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Richard Ikiebe

43 Articles

When a nation is loquacious: Nigeria’s democratic Babel and the cost of broken tongues

Nigeria has become a loquacious nation — not in the literal sense…

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Constitutional review must engage rural Nigeria to avoid elite capture and failure

The Nigerian constitutional review process continues to unfold with procedural precision; still,…

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Theft of the Nigerian mind: Why nobody is thinking for Nigeria

Pre-colonial “Nigeria” was intellectually vibrant and productive. Yorubaland developed a knowledge system…

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Africa cannot build great nations without original deep thought leadership

The great gulf between Europe's transformative ascent and Africa's persistent developmental struggles…

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How not to reimagine a nation: Task-obsession keeps Nigeria trapped in borrowed greatness

Conversation about "reimagining Nigeria" has become a familiar refrain in our national…

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From Vision 2010 to Agenda 2050: Why Africa’s most ambitious visions keep failing

Nigeria's relationship with national development planning represents one of the most perplexing…

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