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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) recently predicted that several cities in Nigeria would be affected by flooding if ‘proper measures’ were not taken. Already, about one hundred people have died[…]
Analysis · Culture and Society · Economy · General · opinion · Politics
It was with utter astonishment that the audience at Kofar Sauri Sharia court in Katsina on that fateful afternoon earlier this month, listened to the 12 year old pupil, Sani[…]
Economy · General · Nigeria@50
I 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[…]
Anthropologically Speaking · Column
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[…]
Anthropologically Speaking · Column
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[…]
This is a review of a few, selected, blog posts that discussed the Nigerian economy in the week that ended on March 14, 2009. Manasseh Egedegbe of the Stock Market[…]