As many former British colonies around the world continue to celebrate 50 years or more of independence, a group of Commonwealth academics gathered at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London recently to debate the merits and faults of the so called “Westminster Model”, the basis at the time of the newly emerging countries’ constitutions [...]
The post-election violence that erupted in some parts of northern Nigeria, even as the nation awaited the official announcement of the winner of the Presidential election, was as vicious as it was spontaneous. The supporters of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), having realised that President Goodluck Jonathan was cruising to victory, unleashed violence on [...]
In the latest edition of NAA we report on the status and role of the African Union, who have been frustrated in their efforts to deal with the Libyan crisis; the organisation have not been taken seriously. However, it seems hardly surprising that this is the case given their lack of effective action in the [...]
A playhouse in south London is showcasing three plays highlighting the complex relationship between Africans born in the UK and those back home From the beginning of May until the middle of July, Oval House Theatre in Kennington, south London will be celebrating the plays by British playwrights of Nigerian ancestry. The project has been [...]
The elections are over and the so-called accidental president, Goodluck Jonathan finally gets to rule the country on his own merit. The jury had been out on the validity of the elections given the destructive post-election violence largely in the north of the country. The jury’s result by and large was that the elections were [...]
Abuja, the Federal Capital of the Federal Republic is the most gigantic project ever undertaken by the Federal Government since independence in 1960, and even before. This is not just with respect to the huge cost of the entire project but also in respect of the socio-economic, political and environmental impact of the relocation of [...]
As politicians continue to go round canvassing for votes ahead of national elections coming up next month, one area that they seemed to be focusing on is the issue of provision of quality education. Indeed President Goodluck Jonathan appears to be in the forefront of this with his administration already establishing six additional Federal Universities [...]
British investment banks Citigroup and JP Morgan are keen to expand into African markets. Both Finance Institute’s seem eager to expand into Africa and extend their influence on the continent. This is despite a warning from John Green; head of global business development at Investec Asset Management, that ‘shoddy infrastructure… may be a big long-term [...]
The first quarter of the year is now comfortably underway and the hospitality market has a fair sense of what lies ahead in 2011. While some would argue that this year will be more challenging without the built in promotional tool of a major event such as the soccer world cup which dominated the local [...]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on the 25th February that across six malaria infected African countries as many as 30% of anti-malaria drugs tested were not up to the required international quality standard. The sample was taken from Cameroon, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria. On top of this 11.6% from the sample were [...]
