Ayodeji Aladejana
@aladejanadeji.bsky.social
Researcher | Degrees in Bioethics, Microbiology, Forensic Science | Fogarty-CBR Fellow, Fellow @officiallmi_ng | Policy, Strategy & Communications | Muslim |
We often confuse having an opinion with being informed. Nigeria’s discourse is often reduced to recycled clichés, shared across WhatsApp groups with zero fact-checking. We need to relearn the art of asking questions, not just forming quick judgments.
August 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM
We often confuse having an opinion with being informed. Nigeria’s discourse is often reduced to recycled clichés, shared across WhatsApp groups with zero fact-checking. We need to relearn the art of asking questions, not just forming quick judgments.
Nigerians can be extremely generous to strangers but harsh to those who are close to them. That paradox is why we often create more comfortable spaces for outsiders than for our own family.
The lesson here is not that generosity is wrong, but that balance is important.
The lesson here is not that generosity is wrong, but that balance is important.
August 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Nigerians can be extremely generous to strangers but harsh to those who are close to them. That paradox is why we often create more comfortable spaces for outsiders than for our own family.
The lesson here is not that generosity is wrong, but that balance is important.
The lesson here is not that generosity is wrong, but that balance is important.