Author: Eniola Anuoluwapo Soyemi

Eniola is a Max Weber Fellow at the European University Institute. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University in 2017. Her dissertation, 'Law's Moral Legitimacy and the Significance of Participation', is focused in political and legal philosophy and uses Nigeria as a case study is asking why and when we ought to obey the law.

Returning to the Golden Era of Nigerian Agriculture | by Olabukunola Williams

10/11/2016

“At the 2003 African Union Summit in Maputo, African countries – including Nigeria – pledged to allocate 10 per cent of their budgets to agriculture to combat consistent under-investment and harness the sector’s potential to spur economic growth. Nigeria is not living up to this commitment.” Motivated by falling oil prices, the now distant memory … More Returning to the Golden Era of Nigerian Agriculture | by Olabukunola Williams

Eradicating Nigeria’s Street Traders |by Olusegun Sotola

11/10/2016

“In the current economic recession, it is odd that state governments would decide to cast people out of an innovation they have made to help themselves, and the economic prospects of their states, without offering them any alternative solutions in return.” In a recent popularity poll, a majority of 36.1% believed Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of … More Eradicating Nigeria’s Street Traders |by Olusegun Sotola

Languages of Power and Cabo Verde’s 2016 Elections | by Abel Djassi Amado

20/09/2016

“In Cabo Verde, there is a critical struggle emerging between the official language of political power: Portuguese, and the language of the people: Cabo Verdean Creole.” Electoral periods in many places, from the start of official campaigning to a few days or weeks after the elections, are a unique time. For one, election day itself … More Languages of Power and Cabo Verde’s 2016 Elections | by Abel Djassi Amado

Seeing Agriculture in Nigeria as a Business | by Victoria Fajemilehin

01/09/2016

“In 2016, Nigeria imported over 4 million metric tons of wheat. By 2030, this figure is predicted to rise to over 10 million metric tons costing the country $10 billion.” Rotimi Williams is a former journalist turned entrepreneur, who now owns the second largest commercial rice farm in Nigeria. He is only thirty-five. Mr Williams’ … More Seeing Agriculture in Nigeria as a Business | by Victoria Fajemilehin

Failures of a weak state are to blame for Nigeria’s ethnicity problem

29/08/2016

“The pervasive ethnic stereotyping and myth-making that goes on between ordinary civilians has the capacity to destroy the very fabric of Nigerian society” If truth be told, Nigeria has an ethnicity problem. It is evident in high-profile cases of sometimes violent tensions. But perhaps most damagingly, it is also demonstrated in the low-profile everyday mistrust … More Failures of a weak state are to blame for Nigeria’s ethnicity problem

The Central Bank of Nigeria: Battling Inflation with a Knife | by Oluwatosin Olaseinde

01/08/2016

“The question remains, why is the MPC attempting to address inflation by increasing the lending rate, thereby reducing the money supply when the cause of Nigeria’s inflation is not, in fact, an increase in the money supply but an increase in price levels?” On the 25th and 26th of July, 2016, Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee … More The Central Bank of Nigeria: Battling Inflation with a Knife | by Oluwatosin Olaseinde

The Somali Woman Question: More Than a Call for Equality | by B. Arte

20/05/2016

“The Somali culture that I knew, a culture that treated women as sisters, mothers and grandmothers, was still alive and well.” Stepping off the airplane onto Somali soil for the first time in my life, I did not know what to expect. Most of what I had heard about my homeland had been derived from … More The Somali Woman Question: More Than a Call for Equality | by B. Arte

Nigeria’s Most Important Export | by Nkiruka Chiemelu

02/05/2016

“Nigeria has inadvertently landed itself a new title – it has become the largest manufacturer and exporter of culture in Africa.” There has, in recent times, been plenty of focus on the increased diversification of the Nigerian economy led by its growing consumer class. Yet, the macroeconomic shocks to the country as a result of … More Nigeria’s Most Important Export | by Nkiruka Chiemelu

One Zambia, One Nation: The legacy of Kenneth Kaunda | by Derrick M Muwina

19/04/2016

“…the unity that most Zambians alive today are proud of is squarely attributable to the life and work of Kenneth Kaunda” On Zambia’s coat of arms are etched the country’s official motto: “One Zambia, One Nation”.  In a country where it is widely believed – though the real number is unknown – that 70 ethnolinguistic groups live … More One Zambia, One Nation: The legacy of Kenneth Kaunda | by Derrick M Muwina

America’s African ‘Anchor States’: Cabo Verde | by Abel Djassi Amado

28/03/2016

“Given the extremely low ‘hard power’ of Cabo Verde, it is somewhat puzzling that the United States has suddenly decided to list the African archipelago as an ‘anchor state’, joining the ranks of Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Cabo Verde is neither economically, commercially, nor financially significant to the West African sub-region.” On July … More America’s African ‘Anchor States’: Cabo Verde | by Abel Djassi Amado