Nigerians

I can put my hand on my chest and confidently say that Nigerians are some of the most hard working people in the world, and that's a wonderful virtue. Unfortunately, with equal confidence…

Life and living in contemporary Nigeria have never been tougher than in previous years. Many more Nigerians are leaving the middle-class niche, sliding steeply into the poverty canyon with…

I realised something the other day — it took me 27 whole years to start bringing in significant returns on everything my parents ever invested in my life via education and upkeep. It was…

In the 18th Century West African port city of Ouidah, a man decided that his fortune lay elsewhere. According to the oral history, this fellow, who held a title in the sacred cult of the…

A good start to this piece is to make it clear that Nigeria does not have a national language. That, then, will warrant the explanation of the term ‘national language.’ The term has been…