Global revenues from the extraction of just four key minerals — copper, nickel, cobalt, and lithium — are estimated to total $16 trillion over the next 25 years - IMF

Caltech. 100 years ago was a WASPy school. 50 years ago, it was a Jewish school. Now, it’s an Asian school. In 20 years, it will be a Nigerian school. - Malcolm Gladwell

I think everyone should be free to not take “sacrifice” to the junction. But he should also be free to do that. We have completely been stripped of our identity for us to be this offended by “ebo.” Especially because we are okay with slaughtering rams and anointing oil. Ah.

Current book. By Daron Acemoglu (newly minted Nobel Prize winner).

Ahead of our Twitter Space in a few minutes, I decided to pen down how Benjamindada.com started. This six-year labour of love is at the cusp of a turnaround and I would like this out there for posterity. Happy reading and come for our Space! medium.com/@dadaben_/how-…

40% Evangelical Christians in America don’t go to church. It’s apparently a political identity more than it is a religious identity. Take note.

We are decarbonizing our supply chain and offsetting our emissions where decarbonizing is impractical today. Verifiably.

King’s vision defends against blind revenge and bitterness, offering an empowering, nonviolent method of resolving societal injustice.

It is impossible to overcome hate and darkness with more of it; utilize love and light instead. ~ Martin Luther King

Performative badness. The opposite of virtue signaling. It is all about playing a role instead of being one’s true self.

The history of Cargill has been to go into places where other people won't... Whether there's crisis, or threat, or things that are high risk, that means there's opportunity. ~ David MacLennan, Cargill's CEO

All chaos contains endless seeds of opportunity.

Poor countries are poor because those who have power make choices that create poverty. ~ Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

George Orwell wasn’t his real name? His name was Eric Arthur Blair. I wonder if I’m one of the last to find out. “Orwellian” would have been “Blairian.” lol. Doesn’t sound as good.

What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy name of liberty or democracy? ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Real prayer point at my church: there shall be no violence in the land. Deja vu. These are things I heard in Nigeria around election time. This is where America is today, all because of “patriots” who love America. Stay safe.

You kuku won’t hire someone with a reference list like this from his previous colleagues

Today’s open plenary panel, "How Entrepreneurship Can Change the African Narrative: Growth Markets as Drivers of Global Innovation” was nothing short of transformative. Africa is not a continent of scarcity — it is a continent of abundance, innovation, and opportunity. Our

I think I will be buying plenty of #ProsperityParadox copies to give to people to read first before I engage them here. I am tired! Efosa Ojomo there is work to be done. Non Africans understand this better than Africans and it is worrisome.

Big day! U.S.-based Metalex Commodities & Zambian-owned Terra Metals Limited signed a partnership agreement to create joint venture Lunda Resources, which will develop & operate the Mwinilunga Copper Mine in North-Western Province. Read press release: url-shortener.me/1ODT