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Language, parenthood, and online culture

Someone recently sent me a clip that has gone viral on Facebook: two children (my estimate is that they are 7 and 10) whose mother is scolding them fo

Sokoto community guards and matters arising

The establishment of the Sokoto state Community Guard Corps has generally been considered as a step forward towards addressing insecurity in the state

Can Nigeria develop without engineering?

In economics, productivity is measured by the efficient ability of people, businesses and other participants in the economy to turn inputs into output

Why the Internet blackout is a suspicious occurrence

There is every reason to be concerned about last week’s internet outage, which mainly affected some of Africa’s major trading blocs: Ghana, Nigeria, S

Nigeria’s academic freedom: A cause for celebration and opportunity for leverage

In a recent conversation with a Middle Eastern friend pursuing a PhD in Malaysia, I was startled by a troubling revelation. Despite his academic pursu