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There are many ways to read history. Some people study archives. Others consult elders. And then there is the increasingly popular method: start the story from the year that best suits your argument and proceed with confidence. Enter Atiku Abubakar—a man who has recently taken up historical editing as a hobby. According to Atiku’s latest …
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How do you use social media? Social media is the old press but in a different ecosystem. It’s for information, fun, education, entertainment, interaction and the village market square. An intersection between the government and the governed. It’s immediate feedback, it’s fast and spread.
Just like the Immigration MOU that Tinubu signed he did not understand the menu of the UK/Nigeria banquet menu as it was written in French and no member of the Nigerian delegation understands French. This is the translation of the menu Tartlet of Cail Eggs Calves Watercress and Kale Sabayon with Basil Turbot Fillet and …
Minister Wike Inspecting construction of judicial housing If there is one thing Nyesom Wike has demonstrated since arriving in Abuja as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, it is that power, when properly exercised, should come with good roads, prime land… and apparently, very comfortable judges. The latest chapter in this ongoing political theatre is …
Nigeria sits on limestone deposits vast enough to build half a continent. From Ogun to Kogi, from Sokoto to Cross River, the raw materials for cement are not merely available—they are abundant. Yet paradoxically, the price of cement in Nigeria remains among the highest globally. The orthodox explanation gestures vaguely at “market forces,” exchange rates, …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 