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Fixing the giant: Can Nigeria’s textile industry regain lost glory?

Fixing the giant: Can Nigeria’s textile industry regain lost glory?

0 / June 28, 2010 8:33 am

This article was originally written for www.tradeinvestnigeria.com. In May, an Indian trade mission, led by Mr. Ravi Bangar, the deputy permanent representative of India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), paid a visit to Mr. Jubril Martins-Kuye, Nigeria’s Minister for [...]

Of Commentaries, Reactions and Over-Reactions

Of Commentaries, Reactions and Over-Reactions

1 / January 12, 2010 8:43 am

In the BusinessDay of January 12, 2010 December 25, 2009: A Nigerian-born male, with secondary education in Togo and university education in London, said to have been radicalized during his university days in London, and to have been further radicalized [...]

Who needs a president ? – A Proposal for an NSP

Who needs a president ? – A Proposal for an NSP

0 / December 28, 2009 10:22 pm

In the BusinessDay of December 22, 2009 Nigeria is not known as a country that has contributed a lot to the development of democracy, what with very many years of dictatorship and all. But the Athens-born mode of governance might [...]

Shades of Black

Shades of Black

0 / December 28, 2009 10:18 pm

In the BusinessDay of December 15, 2009 Recently, we got the news in Germany that the most famous German investigative journalist dyed his hair dark and painted himself black in order to experience what it means to be black in [...]

Africa after 1989

Africa after 1989

0 / November 10, 2009 5:40 pm

In the BusinessDay of November 9, 2009 In Africa, generally, the left-right political divide does not make much sense. I do not remember the last time I heard of a Nigerian political party with meaningful social democratic ideals. I have [...]

How I became a Nigerian

How I became a Nigerian

0 / November 3, 2009 9:38 am

In the BusinessDay of November 3, 2009 I was not a Nigerian until I lived outside Nigeria. Let me explain.The realization that I am Nigerian hit me right between the eyes when I went to study in Sweden. Apart from [...]

Obama’s face of Africa that is too often overlooked.

Obama’s face of Africa that is too often overlooked.

8 / July 26, 2009 10:08 am

The message, In 1985, around 85,000 people visited the tropical country; that number has now skyrocketed to around 600,000. In June of this year, the Ghana Tourist Board launched a promotional initiative with the aim of attracting 1 million annual visitors by the end of 2012.