In the 70s, Nigeria tried to achieve economic independence by launching Africa’s most comprehensive industrial indigenization programme. Why didn’t it work? More importantly, what did we learn?
Despite their purported mission of advancing women’s interests, in Nigeria, institutionalized structures such as the first lady’s office and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, more often reinforce than challenge patriarchal norms.
Since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into office, his economic policies have worsened the cost and standard of living of Nigerians. While the president’s rhetoric suggests he understands the sacrifices Nigerians are making, his lifestyle and the excesses of those around him, suggest otherwise.
Ten years since its release, Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 remains a brilliant cinematic exercise at using Nigeria’s independence story to investigate deeper, systemic issues rooted in our country’s colonial experience.
In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of books that will help you understand Nigeria today as the country turns 64. From Chinua Achebe’s timeless critique of leadership failures to Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀’s nuanced exploration of modern Nigerian life, these books provide insightful perspectives on Nigeria’s past, present, and future.
In our past First Draft interviews, we asked Nigerian writers such as ’Pemi Aguda, Wardah Abbas, and Dami Ajayi about the topics they like reading about. Here’s what they told us.
Nigeria needs a new progressive movement; one that is not domain-constrained and disuniting like the Izala Society and Christian Social Movement of Nigeria, not extremist and exclusionary like Boko Haram, not tactically constrained like SERAP, not discrete like the End Bad Governance protest movement, not ideologically constrained like the Obidient movement, and not diachronically and synchronically constrained like Nkrumahism.
Five years after its release, Burna Boy’s fourth studio album, African Giant, continues to resonate with listeners. Has it earned its place as a modern classic?
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