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The Hourglass and the Altar

Published November 4, 2025 by cumeadi

Sovereignty, Supply Chains, and the Scramble for Nigeria

My Phone Tells a Different Story: A Diaspora Dilemma

Published September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 by cumeadi

This is the article I’m referencing here. I read a post on LinkedIn the other day from my friend Eche that made my heart beat a little faster. It painted a vivid picture of the Nigerian diaspora wiring $20 billion home, with a staggering $19.5 billion going to consumption…”parties, not products.” It contrasted the empty […]

Don’t Give Caesar What Belongs to Odogwu

Published April 20, 2025 by cumeadi

There’s a line by Burna Boy in the new Shallipopi – Laho remix that hit different: “No be me go give Caesar wetin belong to Odogwu.” It sounds like a bar. It is a bar. But it’s also a thesis, a warning, and a battle cry. Let’s break it down. In that moment, Burna wasn’t […]

Beyond Investment Access: The Deeper Struggles of African Women in Business

Published March 27, 2025March 10, 2025 by cumeadi

This essay could not have been written without honoring the countless women who’ve shared their stories with me. I appreciate and thank you for sharing these stories in the hopes we can all learn from their experiences. Every International Women’s Day, we see the same headlines: “Invest in women,” “Support women-led businesses,” “Close the gender […]

5 Reasons Why HNIs Aren’t Investing in the African Tech Space

Published January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 by cumeadi

This is in response to a twitter thread Nigerian startups are yet to be backed & championed by local high net-worth individuals on a large scale. The result is a tech ecosystem powered mainly by foreign capital. With thoughts from @TomiDee, @asemota, @OtunbaSho, @oviosu, my @qzafrica latest: https://t.co/5DXBHxMcfv— Yomi Kazeem (@TheYomiKazeem) January 22, 2019 HNIs […]