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Over the past four decades, one set of economic ideas has become increasingly influential across Nigeria.
Where did these ideas come from—and how did they become conventional wisdom?
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'This vision of a borderless West Africa, brimming with trade and collaboration, was one I thought truly existed. But it doesn’t.' rpublc.com/story/2025/08/10/…
'As more of Nigeria’s vast youthful population come to terms with policies that restrict access to previously enjoyed luxuries, a reaction aimed at restoring a semblance of normalcy to their lives seems inevitable.' rpublc.com/story/2025/10/19/…
How Did Ethiopia Build Its Own Dam? #OnSite⚡️
In September 2025, Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, a project that took 14 years to fund and build. Its financing effort drew contributions from across Ethiopian society, from public employees and students to businesses and diaspora communities.
Chidinma Rita Nebolisa examines how the country mobilized domestic resources to finance one of Africa’s largest infrastructure projects, and what its experience reveals about the possibilities and limits of self-sufficiency.
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'South Africa has watched in a combination of horror and fascination as the webs of corruption, murder and malfeasance running through its state apparatuses have been revealed week by week.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/11/…
'The decision to remove the fuel subsidy was driven by its unsustainable fiscal cost. Its removal was intended to free up fiscal resources and allow government to reallocate funds to welfare and infrastructure projects.' rpublc.com/story/2025/10/19/…
'The grip of the outlaw figure on the national psyche of South Africa would not be so strong if South Africans were less venal. It is not only a history of exclusion which has made South Africans so tolerant of crime.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/11/…
'When I come as one, but I stand as 10,000.'— Maya Angelou
What does it mean to walk into a room alone, knowing you carry the strength of those who came before you? Oprah Winfrey talks about being the only woman, and often the only Black person, in the room. Rather than see it as a limitation, she draws strength from her heritage and the women who forged a path before her, carrying their presence into spaces they were once excluded from.
Because sometimes, you enter a room as one person, but you never truly stand alone.
🎥: Stanford Graduate School of Business / YouTube
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Wardah Abbas' story, 'How Nigerian Universities Became Centres of Islamic Radicalism' details her experience at the University of Ilorin and accounts from other campuses addressing how religious radicalisation took hold in university spaces, how student groups became means for ideological control, and how institutional silence allowed it to persist.
Read the story here: rpublc.com/story/2026/03/22/…
'Africa’s Hustle Republics' explores the social life of money across Africa. From weddings and agriculture to migration, finance and informal economies, this issue examines the many ways Africans make, move, perform and imagine money. shop.rpublc.com/products/the…
'To communities excluded from the life of the nation, the laws which shape that life lose their legitimacy. Rather than face opprobrium as criminals, outlaws become hometown heroes.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/11/…
'Keeping with the times, geopolitical power is not merely defined by geography and the dominance of territory, it is also defined by a state’s influence on the flow of people, money, goods and data across these territories.' rpublc.com/story/2025/08/24/…
'It is no longer only Swahili and Muslim women; I have women from all backgrounds sending me direct messages for more insight on sex, marriage or just womanhood.' rpublc.com/story/2025/09/21/…
Nigerian novelist and author of ‘I Do Not Come to You by Chance’, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on the motivations behind human behavior, the craft of storytelling, and why compelling writing goes beyond having a good story to tell. She discusses how everyday observations inspired her award-winning debut novel about unemployment and internet scams in Nigeria, the power of fiction to help readers process difficult experiences, and why she believes everyone can tell a story, but the skillful use of words is what makes it memorable. rpublc.com/story/2023/07/14/…
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Aṣa’s Unique Afrobeat Formula #OnSite⚡️
Aṣa’s career has unfolded alongside the transformation of Nigerian music, from the rise of Mo’Hits and Nigerian hip-hop in the 2000s to the global success of Afrobeats. Yet, she has consistently followed her own musical instincts, building a loyal audience without relying on frequent releases or major collaborations.
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'The challenge confronting South Africa, then, is not simply to prosecute men like Matlala, important though that is. It is to rebuild the social conditions under which honesty, rather than criminal ingenuity, becomes aspirational.' rpublc.com/story/2026/10/11/…