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The Petroleum Industry Bill and the quest for a new Nigeria

It had been 20 years in the making. And it was first…

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Economics and the better angels of our nature

Economists have become increasingly interested in the factors underlying insecurity, war and…

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Ikigai – The Japanese secret to success, happiness, and long life

One of my favourites of all the countries I have visited is…

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The Spirit of Democracy and its Enemies

Saturday 12 June was Democracy Day. It had this rather mournful and…

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The Nigerian Dilemma

By the “Nigerian Dilemma”, I am referring to the ethno-sectarian divide that…

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France and the perils of tributary Pan-Africanism

I went to school in France; the beneficiary of a prestigious French…

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Pulling down the railway tracks

Last week, some unscrupulous characters were caught on camera vandalising the rail…

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Napoleon Bonaparte and the Black Jacobins

He was a force of nature. He subdued kingdoms and shook down…

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