The Bearing
In-depth analysis and critical discussion on important issues, how they affect people, their potential to change lives, and what needs to be done to influence outcomes.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 211
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Why Midwives Beat Women During Childbirth
Childbirth is a period that is filled with pain and joy for every woman. Why then do some caregivers "Midwives" inflict more Pain by physically abusing women?
In this episode of The Bea…
Can You Speak Your Mother Tongue? 'The Fate of Minority Languages'
With the three major languages spoken in Nigeria facing possible extinction, what is the Fate of minor languages?
How many young people can actually speak their mother tongue?
In this epi…
Can you speak your Mother tongue? 'The Hausa language'
Hausa is a Chadic language, which is spoken as a first language by no fewer than 35 million people and as a second language by at least 41 million people.
One of the beauties of the Haus…
Can you speak your Mother tongue? II 'The Yoruba Language'
Can you speak your mother tongue?
Language is a means of cultural preservation, It symbolizes identity.
Traditionally, the Igbo man is known for his pride in his language and cultural heritage. But how many can today boa…
One good reason why people bleach
Ever called someone blacky, dudu osun, too cute to be black? burnt offering, Yellow fever, yellow paw paw, oyinbo pepper? As Nigerians, at some point in our lives, we’ve made such der…
Should a woman propose to a man?
Proposing is a huge decision, one that can shape the rest of your life. When it comes to who should propose, many people still follow the traditional model where men do all the heavy li…
Does it take a village to raise a child?
Back in the day, community living was the order of the day, where your child is everybody’s child. Dating back thousands of years to somewhat recently, people lived in communities for s…
A Deeper Look At How Some Nigerian Elites ‘Siphone’, Hide Loots
The Pandora Papers project, the biggest cross-border collaboration of journalists in history to investigates hidden offshore companies and expose secret assets, has uncovered some cover…
Infertility and the society’s perception
When marriage happens, the next expectation from society is childbearing and when it doesn’t come, excessive pressure is placed on both man and wife.
Infertility is something most coup…
Female genital mutilation: the survivor’s story
It is estimated by the United Nations that over 200 million girls and women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation? What is their survival story?
On the Bearing, we will be…
Marriage And Infidelity: Who Cheats More?
In marriage, everyone expects fidelity and commitment, but if one partner is unfaithful, it breaks the bond and vows taken.
In this episode of The Bearing, we look at what infidelity tr…
Finances In Marriage: Who Pays For What?
Some times marriages encounter challenges when it comes to who pays for what.
Should two pockets become one after tying the knot?
In this episode of The Bearing, we will be talking about …
Intimacy In Marriage: What Is Your Love Language?
Marriage, they say, is bliss and, at the same time, not a bed of roses.
But how can the spark be maintained in marriage to make it flow with milk and honey?
In this episode of The Bearin…
Is It Okay To Keep Secrets In Marriage?
A secret is a piece of information that is only known by one person or a few people and should not be told to others.
Every person has secrets they are keeping to themselves. Some tend t…
The Untold Pains Of Miscarriage
To have a child or children is the ultimate source of joy for many women.
While some realise this dream "easily", others are yet to get there.
Among the latter are those who see a glimmer…
The Weird Things Nigerians Do For Drugs
According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, one in seven persons aged 15-64 years in Nigeria had used a drug at some point in their lives.
In this episode of The Bearing, …
IDP Camps: A Ticking Time Bomb.
There are over 2.9 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in several camps in different parts of Nigeria under deplorable conditions.
Apart from the government and a few char…
How Hike In Food Prices Is Crushing Nigerians
According to official statistics, food prices have increased by more than 22 percent since the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic to the country.
The costs of commodities have almost triple…
Mental Health: The Facts And The Myths And Misconceptions
Mental health is rarely, if ever, discussed in Nigeria, even though, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) a significant number of Nigerians suffer from one mental issue or …