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Are Workplaces Ready for the Future of Work? | The Future of Work in Africa

The future of work is already unfolding: digital shifts, new skill demands, and changing employee expectations.

But while we often ask whether workers are ready, we rarely ask the bigger question — are workplaces ready?

How to Write an Article (Even When You Don’t Feel Like It)

It felt like I was being forced—compelled—to write an article that might impact the continent.

The Misconceptions of Tech Work | The Future of Work in Africa

Welcome to Season 3, Episode 1 of the Brazen Exchange podcast!

In this episode, Trae Zeeofor and I address the elephant in the room: tech as a get-rich quick scheme, and other misconceptions people have about tech work in Africa.

Nigeria’s Digital Boom Is Reshaping Work, Not Ending Unemployment

A growing narrative suggests that digital entrepreneurship is solving Nigeria’s unemployment crisis. It is not. What it has done instead is reorganise how unemployment expresses itself.

A Country of Grateful People

The average Nigerian has two sides: the serious side and the effusive side.

Are Nigerians Now Living on Credit? The Encroaching Loan Lifestyle

Back in the day, when one wanted more than their salary could afford, or facing hard times, they joined joint contribution communities where each person contributed a certain amount.

Makoko: The Last Days of a Floating City

The Nigerian flag danced wildly in the wind amidst collapsed houses, now a sea of gutted woods and floating human waste—the remaining signs of a once bubbly and densely packed settlement.