Lifestyle, Arts & Culture: April 2020
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture: April 2020

We hope you’ve had a restful Easter break and that in spite of this unprecedented era of a global lockdown, you’re managing to keep hope alive. We love this Zulu proverb which says that “when a home is burnt down, the rebuilt home is more beautiful”. It’s particularly apt for this month’s LAC as we’ve drawn upon what family and friends of Songhai have shared about how they’re building a place that’s certain and sure in defiance of all that’s insecure. Simply put, “better days soon go come”.

Read More
Nana AmpofoSonghai Advisory
Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill goes Back to the Drawing Board
Nigeria’s Petroleum Industry Bill goes Back to the Drawing Board

Nigeria has been trying to enact a petroleum industry bill (PIB) for nearly 20 years, but authorities haven’t found the political will to see it through, because proposed reforms will mean less state control and will threaten the political structure. But a drive by the current administration to find a solution to Nigeria’s waning oil receipts could be the impetus that gets the bill over the line, but with the new bill being drafted ‘from scratch’, what can we be certain of?

Read More
Nana Ampofo
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture: Happy Women's Month!
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture: Happy Women's Month!

“When sleeping women wake, mountains move” is an African proverb that we celebrate. And this month, we’re definitely in celebration mode. The frequency is feminism and the dress code is: “wear uniquely you!”

In honour of that, below we showcase a sample collection of some of the sights, sounds, scents, tastes and textures from The Motherland, by women who have inspired us and who will continue to do so, this month and beyond. Enjoy!

Read More
Nana Ampofosonghai Advisory
FIAT Nigeria
FIAT Nigeria

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has pursued import substitution, stimulation of the non-oil private sector and domestic revenue mobilisation with more consistency and more force than other policy priorities.

Read More
Nana Ampofo
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture
Lifestyle, Arts & Culture

The Kenyans say that ‘talking with one another is loving one another’ and it’s true for us at Songhai. So, in this month of love (and chocolate!), pull up a pew, relax and let’s enjoy the art of conversation & love!

Read More
Nana Ampofo
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

As our Ethiopian brothers and sisters would say in Amharic, Melikam Gena (መልካም ገና!) everyone!
Christmas is about sharing and at this time of year, we are reminded of a line from Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart: “A man who calls his kinsmen to a feast does not do so to save them from starving. They all have food in their own homes. When we gather together in the moonlit village ground it is not because of the moon. Every man can see it in his own compound. We come together because it is good for kinsmen to do so.”

Read More
Nana AmpofoSonghai Advisory