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Canadian passport

Why a Nigerian professor threatens to renounce his Canadian citizenship

By Pius Adesanmi I am a citizen of Canada. I came to Canada in 1998. I have been living in Ottawa since 2006. Ottawa is where I pay my taxes. I am uncomfortable in my...

Ibrahim Mayaki

NEPAD mobilizes funds for regional infrastructure

Ibrahim Mayaki is the chief executive officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), a developmental agency of the African Union. Africa Renewal’s...

Okonjo Iweala on Climate Change

Shaping global and national economies to better respond to climate challenges in landscapes

Remarks by Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala High-Level Opening Plenary, Global Landscapes Forum Palais des Congres, Paris  Saturday, December 5, 2015 Your Excellencies, Ladies...

Amina Mohammed

Amina Mohammed: I foresee a world without poverty

Amina Mohammed is the United Nations secretary-general’s former special adviser on post-2015 development planning. She was heavily involved in planning the Sustainable...

Igbo political leaders

In defence of the spirit of Biafra 

By Anthony A. Kila Those who easily discard the spirit of Biafra are wrong and they need to be corrected. A closer look at their position and action will easily reveal...

Americanization

Globalization: The many faces of slavery

By Philip Amiola The world was recently taken aback by news of a London-based Nigerian doctor, Emmanuel Edet, and his wife who were found guilty of enslaving one Ofonime...

Alison Madueke and Dele Momodu

Diezani Alison-Madueke: Villain or hero?

By Olusola Daniel Few people illustrate the transient nature of positional power like the erstwhile Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The...

Amaechi ministerial screening

Amaechi: Tortuous Journey to the next level

By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze The idea to write on the above topic came from a friend and a sister who is described in some quarters as an enfant terrible, the pen terror and...

Flood in Nigeria - climate change

African leaders pledge to fight for a deal on climate change

By Dan Shepard and Kingsley Ighobor As African leaders, climate change experts and scholars understand it, the climate change agreement currently being negotiated and...

SDGs in sync with Africa's priorities

Sustainable Development Goals are in sync with Africa’s priorities

Newly adopted Sustainable Development Goals could transform the continent By Kingsley Igohobor On 26 September, a day after world leaders adopted the new development...