – Dugan – was set to make its public debut at the Grammys on Sunday (today) with new faces like Lil Nas X, Billie…
You definitely lead a very boring life if you do not respond to music – with body movements, at least. It won’t be a fallacy to state that our dance is almost always the same, notwithstanding the type of music. Interestingly, a computer can now identify the dancer with such near-perfect accuracy. Starting a few years ago, researchers at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Music Research at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, have used motion capture technology to learn that your dance moves say a lot about you, such as how extroverted or neurotic you are, what mood you happen to…
Online social networking sites have risen exponentially since they started in the early 2010s. With Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat leading the way, and with the amount of your data that has become available online and stored in the cloud, there has been an unending conversation about how your personal information is used – with some people becoming completely paranoid after a few experiences. The debate is usually inspired by the extent to which social media platform administrators can access user profiles, and there are now ethical considerations, the legality of consent, user awareness and boundaries of subsequent privacy violations as technology advances.…
Social media. Did that ring any bell? It sure did. When the internet became indispensable, we had people who complained that there would be serious problems, notwithstanding the advantages of having a connected world without actually being physically present. Then came social media. The complaints became intense only after a short while of social media existence. The complaints centred on how social media networking was going to destroy physical relationships and how people will only begin to fantasise the real world. Well…they were invariably right. Social Media, Information Sharing and Networking We cannot argue how social media platforms have been…
Financial inclusion has continued to be a conversation for a while in Nigeria. Its indispensability derives from the fact that it is an important tool for economic development; especially as it aims to minimise poverty rates, reduce financial illiteracy, help in the development of infrastructure in the interiors of the country, minimise the higher cost of funds and administrative expenses – also enhance the flow of financial services to rural areas. According to Enhancing Financial Inclusion Inclusion and Access (EFInA), 2008 saw that about 53% of Nigerians were excluded from financial services. Another survey has been conducted for 2018 and…
If you are a millennial and grew up in Nigeria or Africa, you probably know what I want to talk about. Just take it that I’m bringing it back to your notice – more like a reminder. Sex The first one is the intentional avoidance of topics surrounding sex, genitals and the biology of sex. Perhaps you know any Nigerian home where topics around sex are discussed, bring it to my notice, please. And if it’s your home, please feel free to tell me how it went in the comment section. Discussing anything related to sex in a Nigerian home…