Colonial government

Opinion: Echoes of 1914- Nigeria was designed to fall apart

by Ugochukwu Amasike In 1914, two very distinct entities, with no shared values or shared ideology were fused together, without their consent. That fusion was driven by economic reasons, it was essentially tantamount to a contemporary business merger aimed at increasing profit. The promoters of this merger spared no thought for the discordance such a... Read More

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November 18, 2016

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Opinion: Adamu Adamu and the call of history

by Philip Afaha One day, Nigerian History will join English language and Mathematics as compulsory subjects in our schools; the need for this sure inclusion is staring Nigeria in the face. While inaugurating the recent disarticulation of History from Social Studies in the school curriculum, the Honourable Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu had observed that... Read More

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