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Schrödinger’s Immigrant: The Convenient Villain for Every Failure by Lawson Akhigbe

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 Tariff Trap: How Africa Was Turned Into a Warehouse for Raw Materials by Lawson Akhigbe

Long before many African nations even gained independence, an international economic architecture had already been designed to ensure Africa remained primarily a supplier of raw materials while Europe and other industrial powers controlled manufacturing, branding, finance and ultimately the profits.

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🧑🏽‍⚖️ Why Nigerian Lawyers Call Lady Judges “Sir” in the 21st Century by Lawson Akhigbe

In Nigeria’s courtrooms, even the 21st century must wait its turn. The legal profession, frozen in colonial etiquette, still calls female judges “Sir.” Here’s how history, tradition, and a dash of fear conspired to make modernity plead guilty. The Courtroom Time Warp If there’s ever been a courtroom moment that captures Nigeria’s unique relationship with …

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