An African Intellectual Publication
Rigorous thinking on Nigeria, Africa, and the civilisational project that defines our century.
By Jeremiah Nome
Featured Essay
Pakistan has the same population as Nigeria, more roads, and more vehicles, yet consumes a third of the fuel Nigeria claimed to.
Read the essay →Nigeria · Governance
When a crime this large, this consistent, and this well-documented produces zero prosecutions across 25 years of democracy, the only logical conclusion is that the state isn't failing to catch the criminals. The state IS the criminals.
Nigeria · Economy
GDP is growing at its fastest rate in a decade. The stock market has tripled. Reserves have recovered. And eleven million Nigerian children under five are in severe food poverty.
Africa · Civilisation
Africa is 17% of the world's population and less than 3% of global scientific output. This is not a natural state. It is a produced one.
Nigeria · Education
From 26th to 1st in national WAEC rankings. A World Bank study. A Commissioner who closed 486 miracle centres. The record is documented.
Nigeria · Oil
Remove it temporarily. Verify actual consumption independently. Fight smuggling. Fix the refineries. Refine locally. Then make permanent decisions based on real data.
Fact Check
A viral caption claims Peter Obi said he would free Nnamdi Kanu and negotiate with bandits. He said neither. Here is what he actually said.
The Philosophy
A governance philosophy designed to solve communism's incentive failure and capitalism's inequality, built specifically for Nigeria and the African context.
Explore the philosophy →The Writer
Jeremiah Nome
Writing on Nigerian governance, African political economy, and the civilisational questions that define what this continent becomes.
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