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There are a lot of smart & under-utilized people in Lagos. People who earned top marks in school but unable to find a job. I'm always happy to hear about any success stories from them. These little steps will hopefully eventually bring change to Nigeria.

SIDENOTE: Tiny correction to that video(Audio @2:09) Lagos is no longer the official capital of Nigeria, the government reassigned that title to Abuja. I think it was because Lagos became overcrowded and Abuja looks a little cleaner. That said, a lot of locals(and my parents) still consider Lagos to be the capital and "happening place". That iPad app teaching local languages. It'd be cool to have a yoruba-teaching iPad app for my daughter. Also, that guy talking about the kids of Lagos Nigeria not knowing their culture. I'm not sure what that's about. I've been there more than 5 times. The most recent time was 5 years ago. Unless a whole lot has changed since 2008, they seemed pretty well soaked in Nigerian culture. Granted there's quite a bit of western-culture(read "hiphop") flowing in, but those kids are very Nigerian compared to African-american kids raised in USA. I'm even considering my daughter to spend her high-school years with my(and my wife's) relatives in Nigeria to pick up the culture & language.