Chapter 49

  GOOD/BAD NEWS

  Saleem was coming out of the school Senate Building when he received a call from Dr. Hussain, one of the lecturers in his department.

  Dr. Hussain told Saleem that he needed to see him urgently and since the department was a few distance away from the Senate Building, he turned back and found his way to Dr. Hussain's office.

  He knocked on the door and a voice asked him to come in. They exchanged pleasantries and Saleem sat down patiently as he arranged the files on his desk and parked them into his drawer before he looked up at Saleem with a smile.

  "Long time, Saleem."

  "Yes, sir. I've been struggling to look for one thing or the other to do with my life", Saleem replied.

  "I see! What are you currently into?" The lecturer inquired.

  "Sir, I am still unemployed but I've been trying to set up a business in Kano, all to no avail. All the businesses I have in mind are capital intensive."

  "May I ask why you are still in Nigeria?"