Ifeanyi Uddin
@ifeanyiuddin.bsky.social
Birdwatcher | Photographer | Fond of the price mechanism | Critical of the living | I also speak ill of the dead | Columnist @PremiumTimesng.
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Best known for its ability to hover motionless in the wind, the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) can spot small prey from surprising distances before swooping with pinpoint accuracy.
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October 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Best known for its ability to hover motionless in the wind, the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) can spot small prey from surprising distances before swooping with pinpoint accuracy.
#BirdsOfLagos
#BirdsOfLagos
The Red-eyed Dove’s (Streptopelia semitorquata) crimson iris and gentle, mournful call make it one of Africa’s most recognisable garden birds.
Both parents work tirelessly to raise their young, feeding them with nutrient-rich crop milk.
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Both parents work tirelessly to raise their young, feeding them with nutrient-rich crop milk.
#BirdsOfLagos
October 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The Red-eyed Dove’s (Streptopelia semitorquata) crimson iris and gentle, mournful call make it one of Africa’s most recognisable garden birds.
Both parents work tirelessly to raise their young, feeding them with nutrient-rich crop milk.
#BirdsOfLagos
Both parents work tirelessly to raise their young, feeding them with nutrient-rich crop milk.
#BirdsOfLagos
The Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is one of Africa’s most striking forest-edge birds.
Unlike many rollers that hunt from exposed perches in open country, it prefers woodland, forest edges, and riverine forests.
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Unlike many rollers that hunt from exposed perches in open country, it prefers woodland, forest edges, and riverine forests.
#BirdsOfLagos
October 14, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The Broad-billed Roller (Eurystomus glaucurus) is one of Africa’s most striking forest-edge birds.
Unlike many rollers that hunt from exposed perches in open country, it prefers woodland, forest edges, and riverine forests.
#BirdsOfLagos
Unlike many rollers that hunt from exposed perches in open country, it prefers woodland, forest edges, and riverine forests.
#BirdsOfLagos
"A wealth of evidence shows that making commutes cheaper and quicker can lower unemployment and lift wages." — @economist.com
Latin America has caught motorcycle fever
They are cheap, nimble and provide employment, but at a deadly cost
www.economist.com
October 14, 2026 at 1:20 PM
"A wealth of evidence shows that making commutes cheaper and quicker can lower unemployment and lift wages." — @economist.com
India has a major vermin problem.
If history serves any purpose, it's not the youth movement thats christened itself after our most popular bug that's the problem.
It's the dirtbag thinking that conifers infallibility on governments.
If history serves any purpose, it's not the youth movement thats christened itself after our most popular bug that's the problem.
It's the dirtbag thinking that conifers infallibility on governments.
October 14, 2026 at 6:47 AM
India has a major vermin problem.
If history serves any purpose, it's not the youth movement thats christened itself after our most popular bug that's the problem.
It's the dirtbag thinking that conifers infallibility on governments.
If history serves any purpose, it's not the youth movement thats christened itself after our most popular bug that's the problem.
It's the dirtbag thinking that conifers infallibility on governments.
Hosea 4:6 is the reason Nigerian governments continue to permit the building over of wetlands (and their replacement with baroque residential apartments) and the construction of huge projects without either a cost-benefit analysis nor an environmental impact assessment study.
October 14, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Hosea 4:6 is the reason Nigerian governments continue to permit the building over of wetlands (and their replacement with baroque residential apartments) and the construction of huge projects without either a cost-benefit analysis nor an environmental impact assessment study.
From The Economist's Espresso.
October 14, 2026 at 5:40 AM
From The Economist's Espresso.
Nice to know that the next generation of the Bank of England’s banknotes will replace the historical figures who adorned the old notes with the bumblebee, the barn owl, the hedgehog, and the puffin – as part of a process that might help conserve wildlife habitats.
October 13, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Nice to know that the next generation of the Bank of England’s banknotes will replace the historical figures who adorned the old notes with the bumblebee, the barn owl, the hedgehog, and the puffin – as part of a process that might help conserve wildlife habitats.
"Nigeria is supported by improved macroeconomic stability and favorable terms-of-trade effects, though higher prices for essentials are expected to further aggravate poverty and food insecurity." - IMF (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
October 13, 2026 at 9:27 AM
"Nigeria is supported by improved macroeconomic stability and favorable terms-of-trade effects, though higher prices for essentials are expected to further aggravate poverty and food insecurity." - IMF (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
Nature is organised very efficiently; moral agency is the disruptive presence.
October 13, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Nature is organised very efficiently; moral agency is the disruptive presence.
From The Economist's Espresso.
October 13, 2026 at 5:41 AM
From The Economist's Espresso.
The difference between the Buhari and Tinubu administrations is that the Yorùbá are readier with excuses and justifications for the latter's bloopers, whereas it was the Hausa-Fulani with the former.
October 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The difference between the Buhari and Tinubu administrations is that the Yorùbá are readier with excuses and justifications for the latter's bloopers, whereas it was the Hausa-Fulani with the former.
Did I hear "...nobody envisaged the climate change..."?
What qualifies as a "body" in Nigeria?
What qualifies as a "body" in Nigeria?
October 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Did I hear "...nobody envisaged the climate change..."?
What qualifies as a "body" in Nigeria?
What qualifies as a "body" in Nigeria?
In other places, public officers resign their office when snafus show up on their beats.
In Nigeria, the requirement for a fubar is that the one at whose table the buck stops is sufficiently lachrymose.
In Nigeria, the requirement for a fubar is that the one at whose table the buck stops is sufficiently lachrymose.
October 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
In other places, public officers resign their office when snafus show up on their beats.
In Nigeria, the requirement for a fubar is that the one at whose table the buck stops is sufficiently lachrymose.
In Nigeria, the requirement for a fubar is that the one at whose table the buck stops is sufficiently lachrymose.
Looks like even the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway may have doctored its credentials.
October 12, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Looks like even the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway may have doctored its credentials.
One argument why pat categories such as "millenials" ought not to move so easily from the West to the rest of us as instruments for understanding our societies or addressing their failings.
Don’t feel sorry for millennials. They are living it up now
It is easy to exaggerate their economic woes
www.economist.com
October 12, 2026 at 6:24 AM
One argument why pat categories such as "millenials" ought not to move so easily from the West to the rest of us as instruments for understanding our societies or addressing their failings.
If "drier (weather) conditions caused by El Niño are beginning to raise food prices" globally, then, the time for our authorities to address possible spikes in food price inflation over the next 12 months was yesterday.
October 12, 2026 at 6:06 AM
If "drier (weather) conditions caused by El Niño are beginning to raise food prices" globally, then, the time for our authorities to address possible spikes in food price inflation over the next 12 months was yesterday.
From The Economist's Espresso.
October 12, 2026 at 5:53 AM
From The Economist's Espresso.
"Fixing the broken Lebanese state is a tall order. Its leaders have fallen short again." — @economist.com
A grubby amnesty law highlights Lebanon’s sectarian divides
Thousands could walk free from prison. That will not fix a broken justice system
www.economist.com
October 11, 2026 at 8:59 PM
"Fixing the broken Lebanese state is a tall order. Its leaders have fallen short again." — @economist.com
"America’s gun-violence problem will last until voters follow Australians and Britons—and decide they have had enough." — @economist.com
Malcolm Gladwell and Harel Shapira are up in arms about guns
But can you be convinced of their views, if you are not already on their side?
www.economist.com
October 11, 2026 at 12:52 PM
"America’s gun-violence problem will last until voters follow Australians and Britons—and decide they have had enough." — @economist.com
Someone bears the cost of a "margin discount."
It either reduces profits, retained earnings, or the capacity to pay shareholders, employees, suppliers, or taxes.
When/where the government explicitly compensates for that discount, the payment is a "subsidy."
It either reduces profits, retained earnings, or the capacity to pay shareholders, employees, suppliers, or taxes.
When/where the government explicitly compensates for that discount, the payment is a "subsidy."
October 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Someone bears the cost of a "margin discount."
It either reduces profits, retained earnings, or the capacity to pay shareholders, employees, suppliers, or taxes.
When/where the government explicitly compensates for that discount, the payment is a "subsidy."
It either reduces profits, retained earnings, or the capacity to pay shareholders, employees, suppliers, or taxes.
When/where the government explicitly compensates for that discount, the payment is a "subsidy."
The Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a familiar inhabitant of the grasslands, savannahs and scrublands of sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. A member of the cuckoo family, it is a distinctive, largely terrestrial bird.
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#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
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#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
October 10, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The Senegal Coucal (Centropus senegalensis) is a familiar inhabitant of the grasslands, savannahs and scrublands of sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. A member of the cuckoo family, it is a distinctive, largely terrestrial bird.
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
Donald Trump's obsession with being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace (I'm told it's an "exceed or at least equal Barack Obama", thing) and his petulant reaction every time he fails to get it, ought to be included in the "How to Bring Kids Up" manual (anytime this is written).
October 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Donald Trump's obsession with being awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace (I'm told it's an "exceed or at least equal Barack Obama", thing) and his petulant reaction every time he fails to get it, ought to be included in the "How to Bring Kids Up" manual (anytime this is written).
One of Africa’s most social woodland birds, Green Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculus purpureus) live in cooperative family groups, with older offspring often helping their parents raise the next brood—a behaviour known as cooperative breeding.
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
October 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
One of Africa’s most social woodland birds, Green Woodhoopoes (Phoeniculus purpureus) live in cooperative family groups, with older offspring often helping their parents raise the next brood—a behaviour known as cooperative breeding.
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre
#BirdsOfLagos
#LekkiBirdClub
#NationalArtsTheatre