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There was a time when Nigeria did not wait for foreign capitals to define West African security. From the anti-apartheid struggle in Southern Africa to military interventions in Liberia and Sierra Leone, Nigeria projected power, influence and diplomatic leadership. Whether one agreed with its methods or not, nobody doubted who was leading.
The immigrant today exists simultaneously as two incompatible creatures. On one hand, he is portrayed as a lazy welfare dependent draining public resources, crowding hospitals, filling council housing lists and surviving on benefits paid by hardworking natives. On the other hand, that same immigrant is somehow an unstoppable economic superhuman taking all the jobs, dominating industries, suppressing wages and outcompeting local workers in both skilled and unskilled sectors.
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The City of London (the Square Mile) was the indispensable financial engine of the British Empire.
In the 21st century, sovereignty belongs to those with the agenda-setting power of a large market. PARIS — The British are learning the hard way what sovereignty means in the 21st century, and the painful lesson has just begun. Leaving the European Union was meant to be about “taking back control.” That was the catchy …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 