The first time I said the word ‘vagina’ in public, I was 23 years old.Continue reading THE BIOLOGY OF SHAME
NIGERIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE GHETTO
I went in hoping to get better. I left traumatised, and just wanting to get out.Continue reading NIGERIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS ARE THE ABSOLUTE GHETTO
EVENTUALLY THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
Refusal can lead to you being threatened with being stopped from operating or having your vehicle impounded.Continue reading EVENTUALLY THERE’S NOTHING LEFT
IF I KNOW WHAT I OWE, I’LL PLAN FOR IT
We are not economists. We are small traders trying to survive.Continue reading IF I KNOW WHAT I OWE, I’LL PLAN FOR IT
WHAT WE NEED IS CLARITY
When sales are poor, those payments become even more painful.Continue reading WHAT WE NEED IS CLARITY
THE TRUTH ABOUT NIGERIA’S IDPS
I’ve been here for 15 years plus. And the problem has made other IDPs arrive as recently as two, three weeks ago.Continue reading THE TRUTH ABOUT NIGERIA’S IDPS
SOMETIMES THEY THREATEN TO LOCK ME UP
But I’m happy about the new tax reform. It’s going to really help a lot of people who are in the low-income bracket.Continue reading SOMETIMES THEY THREATEN TO LOCK ME UP
EXCESS TAX IS A BURDEN ON US
I don’t have a problem with paying, but this is becoming unbearable. Four different people come for four different things. Continue reading EXCESS TAX IS A BURDEN ON US
I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ADJUST PRICES
These requests are usually verbal. Nobody gives you a written document for such payments. They just tell you, “Oga, settle us.”Continue reading I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ADJUST PRICES
YOU JUST PAY AND MOVE ON
Some identify themselves as local government officials, some as sanitation task force officers, while others simply say they are “in charge of the street.”Continue reading YOU JUST PAY AND MOVE ON
