Issues

Notes On Rape

Notes On Rape

by / on January 10, 2013, 5:33 pm

  Since I heard about the gang rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi, India has been on my mind. The woman was on her way home from the cinema with a male friend when they were attacked in the bus they bordered. The injures from the attack were so severe the doctors had to remove parts of her intestine to stop [...]

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Calabar Carnival – A Displeasing Trend

Calabar Carnival – A Displeasing Trend

by / on January 10, 2013, 10:17 am

by Enigbe Solabomi On December 27th, I was scrolling through my blackberry contacts when the display picture of one of my contacts caught my eye. It was the picture of a scantily clad lady, nothing left to the imagination. I immediately contacted the owner of the blackberry profile. “What in the world are you trying to show?” Her reply, “I am [...]

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Driving Investment and Growth in Nigeria: Handcuffs or Reforms? – Abimbola Agboluaje

Driving Investment and Growth in Nigeria: Handcuffs or Reforms? – Abimbola Agboluaje

by / on December 17, 2012, 4:18 pm

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnist this week is Abimbola Agboluaje Nigeria generates about the same quantity of electricity that is consumed around Tokyo Airport. [...]

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On the Draft PIB and Discretionary Powers – Jeremy Weate

On the Draft PIB and Discretionary Powers – Jeremy Weate

by / on August 20, 2012, 8:48 am

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnist this week is extractive industry expert Jeremy Weate It is a well-known aspect of good law that, just as [...]

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Time to “Sex Up” Nigerian History – Max Siollun

Time to “Sex Up” Nigerian History – Max Siollun

by / on June 28, 2012, 10:30 am

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnist this week is historian Max Siollun. “I Thought Herbert Macaulay was a White American” I was literally heartbroken when [...]

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How to improve the quality of primary health care in Nigeria – Seye Abimbola

How to improve the quality of primary health care in Nigeria – Seye Abimbola

by / on May 11, 2012, 2:21 pm

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnist this week is medical doctor and health policy analyst Seye Abimbola. The primary health care (PHC) facility is often [...]

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PPPs, Investors and Dr. Goodluck’s Circus – Abimbola Agboluaje

PPPs, Investors and Dr. Goodluck’s Circus – Abimbola Agboluaje

by / on May 3, 2012, 7:17 pm

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnist this week is public policy analyst Abimbola Agboluaje. I was delighted when I discovered that President Goodluck [...]

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The Case against Bishop Oyedepo – Ebenezer Obadare and Akin Adesokan

The Case against Bishop Oyedepo – Ebenezer Obadare and Akin Adesokan

by / on April 23, 2012, 12:25 pm

Issues is a new NT series in which academics and policy experts write on their areas of expertise. If you would like to contribute to the series send an email to Olumide (his email address is on the page under the link).  The columnists this week are sociologist Ebenezer Obadare and cultural theorist Akin Adesokan Video footage of Bishop David Oyedepo, [...]

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