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After the Golden Era Restoring Nigeria’s Foreign Policy Towards West Africa

Daniel Olaoluwa WhyteMay 22, 2023

Nigerian politics matter at home and abroad, particularly for West Africa. Likewise, West Africa’s stability or otherwise matters and has real implications for Nigeria. Unlike the Muhammadu Buhari administration, Nigeria’s next president cannot afford to neglect foreign policy in favour of an overemphasis on domestic issues.

April/May 2023Best of 2023: EssaysNigeriavol7-no2

Politics, Priorities, and Policies Nigeria’s Post-Presidential Inauguration Era and the Burden of Nation Building

Folahanmi AinaMay 22, 2023

A deliberate decision from the incoming administration to show magnanimity across the political divide along with a rigorous pursuit of people-centred policies will go a long way in kick starting the process of national reconciliation, leading up to nation building. All that Nigerians are asking for is a chance to witnesses a nation that works for them in their lifetime.

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

To Be or Not to Be Surreal? Abba T. Makama’s Biggest Question Yet

Hillary EssienMay 22, 2023

‘We chose the term “surreal” not because we were surrealist filmmakers,’ Abba T. Makama says of his collective, Surreal16. ‘We felt surrealism was another word for dreaming. When you’re dreaming, the ego is asleep and you’re running on the unconscious. You’re free. It’s about freedom of creativity.’

April/May 2023InterviewsNigeriavol7-no2

Surviving the Long Shadow of Trauma Life after the Owo Church Massacre

Adesola IkulajoluMay 22, 2023

Nearly a year after a shooting took place at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, we visited the church, where despite the trauma of surviving a massacre, church members have returned, and service has resumed.

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

‘Ellu P’ Power A New Potential for Nigerian Opposition Politics

Muzz MuhammadMay 22, 2023

Though the Labour Party has spent much of its energies in the post-election period challenging the outcomes of the 2023 elections, the party has several unique opportunities to leverage its strengths while in the opposition.

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

Will the Winners Take It All? Tinubu’s Presidency and the Challenge of Peacebuilding in South East Nigeria

Charles EkpoMay 22, 2023

Nigeria has been one of the major hurdles to economic integration across West Africa, this author argues. It is one of the most inward-looking developing countries in the world, but will the next president be able to reverse this trend?

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

Of Borders and Economy Can Nigeria’s Next President Chart a New Africa Foreign Economic Policy?

Abel GaiyaMay 22, 2023

Nigeria has been one of the major hurdles to economic integration across West Africa, this author argues. It is one of the most inward-looking developing countries in the world, but will the next president be able to reverse this trend?

April/May 2023Nigeriavol7-no2

‘There Is Nothing Simple About Writing a Book’ Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ’s First Draft

Chikodili EmelumaduMay 19, 2023

Nigerian novelist, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, wrote her award-winning debut novel, Dazzling, ‘because nothing like it exists at the moment’.

April/May 2023First DraftInterviewsNigeria

Coming of Age Amidst Political Instability and Western Influence Book Review: The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa by Stephen Buoro

Kenechukwu NwokediMay 18, 2023

The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa, a novel by Stephen Buoro, deftly navigates the tension between what informs desire and the instinct to shirk it. The novel aims to highlight the complexities of living in a country like Nigeria through the perspective of a malleable teenager full of promise.

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