TCMP — Independent journalism and creative storytelling that elevates African voices in the UK, Nigeria, and global diaspora.
TCMP — Independent journalism and creative storytelling that elevates African voices in the UK, Nigeria, and global diaspora.
By Felix Nyerhovwo Jarikre Japa Is More Than an Economic Problem As a young banker in the early 1980s, like many of my colleagues, I did not see going abroad as an opportunity to abandon Nigeria. Going abroad meant acquiring relevant education and skills, with the expectation of returning home to contribute to national development. Permanent…
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu Law, Identity and the Power of Representation By Seun Oni Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu is a British-Nigerian lawyer, author, political commentator, public speaker, social justice advocate and women’s rights activist. Her work spans law, leadership, media and public affairs. She is a qualified New York attorney and a solicitor of England and Wales, and has built a public profile through her work in law, advocacy, publishing and…
Can Financial Institutions Trust AI Generated Code? Artificial intelligence is reshaping how software is designed, developed and deployed. In finance, where code underpins payments, trading, fraud detection, liquidity management and other mission-critical operations, this shift raises a fundamental question: how do institutions verify that AI-generated or AI-modified code can be trusted? Jamshir Qureshi, Vice President of DevSecOps Engineering at MUFG Bank Ltd., has spent more…
By Oliver Grant The British media went agog last week after The Telegraph broke the news that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are planning to move back to Britain with their children. According to the report, the couple plan to return to Britain, while Archie and Lilibet have been enrolled at a British school for September. Harry and…
August 2024 Peter and Sola had survived the first part of the journey. They had arrived in Britain. They had found a way to keep the family together. Sola had secured her Certificate of Sponsorship, while Peter had adjusted his working life around the family’s new reality. For a moment, it seemed they had finally found the…
Part One: The Village That Raises a Child, Reclaiming the African Communal Framework By David Ola Beyond biology, how the African collective shapes men, and why its erosion leaves a void. For a moment, I want you to picture a young boy in the heart of a typical African community some decades ago. Perhaps this…
What His Story Reveals About Race, Merit and Power The death of Professor Jason Arday has opened a difficult conversation about race, merit, institutional power and the treatment of Black professionals in elite institutions. Arday became the youngest Black professor in the history of the University of Cambridge when he was appointed in 2023, an achievement that carried…
Beyond the Scandal, Who Failed to Find the Truth? By Oliver Grant The death of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday should not be reduced to a story about plagiarism, race or a failed academic career. It is a more uncomfortable story, one that raises difficult questions about academic integrity, institutional responsibility, media scrutiny and the consequences of public judgment. Arday, 41, became…