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How Nigerian Loan Providers Marginalize Women

Anazuo Salihu·July 20, 2025

Young women, like most women in Nigeria, struggle to access credit. Expanding financial equity will require simpler systems, cultural change and support for women to take informed financial risks and build economic power. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

The Akpoti-Uduaghan Playbook on Resistance Against All Odds

Juliet Nnaji·July 20, 2025

What does it mean to be a Nigerian woman fighting against the establishment? When Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended for speaking out against sexual harassment, she inadvertently began to create a blueprint for resistance against seemingly insurmountable odds, where refusal itself can be a form of victory. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

What Burns in Bafut Is More Than a Place

Achille Tenkiang·July 20, 2025

To Cameroonians, the Bafut Palace is more than a historical landmark; it is the heart of a living culture, where rituals bind the present to the past. Yet today, the palace stands under siege, its legacy threatened by the Anglophone crisis that has engulfed parts of Cameroon. Read More...

Cameroon June/July 2025

On Misogyny and Black Women’s Hair

Tehila Okagbue·July 20, 2025

For many Black women, the pressure to straighten their hair is not just an aesthetic choice, nor only a necessity for survival in professional spaces, but a burden imposed by colonial and patriarchal standards of beauty. Read More...

June/July 2025

10 African Writers and the Books That Made Them Become Writers

Ijapa O·July 20, 2025

In our latest First Draft interview, we asked ten African writers, including Fatima Bala and Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ, about the books that inspired them to become writers. Here’s what they told us. Read More...

First Draft Interviews June/July 2025

7 Books That Will Make You Drop Everything and Take That Trip

Ijapa O·July 20, 2025

In our latest book recommendation, we have compiled a list of books that will make you finally take that trip. From the adventurous journeys of a Nigerian journalist who travelled the world on a motorcycle to a social activist’s daughter’s attempt to discover the country her father died fighting for, these books are just the push you need to pack your bags and explore the world. Read More...

June/July 2025 Read Something African Reading

The Tragedy of Buharism

Afolabi Adekaiyaoja·July 12, 2025

There is currently a debate about the role President Bola Ahmed Tinubu played in the emergence of his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, as president. While there is no clear-cut answer to the debate, what is clear is the erosion of Buhari’s philosophy in the current political dispensation. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

The Un-Lonely Voice of A. Igoni Barrett

Emmanuel Esomnofu·July 12, 2025

Nigerian writer, A. Igoni Barrett, points us towards an alternative vision for art. In his stories, there is an affinity for villainous arcs, embedded within colourful, everyday life. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

Is Feminism Compatible With Religion?

Tega A. Onobrakpeya·July 12, 2025

Both Christianity and Islam have doctrines that highlight the supremacy of men over women, raising the question of whether it is possible to be a religious feminist. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

The Problem With Age Gaps in Romantic Relationships

Jessica Onyemauche·July 12, 2025

Age gaps in heterosexual relationships have survived the test of time. However, in the feminist pursuit of a gender-equal society, we must recognize how age disparity—though seemingly harmless—can play a significant role in reinforcing gender inequality. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

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