So, are we the Turning Point Generation? By Chude Jideonwo
Every now and again I miss those heady days. The raw mix of hope, naivety, time, energy, no-baggage, freshness, ignorance and arrogance that fuels the
March 16, 2020
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Finally, The Hour is Upon Us – What Now?
The 20th century Russian politician Vladmir Lenin once famously remarked: “There are decades where nothing happens; there are weeks where decades happen.” The past seven day period
March 12, 2020
Social Development or Social Destruction? Hajiya Safiya Umar and FCT Social Development Secretariat (SDS) – Akubeze Okocha
On 16th April 2019, 19 children were allegedly abducted from their church in Jiwa, Gwagwa, a small community in the forgotten suburbs of Abuja, by
March 5, 2020
What Lagos Can Learn About Housing the Majority Population from Tokyo – Rebecca E. Roberts
The ongoing debate about the rapid forced and illegal evictions of poor people from their places of habitation in Lagos should primarily also be about
February 28, 2020
Nigeria’s loss is Ghana’s gain
By positioning itself as open for business and diaspora, Ghana is seizing the opportunities that Nigeria is missing. Many first and second-generation West Africans, living
February 6, 2020
The Second Quadrannium of Gambrach: Armoured Tekuns & Angry Yetis
In the ninth month of the second quadrannium of Gambrach, the spirit of rubberstampia descended with great heaviness upon the wardens of senatii and junior
January 30, 2020
What Makes A Country Developed?
Written by Oluseun Onigbinde and was published on BusinessDay on Wednesday, January 29th, 2020 In the past one year, I have lived in the US
January 29, 2020
What does your driving say about your leadership style? – Adun Okupe
I was trying to hold a conversation with my new driver just the other day, trying to move a little bit beyond the usual instructions
January 23, 2020
Unlikely Partners: The Nigerian Edition
I made a promise to read Unlikely Partners, Julian Gewirtz’s book on Chinese reformers, and the role of Western economists in China’s rapid development, before
January 16, 2020
Is Nigeria a nation that CAN work with her current formation?
Over 400 Ethnic groups who don’t all love and trust one another. There’s a lot of HISTORY in the mistrust. Religious people who don’t really
January 16, 2020
The Second Quadrannium of Gambrach: The Soldiers of Shiwajun
Thus it was, in the kingdom of Kogitaria, that electoralis minora came and went. King Jar-Jar Bellows was announced by the Necomongers as triumphant and
January 9, 2020
On Lionheart’s Oscar ban: Is Nigerian English a Foreign Language?
“US universities treat Nigerian English as a foreign language. The Oscars say it is not foreign enough”. As a linguist and former teacher of English,
December 11, 2019