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Vol. 4, No. 2

The Nigerian Dream

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions: Nigeria's Vision 2020 by Onyenekenwa Cyprian Eneh; ⎈ Nigeria's Missing Multipliers: Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria's Legal Blindspots by Cynthia Igodo; ⎈ The 'Lion of Africa' with Cat Claws: Nigeria's Image Problem by Fife Ogunde; and ⎈ Pseudo Hope: A Discourse — On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development by Bibiana Ossai x John Babalola. Read the entire issue.

Editors' Picks: This Eid

Selected Reading on Culture, Religion & Islam

- ‘Only Science Can Save Mankind’ Coronavirus, the Death of Religion and the Resurrection of Science
  
  Abdulbasit KassimJuly 3, 2020
- Between Feminism and Islam My Personal Journey from ‘Muslim Feminist’ to ‘Muslimah’
  
  Khadija Yusra SanusiFebruary 7, 2020
- Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings
  
  Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019
- The God of Colonization And Africa’s Post-Colonial Redemption
  
  Alhassan Pereira IbrahimApril 13, 2018
- Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam
  
  Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020
- ‘Sometimes, Less Can Be More.’ Muzz Muhammad’s First Draft
  
  Muzz MuhammadJuly 29, 2020
- ‘Question Every Assumption.’ Habiba Ahut Daggash's First Draft
  
  Habiba DaggashJune 3, 2020
- God the Master Scientist COVID-19, Pandemics and Reconciling Religious Faith With Science
  
  Abdulbasit KassimJuly 17, 2020
- Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana
  
  Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019

Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

From Our Latest Issue

Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020

Nigeria’s Missing Multipliers Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria’s Legal Blindspot

Cynthia IgodoApril 6, 2020

Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Bibiana Ossai and John I. BabalolaApril 3, 2020

The ‘Lion of Africa’ with Cat Claws Nigeria’s Image Problem

Fife OgundeMarch 20, 2020

This photo is for our piece on Nigeria's Border Closure

Closed for Business Lessons from Nigeria's Border Closure

Abdulrasheed IsahFebruary 10, 2020

This photo is for our piece on Moving Beyond the Semantics, The Biafran Genocide Claim

Moving Beyond Semantics Examining the ‘Biafran Genocide’ Claim

Amarachi IhekeFebruary 21, 2020

This photo is for our piece on Nigeria and the US visa ban

A Wake-Up Call? The Recent Travel Restrictions on Nigerians

Zainab UsmanMarch 9, 2020

Nation Forgotten - Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Nation Forgotten Nigeria’s Neglected Pensioners

Wole OlayinkaMarch 13, 2020

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

- Introducing ‘First Draft’: Our New Column Authors and Prominent Figures on Books, Reading and Writing
  
  The RepublicFebruary 4, 2020
- ‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
- ‘Editing Feels Like Taking Vitamins.’ Ore Ogunbiyi’s First Draft
  
  Ore OgunbiyiFebruary 12, 2020
- ‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft
  
  Merlin UwalakaFebruary 19, 2020
- ‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft
  
  Sada MalumfashiFebruary 26, 2020
- ‘Finish the Damned Thing’ Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí’s First Draft
  
  Eniola Anuoluwapo SoyemiMarch 4, 2020
- ‘Who has time for undecided authors?’ Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft
  
  Dominique OtigbahMarch 11, 2020
- ‘Every Time You Decide to Write, What Is at Stake for You?’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft
  
  Joshua Segun-LeanMarch 18, 2020
- ‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft
  
  Moyosore OrekoyaMarch 25, 2020
- ‘Language is resilient’ Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún’s First Draft
  
  Kọ́lá Túbọ̀súnApril 1, 2020
- ‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft
  
  Saratu AbiolaApril 8, 2020
- ‘Write Something Every Day’ Oreva Olakpe’s First Draft
  
  Oreva OlakpeApril 15, 2020

Economic Issues

The ‘Lion of Africa’ with Cat Claws Nigeria’s Image Problem

Fife OgundeMarch 20, 2020
Disinformation Era The Politics of Information in the Digital Age

Alhassan Pereira IbrahimSeptember 7, 2019
Xi-Led Growth? Nigeria at FOCAC 2018

Oreva OlakpeSeptember 11, 2018
Poor Institutions or Unfair Power Dynamics? Notes from Sierra Leone’s Alluvial Diamond Industry

Shaquille GilpinJuly 6, 2020
Africa’s Misinformation Struggles The Impact of Misinformation on Africa and African Media

Christopher AjuloSeptember 6, 2019
Money Today, Gone Tomorrow? The Case for Indexing Taxes in Nigeria

Daniel OlikaFebruary 3, 2020
Banking on Women Development’s Neoliberal Sexism

Fadekemi AbiruMay 22, 2020
If You No Get Money, Hide Your Face The Toxic Underbelly of Nigeria’s Employment System

Jerry ChiemekeNovember 16, 2019
Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme

Fadekemi AbiruSeptember 25, 2018

International Issues

The Blacker the Berry Race and the Devaluation of Black Lives in America

Oyinkansola AdepitanMarch 1, 2019
The Politics of Compassion US Immigration Policy and the Conflicted American Archetype

Aarshin KarandeAugust 12, 2017
A Union Jacked The Fate of Nationalism in Post-Brexit Britain

Kaspar LoftinJuly 23, 2017
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019
The Nigerian Space Conundrum On 20 Years of Space Exploration in Nigeria

Omotayo OyewoleJuly 26, 2019
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020
Nollywords Lionheart, Language and the Ghost of Our Colonial Past

Ore OgunbiyiNovember 18, 2019
Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana

Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019
The Kremlin’s North African Gateway? Western Sahara, Crimea and Russia’s Interest in Morocco

Dylan YachyshenJuly 31, 2020

Historical Issues

Biafra and the Politics of Blame The Neo-Biafran Consciousness and Its Challenges

Philip U. EffiongDecember 23, 2017
Agitating the State Biafran Money, Memes and Mobility

Vivian Chenxue LuNovember 14, 2017
Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions Nigeria’s Vision 2020—How far?

Onyenekenwa EnehMarch 23, 2020

Political Issues

Lessons from the Third Force Nigeria's 2019 Elections in Review

Oluwamayowa IdowuMay 9, 2019
Who’s Afraid of Saving Money? The Political Economy of Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund

Daniel OlikaSeptember 16, 2019
Nigeria and Climate Change Global Trends and Local Challenges

Habiba DaggashJune 18, 2018
Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria Contextualizing Human Rights in Buhari’s Nigeria

Romola AdeolaMay 6, 2017
Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Bibiana Ossai and John I. BabalolaApril 3, 2020
Reading China What to Read on Africa-China Relations

Oreva OlakpeNovember 17, 2018
Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi UkonneApril 17, 2020
Next Level Nigeria The Outlook for Buhari's Second Term

Bukola BolarinwaMay 4, 2019
Africa’s Misinformation Struggles The Impact of Misinformation on Africa and African Media

Christopher AjuloSeptember 6, 2019

Social Issues

From Glamour Girls to Nolly Babes Nollywood Nostalgia and the Modern Nigerian Woman

Merlin UwalakaMarch 1, 2019
Muslim Feminism is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam

Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020
Achebe’s Women A Feminist Reading of Things Fall Apart and Anthills of the Savannah

Elizabeth O. Ben-IheanachoJanuary 20, 2020
“Stop Killing Us!” South Africa's Plague of Masculine Violence

Adenike FapohundaOctober 23, 2019
Anti-Fascism The Legacy of 1930s Pan-African Leaders

Jeff PearceDecember 1, 2018
‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft

Moyosore OrimoloyeFebruary 5, 2020
A Day Without Women The #WomensMarch and Feminism in Trump's America

Irene Chidinma NwoyeFebruary 23, 2017
No Country for Mothers Women's Health in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Mukhtar DodoFebruary 23, 2017
Uncovering Edinburgh Rethinking Race and Empire in Scotland

Henry DeeMarch 1, 2019

Technological Issues

Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019
The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
Africa’s Misinformation Struggles The Impact of Misinformation on Africa and African Media

Christopher AjuloSeptember 6, 2019
African Tech for African Problems Should We Be Celebrating Big Tech in Africa?

Emeka Joseph NwankwoSeptember 7, 2019
Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The RepublicSeptember 9, 2019
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020
Maga Don Pay Nigeria's Culture of Cybercrime

Stephen AgwaiborSeptember 6, 2019
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019