By Gbenga Shote Nigerians, like normal humans have national pastimes that keep us preoccupied. The British focus on the weather as a topic of discussion, Americans love their politics,

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In a 2006 article for Foreign Policy and later in his book ‘Hot, Flat and Crowded’, Thomas Friedman outlined what he called ‘The first law of petropolitics’, which is an

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By Seun Osewa

The best Way To privatize public schools in Nigeria...in the spirit of democracy, capitalism, and reducing the cost of government

Just spotted this animated video on YouTube which essentially is a parody of how government contracts work in Nigeria. The creators, EVCL Visuals, give us some insight into