Mr. Borrow Borrow
A few months ago, I made an assertion that Nigerians don't read. I was wrong, we do read. We just don't buy, and Chinedu got it right in his piece here...
Meanwhile, today's Punch ran a story about how only four Nigerian banks are strong. As I am writing, all copies of the Punch have been bought up. Someone is trying to kill the story. My colleagues in the media (i.e those at the Punch) are not concerned though. Money in the bank and that is all that matters to them. Am I right in saying that they have it wrong and that the media should not just be about having money in the bank but about being a vehicle for social change? Or am I being a zealot?
posted by Chxta @ 12:36
7 Comments:
At June 30, 2009 2:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Please which 4 banks??,seems i have to move my funds ASAP!!!!!!
At June 30, 2009 4:56 PM,
SOLOMONSYDELLE said…
in this day and age, everything is ultimately about money. But, maybe money and other virtues crucial for Nigeria and Nigerians do not have to be mutually exclusive?
At July 01, 2009 6:32 PM,
Anonymous said…
Chxta! I love your blog. It was Dele Giwa that led me to it. I am a writer as well. Please let me know how I can reach you.
I will definitely like to exchange a few ideas with you.
ps i need to find a way to do so PRIVATELY LOL
At July 01, 2009 9:50 PM,
Toksboy said…
Chxta - you whould print out the article and out it to everybody you know who does not have access to the internet. This is why these people are so afriad of the internet. How can they contain\control it? How quaint that they rush around buying up all copies of the Punch. And Punch themselves are happy because they have "sold out"?
Information is power. I wonder how much money has been removed from the Z bank and others just today alone based on that article.
At July 07, 2009 3:38 PM,
tankojjetty said…
are you sure the punch was sold out or they recalled the paper?
they prolly didnt mention the safe banks...or the unsafe banks...it was prolly just a stunt for more sales...
At July 08, 2009 4:45 PM,
N.zeit said…
My People, here are a link on the bank story (not from Punch though).
At July 08, 2009 4:47 PM,
N.zeit said…
Typo ... meant to say "here is a link"
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