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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),[…]
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I don’t know which to pick between May 29 and June 12 as the worst date to look forward to in our political calendar. I don’t know which is, to[…]
A Review of Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani’s I Do Not Come to You by Chance Cassava Republic, 339 pages. Chris Ihidero Two recommendations need to be done with utmost care: a[…]
This documentary was more about promoting Walter than about the brain gain of Nigerians returning home to help build the country.
Culture and Society · Politics
Now that we are done with crocodile tears (genuine grief is never done with so fast), it is time for some brutality. We are like the ancients who said: De[…]
In Part III of Welcome to Lagos we see the grand vision of Lagos used to displace people without giving them alternatives – that is the injustice highlighted for all to see.
The former Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Sani Yerima has married a 13 year old Egyptian girl for whom he paid her family $100,000. The “marriage” is being discussed in the[…]
Part II of Welcome to Lagos takes us to Makoko, built on a lagoon and bustling with activity.
Welcome to Lagos, a BBC documentary of people who trump the dump with a story of life and ability beyond the settings that would have others deem them caught in a poverty trap.
“It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change is gonna come“- Sam Cooke One of the greatest demonstrations of freedom took place in Nigeria on Tuesday the[…]