ChiemezieMadu
Personal views on society, culture, politics, policy, church, religion and people
What does it mean to feel valued at work?
A few years ago, I was at a conference where the depleting health workforce and staff attrition in the UK health system, the NHS, was discussed. Among ways proposed to improve this was to make staff 'feel more valued' at work. To assess current perceptions, a quick...
The books I read in 2025
The books I read in 2025
My first day in FEDACAD
My friends and family often say I have a photographic memory. They may be right. Twenty-five years ago I walked through the gates of Federal Government Academy Suleja, in far away Niger state, Northern Nigeria (FEDACAD for short) for my secondary education and I...
The books I read in 2024
Here is a list of the books I read in 2024. This stirring book discusses the 'other side' of doctors, the human side, that their patients and others seem to neglect. It gives real life, heart-rending examples of the struggles doctors face while providing care for...
The movies I saw in 2024
Here are some movies I found interesting last year, in no particular order. 1. Poldark. Definitely my 'series of the year'. The story of Ross Poldark and George Warleggan as they battle for love and power in ancient Cornwall. 2. The Great Debaters. My 'movie of the...
Is plenty ever enough?
I read a story recently on popular Nigerian music producer, Don Jazzy gifting his friend a wrist watch worth almost a hundred million Naira ($60,000) and it made me reminisce on the Don Jazzy-D'Banj story; two promising young men with identical origins but diverging...
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