Chapter 03 | Nigeria’s Political Economy
A Summary Narrative of the Nigerian Experiment A purposive thought of a united Nigeria necessarily engages an Orwellian DoubleThink, the conscious effort to hold two completely contradictory positions at once on an issue, and simultaneously believing in both. The nation-state of Nigeria was never designed to succeed as an organic entity that independently meets the […]
Chapter 02 | A Summary Narrative of the Nigerian Experiment
Despite internal efforts, and a generous influx of development aid from donor nations and international financial institutions, Africa’s economy remains abysmally weak and accounts for less than 1.2 percent of the World’s Gross Domestic Products (World bank, 2021), even though more than 10 percent of the world’s population calls it home (UNDP, 2020). The World […]
Chapter 01 | Introduction
Nigerians in the Diaspora: Marooned or involuntary Economic Refugees? There is something about one’s country of origin that keeps tugging at the heart. The memories and experiences that defined one’s early existence are difficult to jettison even as the terminal stages of longevity approaches with horrifying speed. Nigerians living abroad are not immune to […]