Abuja diaries: Wake up and hustle
Friday, July 18, 2025 | 310 Views |
Hustle and flow: SMEs and entrepreneurship are at the heart of the Abuja economy PICS: MBONGENI MGUNI
Many times when journalists travel to cities bigger than they are used to, they reflexively use words such as “buzzing” to describe the energy of wherever they are.
Indeed, there’s a palpable “buzz’ about Abuja, but what’s more noticeable is a slow and steady hum – the hum of Small to Medium (SME) enterprises chugging along and pulling along the Nigerian capital’s economy.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...