Today’s top stories: Courage

[View this email in your browser] Let’s talk about courage No, not this Courage The real courage. People display this courage in different ways. Sometimes it is the courage to build something new, and other times it is the courage to admit that something is not working, and to step away from it. Sherriff Shittu, whose startup called Showroom.ng closes shop soon, has decided to walk away from the startup game and decided to [share with us] why he thinks he failed. In a time when successful entrepreneurs are all the rage, it must have been hard to do what he did. He did not succeed. There was no happy ending. Walking away took courage. ‘Nigeria doesn’t need cowards’ Another tech entrepreneur, Jason Njoku, is calling for a similar kind of courage. The one necessary to [build Nigeria]. As often in his writing, he includes some of his own personal narrative, criticising his own cowardice over the last 5 years. Sanusi calls out the Buhari administration again One person who has always been associated with courage is former CBN governor, now Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. He has never been shy of calling it like he sees it. At the 15th meeting of the Joint Planning Board and National Council on Development Planning in Kano, [he said]: “If this government continues to behave the way the past government behaved, we will end up where Jonathan ended.” Enough said. Podcasts In this week’s Conversations with Chude, Chude talks to the Managing Director of Unilever Nigeria, Yaw Nsarkoh about how Nigerian culture takes root, and how truly Nigerian brands are built. Listen to the podcast [here]. Since 2012, Mark Essien has built Hotels.ng into a successful internet business, and is quite positive about the opportunities in that space in Nigeria, irrespective of current challenges. He says a lot of other [interesting things besides]. Follow(ing) the money Impact365 profiles ‘Follow the money’, an NGO that tracks money allocated to local communities and how these funds are spent with a presence in 26 of 36 states. Their work is crucial, and you can read about them [here]. TMB The latest ‘victims’ of our media blog are Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, and Lagos governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who were [spouting clichés in abundance] at the 15th Annual General Meeting and 65th General Assembly of the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria. #JibrinWatch The Presidential Advisory Committee on Anticorruption has [invited Abdulmumin Jibrin] to submit a detailed petition on the allegations he has levelled against the House leadership. No doubt, he is ready for that. Jibrin also [announced today] via Twitter that he is open to becoming a lecturer and offering pro-bono services to NGOs. Interesting. Thanks for reading today’s newsletter, and please share if you like it. Have a good evening. [share on Twitter] Tweet this Newsletter [Follow @YNaija on Twitter] [Join our Facebook Commmunity] [Follow @YNaijaonline on Instagram] [YNaija Website] Copyright © 2016 YNaija, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website or attended one of our events. Our mailing address is: YNaija 59, Ogunlana Drive Surulere 101283 Nigeria [Add us to your address book] Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences] or [unsubscribe from this list]