Principal Intel

Tribute to Navalny - a true hero.
He once said, “Corruption is not just about money changing hands, but about the erosion of trust in society.
1976 to 2024

Opinion Piece in the Guardian Newspaper:

Imagine how many things have failed in Nigeria because we stupidly thought technology alone was coming to save us. Pause now and mentally count the things that failed in this country because we thought a newly implemented technology would save us. How can you solely use technology to brush over a pervasive culture of ineptitude, fraud and corruption?

It happened with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); it happened with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and it has begun evolving at the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) – the people are what makes technology work and thrive. Technology doesn’t have a mind of its own but the minds of the people who control her. Let me put this here: Nigeria has enough technology to save her from corruption, insecurity, food shortages, bad roads, electricity, education, etc., but will the glorified culture or mindset of corruption and selfishness let her thrive?

The use of technology as a shortcut has failed many times in Nigeria. It will continue to fail if our political, societal, and religious leaders don’t influence our culture to do things right and act right. The use of technology has always arrived beautifully as a Saviour and then it gets butchered by the people like a nobody; so the real question is which one would be the next to die?

Technology alone cannot save us – Adeshope Haastrup Have you ever imagined a hut in a city? The type with irregular walls, unevenly patched floors, and shining aluminium roofing sheets that generates a lot of heat. Now imagine you need to beautify that hut into a house with all the facilities you need to function. Do you upgrade or demolish the hut t...

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