You are selling, attending to customers, arranging your goods, and suddenly someone appears asking for money.Continue reading THE STRESS OF UNCERTAINTY
LIKE THEY KEPT MONEY WITH ME
Some people come with printed papers like tickets. Some come with nothing. But both of them demand money.Continue reading LIKE THEY KEPT MONEY WITH ME
GETTING A BUSINESS LOAN IS A BIG PROBLEM
When the government collects taxes from us, the question is: what do we get back?Continue reading GETTING A BUSINESS LOAN IS A BIG PROBLEM
CLOSED MY SHOP IN LESS THAN A MONTH
They were like, oh, they are giving me two days. If I don’t make my payment in two days, they are going to close the place. Continue reading CLOSED MY SHOP IN LESS THAN A MONTH
WE DON’T KNOW HOW THE TAXES ARE CALCULATED
We don’t have a formula — like this is what we are earning and this is what we are required to pay.Continue reading WE DON’T KNOW HOW THE TAXES ARE CALCULATED
SURVIVING AREA BOYS IN OSHODI
When you are taking your goods from the market to the bus stop or taxi, they will stop you at several points.Continue reading SURVIVING AREA BOYS IN OSHODI
THE ART OF TAXING POVERTY
Postcards from Nigeria’s business owners suffocating under the weight of arbitrary and excessive taxation.Continue reading THE ART OF TAXING POVERTY
SURVIVING SUMMER ’25 WITH PES
With Oke established as the overlord of PES 2025, the game became a daily ritual aimed at recovering a fragile ego.Continue reading SURVIVING SUMMER ’25 WITH PES
NOT YOUR LAGOS
Revisiting encounters with ethnic profiling, violence, and disenfranchisement in Nigeria’s 2023 elections.Continue reading NOT YOUR LAGOS
‘THUGS CAME OVER TO BEAT PEOPLE’
In the 2027 election, I will still vote. I will never allow anybody to intimidate me. Voting is my right.Continue reading ‘THUGS CAME OVER TO BEAT PEOPLE’
