Climate Issues at COP26: Key Issues For Africa
[By Chukwumerije Okereke] The UN’s COP26, where critical decisions that will shape the future of climate governance will be made, is currently ongoing in Glasgow. As the continent least responsible for, and yet most vulnerable to climate change, African governments cannot afford to be complacent on the need for strong negotiating positions and astute diplomacy […]
The Word On The Streets XXXIII: No Witches in CBN Edition
[By Feyi Fawehinmi] As they say about London buses — you wait 3 years for a TWOTS and then all of a sudden, 2 come along in quick succession. I was very privileged to be a guest speaker at The Platform this year and my talk was titled “A safe place to do risky things.” […]
One Year After #EndSARS: Cowed But Not Defeated
[By Rinu Oduala] Last year, I was a stubborn, fervent, young woman with a heart full of hope, ready to fight regardless of the consequences. I fought the battle of my life alongside thousands of young Nigerians. As we fought to #EndSARS, we also fought for the soul of the country. For once, it felt […]
#EndSARS: Movement, Mandate, Marathon
[By Adeolu Adekola] “True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.” – Clarence Darrow According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, a movement simply is a group of people with a particular set of aims or ideas. On October 3rd 2020, a video surfaced online allegedly claiming that officers of the Special […]
EndSARS: A Generation Still in Search of Justice
[By ‘Ibrahim Faruk] From October 8th 2020, Nigerian youths staged a series of nationwide peaceful protests for 12 days – in an affirmation of young citizens’ democratic and constitutional right to peaceful assembly as well as freedom of association. Leveraging social media platforms, young Nigerians demanded an end to the country’s unbearable spate of […]
Nigeria @ 61 | EiE @ 11: Light | Hope | Power | Voice |
[By ‘Yemi Adamolekun] Hopeless, powerless, voiceless, helpless – an adaptation of a phrase my dear friend and sister, Aisha Yesufu, uses often to describe how Nigerians feel was my first title for this article. I believe there is power in the words that we say, and our words have enough creative power such that what […]
Social Media and National Propensity for Disgrace
[By Rotimi Fawole] After 6 years of the Buhari regime, two things amongst several others are clear. First, the President and his ministers are relics of an age long since gone and two, they have absolutely no understanding of social media and its primary uses. The result, and this is not exclusive to the executive […]
A Country Cursed With Abundance
[By Jonathan Franklin] Nigeria is effortlessly one of the most resource-rich countries. The nation boasts of huge deposits of natural resources. In terms of arable land, we are not lacking. We have all that we need to be an excelling economy but so far the reverse has been the case. This begs the question ‘are […]
GOING GREEN OR BURNING OUT
[By Kingsley Ekejiuba] Low carbon, sustainability, social inclusiveness and resource efficiency – keywords that characterise the United Nations definition of a green economy. A lucid description refers to an economic model that ‘results in improved human well-being and social equality, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities’ as the benchmark for a green economy. […]
How Can We Stop People from Dying Due to Corruption?
By Dike Chukwumerije Machina is a town – the headquarters of a local government with the same name – in Yobe. It is a proud town on Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic. But in Machina there is only one Public Health Centre. It is a broken thing – no electricity, no water, no drugs, no […]