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Nigeria: a Nation?? at 51
1by Zainab Usman
Is Nigeria a nation?
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Education as an instrument for change in Africa?
0I recently attended an event at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on Change and Governance in Africa. One thing is clear: Africa is changing. The landscape of the continent is changing at a rapid pace, in some [...]
Earthing Abiku’s Limbs: The Trouble with Nigerian Literature
1by Benson Eluma I have cast around for how best to characterize Nigerian literature 50 years after Independence, and I have decided to settle for the Abiku motif. Abiku or Emere is the colleague of Ogbanje, and these are personages [...]
Nigeria at 50: Looking to the Future
5Through the aspirations of the day of independence in 1960 we look beyond 2010 for a new Nigeria.
Naughty at 50 – Evolution of Nigerian Notoriety on American Screens
1Out of the 17 African countries turning 50 this year, information ministers for 16 them have one thing in common – they wake up every morning and thank the heavens they don’t have Dora Akunyili’s job. Akunyili, Nigeria’s information minister, [...]
Nigeria speaks back
4Open Letter to the Nigerian People From your beloved country, Nigeria! By Temie Giwa WE NEED TO TALK! There is so much we need to discuss, but you are rarely around, you are always off talking about how horrible I [...]
Women and the Nation
4by Sokari The original idea for this piece was to write a short essay on Nigerian Feminism over the past 50 years. However there are still those who feel that “feminism” is unAfrican and I feel there needs to be [...]
Nigeria at 50: Academic Medicine
1by Seye Abimbola To have a medical school is an expensive, audacious undertaking anywhere in the world. From very humble beginning at the Yaba Medical School which produced 62 doctors in 18years (1930-1948) Nigeria has made unparalleled achievement in training [...]
One Nigeria: Nigerian Unity 50 Years post-independence (i)
2By Kola Tubosun I’ve spent countless sleepless nights figuring out just how to write this article without rehashing the same old rote of complaining that has become commonplace while talking about Nigeria and the relationship of its constituent parts. I [...]
Nigeria at 50
4In about a week from today, on October 1, it will be 50 years since Nigeria became independent from the United Kingdom. Here at NigeriansTalk, and at the blogs of our contributors, we will celebrate Nigeria’s independence with a series [...]
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