Pro tip: Don’t become a firefighter in Nigeria

Also: Local government elections are a big deal now. [View in browser](=.DZ8YooBflGZSggSCoJi9uDu49U4uxT1cIf0vZoXflEk) [Zikoko Daily] 9 October, 2024 In partnership with =.40y5aOWacMg2qsyAP813TyMfVoxIpPnlhhX2nUbVTDY Hey . I’m at Moonshot today and may or may not be looking for tech founders to invest in my life and bank account. No luck yet, but the conference continues tomorrow, so I’ll keep you posted. ✨ Tife Editor In This Letter: - 1 [You call them “Twitter feminists”, we call them changemakers](=.UrTQl25yWb4xhTHWbN5RQVLlZgi8WvLntvkxZ_S5xKg) - 2 [7 millennials on their favourite Nigerian TV shows from childhood](=.mgy6sCmT0yysrrYOUoaP6lwZgBi7LA2-GiiQfOOxAfw) - 3 [Nigeria’s LG elections have become a big deal: Here’s why](=.cvXTGw-MeleaqxFA0cjS9kC055p7RQYpGM3KidZRB5U) =.pIjPTmabFcd4g0m15h6m7ZRuxktXjFRDUsBKdAMPkz4 Jollof+ is a cutting-edge savings app providing an impressive up to 21% net interest rate with no hidden charges. 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After allowing their children to stay in the barracks for a while, they were told to evacuate.” [Continue reading here](=.AtxqBRQKaT41LWMwxBzqoUbMUYW3saG2NsWW8BS4nlY) *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 Apparently, “Twitter Feminist” is now a slur Certain factions of Nigerian Twitter are pushing this agenda, so we decided to show you how these young women are carrying women’s rights on their heads and doing a damn good job at it. [Meet the feminists driving change](=.uSP1a23lPZGA9NLEVo94ulpLV1xuSpn-izel_C-hHR4) --------------------------------------------------------------- Remember “Papa Ajasco”? That show was chaotic, but it was definitely a big part of my childhood. 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