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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

- Zata Iya A History of Hausa Feminist Writings
  
  Sada MalumfashiDecember 13, 2019
- Muslim Feminism Is Here to Stay The Mutual Inclusivity of Feminism and Islam
  
  Wardah AbbasApril 24, 2020
- ‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion
  
  Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
- Looking for Solace Queerness, Colonialism, and the Power of Trust in Accra, Ghana
  
  Muzz MuhammadOctober 18, 2019
- When We Talk of Freedom Hijabs, Respectability and What it Actually Means to be Free
  
  Hauwa Shaffii NuhuOctober 14, 2019
- The God of Colonization And Africa’s Post-Colonial Redemption
  
  Alhassan Pereira IbrahimApril 13, 2018

Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020
The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah YusufMay 8, 2020
The Excessive Debt Burdens of COVID-19 Development Financing in the Pandemic

Chimezie AnajamaMarch 31, 2021
‘Where is God in All of This?’ COVID-19 and the Palliative Force of Religion

Abdulbasit KassimJune 19, 2020
‘Only Science Can Save Mankind’ Coronavirus, the Death of Religion and the Resurrection of Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 3, 2020
Are We Victims of Pharmaceutical Half-Truths? The Politics of Clinical Trials in Africa

Charles BesidonneFebruary 22, 2021
‘COVID-19 is a Big Scam’ Citizens’ Distrust and the Challenge of Combating Coronavirus in Nigeria

Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili AdebiyiMarch 30, 2020
God the Master Scientist COVID-19, Pandemics and Reconciling Religious Faith With Science

Abdulbasit KassimJuly 17, 2020
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
Dealing with National Health Emergencies in Nigeria COVID-19: Lessons from Polio Eradication

Charles BesidonneAugust 19, 2021
Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz MuhammadJune 5, 2020

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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 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

Maga Don Pay Nigeria's Culture of Cybercrime

Stephen AgwaiborSeptember 6, 2019
Government Control in the Digital Age The Economic Impacts of Internet Shutdowns

Osaye AjariDecember 2, 2020
Connection Timed Out Nigeria's Internet Problem

Osaye AjariSeptember 6, 2019
A Common Currency for West Africa Why ECOWAS Needs the Eco

Abdulrasheed IsahJuly 8, 2019
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
Making “Made in Nigeria” Work for All A Conversation with Pax Herbals' Father Anselm Adodo

Jamie HitchenSeptember 28, 2017
Gendering Social Protection The Lessons for Africa

Chimezie AnajamaFebruary 14, 2020
Reading China What to Read on Africa-China Relations

Oreva OlakpeNovember 17, 2018
Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan RewaneSeptember 6, 2019

International Issues

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

Dylan YachyshenJuly 31, 2020
A Changing Dynamic The Evolution of Russia-Africa Relations

Aaliyah VayezSeptember 14, 2020
The Evolution of the Base Nation How the US Military Lost Its International Appeal

Obinna ChukwuJuly 18, 2017
When Nigerians, Zimbabweans, and Rhodesians Talked About Race Revisiting Nigeria – Zimbabwe Relations

Brooks MarmonJune 7, 2019
Putting the Cart before the Horse? The Problem with a Currency Union for West Africa

Oluwaseyi VincentMay 11, 2020
Democracy Questioned How Democracy Can Fail Us, and What to do About It

Moyosore OrekoyaMay 9, 2019
Decolonizing Human Trafficking Alternative Approaches to Understanding Modern Slavery

Oyinkansola WumkesJune 7, 2021
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
The Enduring Life of Exploitation On Modern Slavery in Africa

Lennon Chido Mhishi, Wendy Asquith, Alex Balch, Helen Bryant and Charles ForsdickJune 7, 2021

Historical Issues

The Art of Conversation Proverbs in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart

Gerald AdewoleJanuary 29, 2020
Africa’s Lost Decade Women and the Structural Adjustment Programme

Fadekemi AbiruSeptember 25, 2018
Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin KarandeMarch 6, 2020

Political Issues

Black Boundaries The Multiple Borderings of African Lives

Lennon Chido MhishiOctober 14, 2017
Phobia or Scapegoatism? The Nigerianization of Crimes in South Africa

Hakeem OnapajoSeptember 20, 2019
Modern Slavery, Child Exploitation or Both? Child Marriage in Nigeria

Olayinka AdeniyiJune 7, 2021
From Scramble to Boldness The Political Challenges of Africa's Youth

Ngirinshuti ThéogèneApril 20, 2018
Feminism is for the People The History in How Women Shaped the #EndSARS Protests

Tritima AchigbuFebruary 1, 2021
‘Mai Ganga ya Gode, Yaran Mai Ganga sun Gode.’ Campaign Songs, Kannywood and Politics in Northern Nigeria

Aisha Aliyu-BimaMay 9, 2019
The Roots of Violence Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis

P.J. KponyoMarch 2, 2020
Edo State’s Struggle for Meaning The 2020 Edo State Governorship Election in Retrospect

Ope AdetayoNovember 30, 2020
Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi IbirogbaApril 20, 2020

Social Issues

How to Write about Boko Haram 'Eat the Heart of the Infidel'

Sa'eed HusainiApril 14, 2017
Against Imperialism Chinua Achebe, Joseph Conrad and the Representation of Africa

Vina NwekeNovember 20, 2019
‘I Always Start With Structure and Flow.’ Paula Akugizibwe's First Draft

Paula AkugizibweMarch 26, 2021
We Need New Names Who is the African Writer?

Ibrahim AnifowosheJanuary 17, 2020
Politics of Happiness Nollywood in Nigeria’s Crisis of Happiness

Boluwatife AkinroJanuary 18, 2021
Cosmic Anger #EndSARS and the Making of a Movement

Joshua Segun-LeanOctober 26, 2020
‘I Believe in a “Supranatural” Writing Process.’ Edwin Chege’s First Draft

Edwin ChegeFebruary 19, 2021
‘Clarity is Key.’ Oluremi C. Onabanjo’s First Draft

Oluremi OnabanjoMay 13, 2020
‘I am only interested in writing that thrills and challenges me.’ TJ Benson’s First Draft

TJ BensonOctober 9, 2020

Technological Issues

#TooBigToLike Questioning ‘Choice’ in Global Surveillance Capitalism

Aarshin KarandeAugust 20, 2019
Banks vs Bitcoin The Politics of Cryptocurrency Regulation in Nigeria

Osivue Itseumah and Mubarak AbdulfataiMay 24, 2021
No More Insufficient Funds Yahoo Yahoo and Cybercrime’s International Ecosystem

Adewale OloworekendeAugust 28, 2019
A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun OguntuaseOctober 16, 2020
The Current State of AIDS And the Future of Global Security

Obinna ChukwuDecember 2, 2017
Southern Africa’s Persistent Dilemma Coronavirus and the Lost Legacy of the AIDS Epidemic

Liam James KingsleyNovember 2, 2020
Electrons Are Free but Not Electricity Finding the Right Price for Electricity in Nigeria

Tam AlexNovember 18, 2020
Traditions and Trust Medical Ethics in the African Context

Busayo AkinmojuJuly 19, 2021
Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi SomefunJune 12, 2020