The Cult of Mediocrity: How Nigeria Learned to Worship the Bare Minimum

In Nigeria, to be average is to be celebrated. To be mediocre is to be a messiah. A civil servant arrives at 11 a.m. and leaves by 2 p.m. and is hailed for “trying.” A lecturer returns scripts after six months and is called “committed.” A minister completes a single road and is praised like [...]

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