Every week, Zikoko seeks to understand how people move the Naira in and out of their lives. Some stories will be struggle-ish, others will be bougie. All the time, it’ll be revealing.
When did you realise the importance of money?
In the university. I attended a boarding secondary school and didn’t handle much money as a child. I think that’s why, the first time my dad gave me a ₦40k allowance in uni, I went wild and finished the money in one week. And this was in 2007.
The whole thing?
Yes. It was the first time I realised that money could come easily but go just as quickly. My dad was surprised when I called to ask for more money after a week.
He was like, “You know what?…
