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Vol. 4, No. 2

The Nigerian Dream

IN THIS ISSUE

⎈Big Dreams and Grand Ambitions: Nigeria's Vision 2020 by Onyenekenwa Cyprian Eneh; ⎈ Nigeria's Missing Multipliers: Women, Vision 2020 and Nigeria's Legal Blindspots by Cynthia Igodo; ⎈ The 'Lion of Africa' with Cat Claws: Nigeria's Image Problem by Fife Ogunde; and ⎈ Pseudo Hope: A Discourse — On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development by Bibiana Ossai x John Babalola. Read the entire issue.

Editors' Picks: This Eid

Selected Reading on Culture, Religion & Islam

French Connections Did Senegal's Macky Sall Fund France's Marine Le Pen?

Hillary Essien·

February/March 2023 News Senegal

·March 12, 2023

Everything I Desire Is For Me I Discovered Who I Was When I Stopped Trying to Lose Weight

Oreoluwa George-Taylor·

Best of 2021: Essays June/July 2021 The Black Atlantic vol5-no4

·July 12, 2021

The Loneliest War Nigeria’s Strategy against Boko Haram

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·

June/July 2017

·June 24, 2017

Fela’s Republic and the #EndSARS Protests How Nigeria’s Youth Found their Own Voice

Motunrola Bisi-Afolabi·

October/November 2020 Special Focus: #EndSARS vol4-no4

·October 14, 2020

Editor’s Foreword

Wale Lawal·

Dispatch

·February 25, 2017

Fuel Subsidy is Gone? The Ambiguous End of Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Programme

Yusuf Omotayo·

June/July 2023 Nigeria

·June 15, 2023

‘Writing is Mostly Editing.’ Grey Atanda's First Draft

Grey Atanda·

February/March 2021 First Draft Interviews

·February 26, 2021

7 Memoirs Worth Reading Cover to Cover

Ìjàpá O·

October/November 2024 Read Something African Reading

·November 24, 2024

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Africa a Development Catalyst or Debt Trap?

Magalie Masamba·

Africa April/May 2025 vol9-no2

·May 22, 2025

Special Focus: COVID-19

Expert Roundtable

Muhammadu Buhari addresses the nation on coronavirus

‘COVID-19 is a Big Scam’ Citizens’ Distrust and the Challenge of Combating Coronavirus in Nigeria

Hakeem Onapajo and Jelili Adebiyi·

February/March 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·March 30, 2020

Children and COVID-19 What Happens When a Child Gets COVID?

Todah Opeyemi·

Best of 2022 February/March 2022 News Nigeria Special Focus: COVID-19

·March 8, 2022

For the Community, By the Community COVID-19, Design and Handwashing Infrastructure in Nigeria

Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Mambidzeni Madzivire·

December 20/January 21 Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1

·January 25, 2021

Weathering the Storm COVID-19 and the Case for Universal Basic Income in Nigeria

Oluwaseyi Somefun·

June/July 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·June 12, 2020

This photo is for our essay on A monstrous Overlap

A Monstrous Overlap COVID-19 and the New Climate Change Imperative

Oluwaseun Oguntuase·

October/November 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1

·October 16, 2020

‘Only Science Can Save Mankind’ Coronavirus, the Death of Religion and the Resurrection of Science

Abdulbasit Kassim·

June/July 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·July 3, 2020

Dealing with National Health Emergencies in Nigeria COVID-19: Lessons from Polio Eradication

Charles Besidonne·

August/September 2021 Special Focus: COVID-19

·August 19, 2021

Are We Victims of Pharmaceutical Half-Truths? The Politics of Clinical Trials in Africa

Charles Besidonne·

February/March 2021 Special Focus: COVID-19

·February 22, 2021

Algeria protests in the midst of coronavirus pandemic.

Algeria’s Indefinite Pause What Will COVID-19 Mean for Algeria’s Year-long Protests?

Temi Ibirogba·

Algeria April/May 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·April 20, 2020

(Purse) Strings Attached From Dependency to Decolonization in Global Health

Paula Akugizibwe·

August/September 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1

·August 14, 2020

COVID 19 Pandemic Africans used to test drugs

Echoes of History COVID Vaccine Tests in Africa

Muzz Muhammad·

June/July 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·June 5, 2020

The Vengeful Outdoors? The Environmental Drivers of COVID-19

Amirah Yusuf·

April/May 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19

·May 8, 2020

The Latest Online

‘We Must Market Our Stories on Our Own Terms’ Nana Sule’s First Draft

Nana Sule·

First Draft Interviews June/July 2025 Nigeria

·June 15, 2025

‘The Boko Haram Conflict is Still Ongoing!’ Chitra Nagarajan’s First Draft

Chitra Nagarajan·

First Draft Interviews June/July 2025

·June 8, 2025

Six African Writers on Their Fondest Childhood Memories

Ijapa O·

April/May 2025 First Draft Interviews

·May 25, 2025

From Our Latest Issue

Does Lagos Have an Architectural Identity Crisis?

Tim Ojo-Ibukun·

June/July 2025 Nigeria

·June 16, 2025

Can Nigeria’s Tech Sector Drive Inclusive Growth?

Loba Agboola·

June/July 2025 Nigeria

·June 15, 2025

The Colonial and Capitalistic Legacies of Nigeria’s Skin Bleaching Epidemic

Olabanke Goriola·

June/July 2025 Nigeria

·June 15, 2025

Does Lagos Have an Architectural Identity Crisis?

June/July 2025 Nigeria

Can Nigeria’s Tech Sector Drive Inclusive Growth?

June/July 2025 Nigeria

The Colonial and Capitalistic Legacies of Nigeria’s Skin Bleaching Epidemic

June/July 2025 Nigeria

No Country for Mothers Women's Health in Northern Nigeria

February/March 2017

Rethinking Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Nigeria Why Abortion Laws Need Reform

February/March 2017

A Day Without Women The #WomensMarch and Feminism in Trump's America

February/March 2017

Efuru Turns 50 6 Writers Visit Select Pages from Flora Nwapa's Debut Novel

Editors Picks: Independence Day February/March 2017 Library

Introducing 'First Draft'

Our New Column Featuring Authors on Books, Reading & Writing

Introducing ‘First Draft’: Our New Column Authors and Prominent Figures on Books, Reading and Writing

The Republic·

First Draft Interviews

·February 4, 2020

‘Writer, Write.’ Moyosore Orimoloye's First Draft

Moyosore Orimoloye·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·February 5, 2020

‘Editing Feels Like Taking Vitamins.’ Ore Ogunbiyi’s First Draft

Ore Ogunbiyi·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·February 12, 2020

This photo is for our piece on 'The Lesson is in the Design' Merlin Uwlaka Interview

‘The Lesson is in Design’ Merlin Uwalaka’s First Draft

Merlin Uwalaka·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·February 19, 2020

‘The Story Comes With Its Own Style’ Sada Malumfashi’s First Draft

Sada Malumfashi·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews Reading Eid

·February 26, 2020

‘Finish the Damned Thing’ Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí’s First Draft

Ẹniọlá Ànúolúwapọ́ Ṣóyẹmí·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·March 4, 2020

‘Who has time for undecided authors?’ Dominique Otigbah’s First Draft

Dominique Otigbah·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·March 11, 2020

‘Every Time You Decide to Write, What Is at Stake for You?’ Joshua Segun-Lean’s First Draft

Joshua Segun-Lean·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·March 18, 2020

‘Talent not nurtured is useless.’ Moyosore Orekoya’s First Draft

Moyosore Orekoya·

February/March 2020 First Draft Interviews

·March 25, 2020

‘Language is resilient’ Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún’s First Draft

Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún·

April/May 2020 First Draft Interviews

·April 1, 2020

‘Are the people in this story I’m telling recognizably human?’ Saratu Abiola’s First Draft

Saratu Abiola·

April/May 2020 First Draft Interviews

·April 8, 2020

‘Write Something Every Day’ Oreva Olakpe’s First Draft

Oreva Olakpe·

April/May 2020 First Draft Interviews

·April 15, 2020

Economic Issues

A Fading Dream of Pan-Africanism? Addressing the Impasse around the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement

Prince Fater Audu·

Africa August/September 2023 vol7-no3

·September 1, 2023

We Cannot Eat Our Cake and Have It The Unnecessary Expanse of Nigeria’s Wheat Economy

Ayoola Oladipupo·

June/July 2022 Nigeria vol6-no2

·July 13, 2022

On Policy Reluctance and Economic Peril Nigeria and the AfCFTA

Abdulrasheed Isah·

December 18/January 19

·December 24, 2018

Pan-Africanism in Foreign Policy African Organizations as Pan-African Agents in the ‘New Scramble’

Chinweizu Okeke·

February/March 2021

·March 8, 2021

Fuel Subsidy is Gone? The Ambiguous End of Nigeria’s Fuel Subsidy Programme

Yusuf Omotayo·

June/July 2023 Nigeria

·June 15, 2023

Naira Struggles Nigeria's Response to the Crude Oil Price Shock of 2014

Nonso Obikili·

April/May 2017

·April 30, 2017

Teetering on the Edge of a Cliff Safeguarding Nigeria's Future Workforce

Misan Rewane·

vol3-no3

·September 6, 2019

This photo is for our piece on a future ready Africa.

What Does a Future-Ready Africa Need? Change: A Terrifying Story

Johann Harmse·

October/November 2019

·October 12, 2019

Why Is Food So Expensive in Nigeria?

Scholastica Akaeze·

Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria October/November 2024

·October 6, 2024

International Issues

Eyeless in Gaza Locating Gaza’s Roads to Africa

Richard Solomon·

Africa Best of 2023: Essays December/January 2023

·December 2, 2023

Nigerian Military Leadership Obasanjo 1977

Nigeria’s Arrested Development A History of Accidental Presidents

Chukwudi Ukonne·

April/May 2020 Editors Picks: Independence Day

·April 17, 2020

This photo is for our piece on fieldwork in DRC

Where is ‘The Field’? Centring the Periphery in Kinshasa

Rachel Strohm·

December 19/January 20 Fieldwork

·December 9, 2019

Myths and Truths Jomo Kenyatta's Hollow Legacy

Edwin Chege·

April/May 2021 Best of 2021: Essays Kenya

·April 7, 2021

This photo is for our piece on 'The Same Old Game: Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble'

The Same Old Game Africa’s Opportunity in the New Scramble for the Continent

Gbọ́láhàn Adébíyì·

August/September 2020 vol4-no3

·September 23, 2020

Africa’s Promise Re-echoes Why the Continent Remains a Place of Hope

Ndidi Akahara·

Africa October/November 2023

·November 10, 2023

A Sahel-less ECOWAS

Abel B. S. Gaiya·

Africa April/May 2024

·April 2, 2024

The Curious Presence of Russian Flags in African Protests

Adeleke Ogunnoiki·

Africa Nigeria October/November 2024

·November 10, 2024

This image is for our piece on Nigeria and the Digital Divide.

Uneven Playing Fields Nigeria and the Digital Divide

Osivue Itseumah·

October/November 2019

·November 29, 2019

Political Issues

Godfathers: An Introduction Editor’s Foreword: The Republic V7, N1

Wale Lawal·

February/March 2023 Nigeria vol7-no1

·February 22, 2023

Nigeria Has Evacuated More Than 1,300 Citizens From Ukraine Since the Russian Invasion

Tomisin Awosika·

February/March 2022 News Nigeria

·March 14, 2022

Pseudo Hope: A Discourse On Nigeria's Vision 2020 and Future Development

Bibiana Ossai and John Babalola·

April/May 2020 Editors Picks: Independence Day vol4-no2

·April 3, 2020

83 Days to the 2023 Polls INEC Resists Worrisome Attacks

Peace Yetunde Onafuye·

December 2022 News Nigeria

·December 2, 2022

The Loneliest War Nigeria’s Strategy against Boko Haram

Dr Olajumoke (Jumo) Ayandele·

June/July 2017

·June 24, 2017

As the Court Pleases Why the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Old Naira Notes is Questionable

Hillary Essien·

February/March 2023 News Nigeria

·February 12, 2023

This photo is for our essay on 'A New Imperialism?'

A New Imperialism? Russia-Africa Relations in the Twenty-First Century

Blessing Simura, George Mudimu and Fadzai Chipato·

August/September 2020 vol4-no3

·August 24, 2020

The Hypocrisy of El-Rufai

Bayo Olupohunda·

April/May 2025 Nigeria

·May 18, 2025

Photo for our essay on decolonizing human trafficking

Decolonizing Human Trafficking Alternative Approaches to Understanding Modern Slavery

Oyinkansola Wumkes·

June/July 2021

·June 7, 2021

Social Issues

‘It’s Essential That We Tell Our Own Stories’ Kome Otobo’s First Draft

Kome Otobo·

Best of 2023: First Draft First Draft Interviews June/July 2023 Nigeria

·July 7, 2023

‘My Forthcoming Novel Haunted Me for About Eight Years’ A. Igoni Barrett’s First Draft

A. Igoni Barrett·

April/May 2025 First Draft Interviews Nigeria

·May 18, 2025

Against All Odds Zlatan Ibile’s ‘Omo Ologo’ and the Triumph of Perseverance

Honour Aghedo·

June/July 2023 Nigeria

·June 12, 2023

We Cannot Say Big Brother Naija is Unimportant How the Reality TV Show is Shaping the Politics of Young Nigerians

Ernest Nweke·

August/September 2022 Nigeria

·September 6, 2022

Changing the Nigerian Anthem

Olakunle Mohammed·

June/July 2024 Nigeria

·June 23, 2024

Resisting Linguistic Genocide How Colonization Shaped Language in Guinea-Bissau

Jamila Pereira·

Africa April/May 2023 Guinea-Bissau

·April 26, 2023

This photo is for our piece on Between Feminism and Islam

Between Feminism and Islam My Personal Journey from ‘Muslim Feminist’ to ‘Muslimah’

Khadija Yusra Sanusi·

February/March 2020 Reading Eid

·February 7, 2020

A Peculiar People Christianity and Nigerian Public Life

Elizabeth Iwunwa·

Best of 2024: Essays February/March 2024 Nigeria vol8-no2

·March 24, 2024

African Philosophy Cannot Be a Thing

Idowu Odeyemi·

Africa April/May 2024

·April 14, 2024

Technological Issues

Where Are the Medics? The Scramble for Africa’s Healthcare Workers

Charles Ebikeme·

Best of 2022 June/July 2022 Nigeria

·July 20, 2022

Electricity Line and Sunset at Dopemu, Lagos, Nigeria

Electrons Are Free but Not Electricity Finding the Right Price for Electricity in Nigeria

Tam Alex·

October/November 2020

·November 18, 2020

Cyber Ready Africa’s Response to Growing Cyber Threats

Osaye Ajari·

Africa Best of 2022 October/November 2022

·November 29, 2022

Deceptions of Innovations Investigating the Claims of Big Tech

Aarshin Karande·

February/March 2020

·March 6, 2020

This photo is for our interview with Dennis Osadebe

Dennis Osadebe’s Near Future Art in The Republic V3 N3

The Republic·

vol3-no3

·September 9, 2019

Reimagining Feminist Digital Worlds

Ololade Faniyi·

Interviews June/July 2025

·June 1, 2025

What is the Future of Nigeria’s Health Sector? A Look at the Presidential Candidates’ Manifestos

Health Policy Research Group & Health Sector Reform Coalition·

February/March 2023 Nigeria Nigeria Decides 2023 Nigeria Decides 2023: Essays

·February 20, 2023

Africa’s Energy Deficit A Crack in Africa’s Geopolitical Foundation

Otobong Inieke·

April/May 2022 Best of 2022

·April 26, 2022

This photo is for our post on Ebola, COVID-19 and other unprofitable diseases.

Unprofitable Diseases Ebola, COVID-19 and the Return of Industrial Policy in Africa?

Francisco Perez·

October/November 2020 Special Focus: COVID-19 vol5-no1

·November 17, 2020

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