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February 20
Africa: The First Oil Shock - February 1974 and the Making of Our Times
Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the… Read more »
February 09
Nigeria: The Silence of the Obidients
With the Tinubu government's IMF-prescribed shock therapy convulsing the economy almost a year after the botched presidential election they believe cost Peter Obi victory, what… Read more »
August 16, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Coastal Communities Build Flood Barriers With Mud and Sticks
As they continue to wait in vain for state intervention amid rising sea levels, people in Akwa Ibom are taking matters into their own hands. Read more »
July 19, 2023
West Africa: How Nigeria's Fuel Subsidy Shock Jolted Cameroon's Economy
In Cameroon, the unintended consequences of Nigeria's fuel subsidy withdrawal ripple across the beleaguered Anglophone region. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Security Crisis - Under Tinubu, Continuity Will Lead to Calamity
President Tinubu's response to Nigeria's security crisis so far signals much of the same inaction. Should the UK intervene? Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Will Dangote's Refinery Turn Nigeria's Expensive Oil Habit Into a Blessing?
The opening of the Refinery is the biggest good news story in decades. Is there reason to be nervous about another Dangote monopoly? Read more »
Nigeria: Degrees of Heat - Northern Nigeria Students Wilt in Climate Extremes
What can universities do as a hotter and longer dry season impacts students' health and performance? Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Happy City Is On the Brink of Being Swallowed By the Sea
As the community await international funding and national action, the once reputed coastal town is disappearing in rising ocean surges. Read more »
May 27, 2023
Nigeria: Afrobeats - The Birth of Afro-Adura
The fast-rising genre is spawning a new wave of Afrobeats stars, and adds a spiritual dimension rooted in a century-old African church. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: How Nigeria Avoided Organized Violence During the 2023 Elections
Super Camps and military vigilance in the North, and Peter Obi's candidature in the southeast quelled much potential violence. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: President Tinubu - an Ambivalent Record?
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
March 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Curious Voter Turnout Problem
Why do Nigerian voters disappear when new technology is introduced at the polling booth? Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: Did Nigeria's Election Tech Fail or Was It Sabotaged?
Young voters put their faith in digital technology. But at polling units nationwide, many were transported to an elections twilight zone. Read more »
February 24, 2023
Nigeria: Will Technology Deliver a Clean Election for Nigeria?
Voter registration is up, as confidence in election technology grows, but trust in the electoral commission continues to flounder. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Inside the Insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria
As a regional force ratchets up pressure, rival Islamist factions engage in a brutal fratricidal war. Is it a matter of time before Boko Haram falls? Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Nigeria's Elections - the Candidates' Security Pledges
The activities of over 80 active militant groups have already pushed Nigeria to the brink. How will the new president respond? Read more »
February 20, 2023
Nigeria: Where Do Nigeria's Frontrunners Stand On Climate Change?
Only one candidate devotes more than a few passing mentions to climate change in their manifesto. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Nigeria: Oligarchs, Oil and Obi-Dients - the Battle for the Soul of Nigeria
The end of the oil-fuelled patronage system may pose the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War. Therein may lie its salvation. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: "People Want to Be Rich Overnight" - Nigeria Logging Abounds Despite Ban
In Cross River state, home to much of Nigeria's remaining forest, locals and officials accuse the state government of profiting from illegal logging. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: The Insecurity Ahead of Nigeria's 2023 Elections Is Unprecedented
What will this mean for the running and credibility of the polls? Read more »
December 20, 2022
Nigeria: Lagos Is Unique but Not in the Way People Think
The aspects of Lagos that are often vilified are exceptional only in their scale. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: Why Are Nigerians Keeping Migration Plans Secret From Their Friends?
Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they've already gone. Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: Old Faces, New Hopes - Meet the 2023 Presidential Candidates
Four men lead the race to be Nigeria's next president. Who are they and what do they stand for? Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: Dance to Buga, but Please Don't Do This
Opening a bottle with your teeth could end up being painful, disfiguring, and expensive. Read more »
July 27, 2022
Nigeria: What Will It Take for Monthly Rent Payment to Work in Nigeria?
Nigerians currently have to shell out a whole year's rent in advance. Many renters want this to change, but landlords will need reassuring. Read more »
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