The Nigerian Idealist

  So we stopped just writing for the fun of it and actually tailored some of our concerns curated into 3 beautiful categories we feel will be of interest to different categories of individuals, dividing them into  Data stories Policy and Blog posts We created a single website where these materials are made available free of charge for access to everyone. This is to help anyone build upon the ideas and pass them on to stakeholders who can implement actual change in the society. Under the Data Stories, we dive into storytelling with data, telling stories in different envirnoments, energy, the economy, healthcare, renewables and agriculture. We use data from different sources to draft educative and informative dashboards and events as they affect everyday people in society. For Policy, we have created Policy cases for innovative solutions we feel government at any level can adopt and implement, solutions that have real world implications to improving socio-economic development wi...

  ATM-Based Voting in Nigeria (The White Paper) A Decentralized, Secure, and Cost-Effective Model for Real-Time Electoral Participation See the full documentation here

Sometimes all we can do is try! ( please note that due to inflation the value of what N1m achieved before was more than what it can achieve now)

Need that sharp cut? What if I told you this little tray was spreading disease, what would you say? And yes, ladies, this post concerns you, even if you don’t cut your hair, you have a partner, a child or family member who has a hair cut every once in a while.  Well, barbers everywhere are getting addicted to using powder for fades or carving but they need a certain level of hygiene or re-education to save people from diseases spread by micro blading cuts.  If you walk in to get your hair cut, most often you’re gonna get fades. Carving or fades is the crowning beauty of a haircut, those nice edges that give your look that razor sharp appearance. Powders are the highlights for most fades, often helping barbers see the accuracy of the cut, whilst leaving an appealing hairline that will most usually disappear after a hot towel wipe, a disinfectant face spray or a shower back home after seeing the barber. It’s an after cut illusion except for those who actually let it stay on on p...

Have you ever had a bloody genius idea, that you think “if you get the idea to market you’d make millions” as an entrepreneur? If you have innovators as friends or have had those moments as well, you might have probably heard how they taught of an idea and had been planning for it only to be hit with Facebook or Instagram ads about their dream project. Well don’t be sad, and yes, nobody stole your idea. Ideas are like rain, they fall from heaven (or the cosmos) just like rain falls on everyone. Some run away from the rain chanting 🎶 “rain rain go away come again another day” while others collect it in a bucket for re-use. Somewhere else there is a farmer who has planted 10-acres of seeds and seedlings and he has been praying for the rain. Another entrepreneur has built a reservoir almost the size of a small lake to store water for all seasons, so he can water his lawn, water a farm all year round, even has a fish pond and has five other ways he was able to monetize his collected wate...

Who is who? The world is a dynamic tapestry woven with the threads of constant change. This dynamism demands not just the acquisition of new knowledge, but also a critical re-evaluation of what we once considered absolute. In this ever-evolving landscape, two crucial elements emerge: Re-education, the conscious unlearning of outdated paradigms, and RE (renewable energy) education, the cornerstone of a sustainable future. Re-education: Unlocking the Doors of Progress Imagine a vast library filled with outdated textbooks, their once-revolutionary pages gathering dust as knowledge surges forward. Our minds, too, can become such libraries, harboring outdated notions that impede our progress. What was once the "only way" can become a cumbersome anchor, preventing us from navigating the uncharted waters of innovation. The call for re-education stems from the recognition that many of the skills and perspectives ingraine...