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Why Britain Is the Greatest Country in the World (According to People Who Haven’t Left It Since 1987) by Lawson Akhigbe
Britain, we are told—usually by someone clutching a Union Jack mug and a sense of historical grievance—is the greatest country in the world. Full stop. No evidence required. Just vibes, wartime footage, and a nostalgic memory of when tea was cheaper and foreigners knew their place.Once upon a time, this may even have been true. …
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Deport First, Ask Questions Later: Britain’s Long-Distance Relationship with Nigerian Prisons by Lawson Akhigbe
If policy ideas were frequent flyer miles, the UK government would have earned a platinum card on this one: “Let’s send foreign prisoners back home and let someone else deal with the bill.” Nigeria, understandably, has been less enthusiastic about playing the role of Britain’s offshore correctional annex. What looks, at first glance, like multiple …
Chasing the Ghosts of a Corrupt Regime BY ROBIN UREVICH
In July 2004, police lay in wait at an airfield in the far northeastern corner of Nigeria. Gilbert Chagoury, a Lebanese businessman and one-time adviser to the late dictator Sani Abacha, was set to touch down in his private jet. Nuhu Ribadu, then the country's top anti-corruption prosecutor, says that Chagoury was a kingpin in the …
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The Ports, the Players, and the Power: Unpacking the Snake Island–UK Loan Nexus
There are moments in a country’s economic trajectory when infrastructure stops being just about steel and concrete and becomes a map of power. Nigeria’s latest port developments in Lagos—one private, one state-backed—sit squarely in that category. On paper, the Snake Island Port Terminal deal and the UK-backed port refurbishment programme are distinct transactions. In practice, …
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