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The Thread: Read this if you want a lesson or two in being (super) petty

Nigeria is filled with people who think some jobs are beneath their dignity, or who would deign to carry out some tasks unless they can get some reward out of it – usually cash benefit. @chefobubu gives us a lesson. It is petty, we warn, but proves that for many, money is where the heart... Read More

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November 6, 2016

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Pius Adesanmi: The dignity of an honest job

by Pius Adesanmi. (excerpt from my Canada memoir in progress. Hint: Ayesha Pande) After completing my doctoral comprehensives and having my dissertation proposal accepted and approved by my committee in 1999, I decided I needed a break from Vancouver. I needed to go somewhere to recharge my batteries and, if possible, write the first draft... Read More

Bus condutors, Dangote, Dignity of labour, graduates, lagos state, menial jobs, nigerians, Pius Adesanmi, pride