We are called “temporary” with our names written in pencils, until the temporary becomes the life we know.Continue reading ON PROBATION FOR FIVE YEARS WITHOUT PAY
SITTING AT THE SAME DESK AFTER 13 YEARS
Hope! It is what is still keeping me in this work, not because I love the work I do.Continue reading SITTING AT THE SAME DESK AFTER 13 YEARS
WE HAVE NINE MOUTHS TO FEED EVERY DAY
Every naira is budgeted down to the last kobo. But I never complain too loudly. They never complain, either. Continue reading WE HAVE NINE MOUTHS TO FEED EVERY DAY
SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE I’VE WASTED MY LIFE HERE
Day after day, I come here doing the same thing over and over again. I sweep and mop. But this place knows me only as a cleaner. Continue reading SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE I’VE WASTED MY LIFE HERE
DEM DEY FIND ME FOR VILLAGE
I was a science student, so I would like to continue from where I stopped. Continue reading DEM DEY FIND ME FOR VILLAGE
ESCAPING A PREDATOR ON FACEBOOK
I was too uninformed to imagine anything wrong. But he had a mission.Continue reading ESCAPING A PREDATOR ON FACEBOOK
ALABUKUN POWDER AND A CHILDHOOD MEMORY
They said to me: if I insulted anyone again, I would die instantly.Continue reading ALABUKUN POWDER AND A CHILDHOOD MEMORY
MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING IN NIGERIA AND THEN CANADA
One difference I noticed between students in Nigeria and Canada is how they talk about their future ambitions.Continue reading MY EXPERIENCE TEACHING IN NIGERIA AND THEN CANADA
SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL
Postcards from Nigeria’s medical students and doctors.Continue reading SURVIVING MEDICAL SCHOOL
EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?
I lost my confidence, and it took quite a while to get it back. Continue reading EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN CRY?