Celestine Omin
On Software, life and everything in-between
Payments in Nigeria: swipe/click and pray
Payments in Nigeria is a painful experience. Anybody that has tried electronic payment in Nigeria can attest to this. From using ATMs, to POS all the way to online payments, nothing is reliable. You literarily have to pray for your transaction to go through successfully with no hiccups. Let me...
Bidemi meets Makinde for dinner
Makinde managed to pull himself together, “I wouldn’t let this issue ruin my day, it’s way too early”, he said to himself. I reached out to M just as I was heading out for my lunch break. I wanted to see how his day was going. “O’l boy, how far...
The Dinner - Makinde and Bidemi
The day began with an unusual tempo, Makinde, my office and ride mate had arrived rather early with an unusual grin on his face. “What is it? I inquired, I haven’t seen him this way for as long as I can remember. “Bidemi and I are back together, we made...
Saving The Pennies….
People suddenly know how to use money when there are none left” ― Bangambiki Habyarimana, The Great Pearl of Wisdom Does this sound familiar? It happens to all of us, even the best and the brightest. A fool with money is one big endless party; until the cash bottoms out except you...
Dear young person, your writing is killing you and you don't know it yet.
Dear young person, I get it, at this stage in your life you pay very little or no attention to some things and you couldn’t be bothered. I understand the pressure to be hip and “swag” but if you must do it, do it right. You see, I’m not perfect,...