Akara, Kulikuli: The First Lady Is Right, Before We Start Importing Corn Roasters Too
By Kehinde Olaosebikan The First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu's recent charge to Nigerian women to embrace productivity — by engaging in businesses like akara, kulikuli, and corn roasting — is not trivial. It is appropriate, practical, and deeply patriotic. We mock what is small until we see what it becomes. Today, many of Nigeria’s biggest eateries and food brands began as hawkers. Some sold akara on street corners. Others hawked bread, amala, or even ‘eba kolobe’ — eba without soup. Those little drops have built empires. Take Ibadan, for instance. Amala Sky, now one of the most popular amala joints…












