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This week, we discuss restructuring in Nigeria’s past and analyze the current calls for restructuring. What do the political elite really want to achieve with a new restructure and what does it mean for the country’s future?   

This episode was made by Anthonieta Kalunta, Alexandra Gekpe, Rabia Hadejia, Richard Anyebe, Dominic Tabakaji, Sam Tabakaji, and Nico Rivers.  

Special thanks to Daily Trust newspaper, Stanley Bentu, Aredi Isha and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.  

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This week, we dig into the history of our police force in Nigeria and we discover that the Force was not designed to fight crime. And even though they have been implementing a series of reforms, they still struggle to meet community demands to fight and prevent crimes.

How do we help them fix this?

This episode was made by Anthonieta Kalunta, Rabia Hadejia, Dominic Tabakaji, Sam Tabakaji, and Nico Rivers.

Special thanks to Alexandra Gekpe, Richard Anyebe, Stanley Bentu, Aredi Isha and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.

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Two percent. 

No, that’s not the amount of charge you have left on your phone. That’s the average amount of trade, both imports and exports, that African countries conducted with each other between 2015 and 2017.  

67%. that’s the amount of trade European countries did with each other in that same time period. Asian countries. 61%. The Americas had 47% trade with each other.   

We had two percent.  

African countries on average traded more with Europe, Asia, and the Americas than we did with countries on our own continent.  In July 2019, 54 countries signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. The agreement is affective as of January 1st of this year, 2021.  The purpose of this agreement is to encourage trade within African by lowering tariffs from goods and services across the continent. 

In this episode, we discuss how we might have gotten to 2% in the first place and what this trade agreement could mean for us if it’s implemented.  

This episode was made by Alexandar Gekpe, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe, Dominic Tabakaji, Sam Tabakaji, and Nico Rivers.  Special thanks to John Iwodi, Rabia Hadejia, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.  

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Secondary School (also known as High School in the US) is supposed to be an exciting time filled with unforgettable experiences. It's a place where some of us made lifelong friends while learning about ourselves. But for others, the Secondary School experience can be terrible.   

In this episode, we talk about the power dynamics in Nigerian secondary schools and we try to understand why students inflict extreme forms of bullying that may sometimes cross over into sexual abuse.   

This episode was made by John Iwodi, Alexandra Gekpe, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.  Special thanks to Stanley Bentu, Rabia Hadejia, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.  

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Since January 2020, scientists around the world have been working non-stop to accelerate the development of a Covid-19 vaccine so that we can get back to doing that thing which makes us human - interacting with other humans.

And in December 2020 they delivered not one, not two, but three vaccines that appear to be safe and effective at providing some level of immunity against the virus.

But their hard work and the sacrifices that we’ve all made in 2020 will only make sense if we are willing to take the vaccine. Nigeria is scheduled to receive vaccines to cover 40 million people. Are you willing to queue for one?

This episode was made by Anthonieta Kalunta, Alexandra Gekpe, John Iwodi, Richard Anyebe, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.

Special thanks to Stanley Bentu, Rabia Hadejia, and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.

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I offered my colleagues, Richard and John, what seems like the perfect job opportunity: I would pay for everything they need, their food, their clothing, even an apartment. But they would have to work for 24 hours, 7 days week. And no additional pay. I would pay them indirectly by taking care of everything they need.  

These men turned this job down.  

Yet at least 40 million women in Nigeria do this job every day. Maybe even closer to 70 million. These are the real housewives. Majority of them do not earn a living from managing their homes. They’ve been told that it is their duty to do this work. Yes, the man will provide everything she needs, everything the house needs, everything the children need, but she won’t get paid. She has no money that she can call her own. No ability to make choices that do not require her husband’s permission.

This episode was made by Richard Anyebe, John Iwodi, Rabia Hadejia, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.

Special thanks to Anthonieta Kalunta, Alexandra Gekpe, Stanley Bentu, Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku, and all wives and husbands who have us feedback.

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Since 2015, Nigerians have been hearing from the government that Boko Haram has “technically” been defeated. The most prominent voice delivering that message has been Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture. Standing in complete contrast to what the administration is saying are headlines like: “Boko Haram slaughters 43 farmers in Borno” and as recent as this month, “Gunmen attack Katsina school, abduct students”.

The government’s communication strategy seems to be at odds with the reality on the ground. Which made us wonder, who is the Lai Mohammed actually talking to?

This episode was made by Alexandra Gekpe, Rabia Hadejia, Richard Anyebe, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.

Special thanks to Dr. Abdullahi Tasiu, John Iwodi, Anthonieta Kalunta, Stanley Bentu and Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku.

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On Sunday, 29th of November, 43 farmers were buried in Zabarmari, a village in Jere, local government of Borno state. The farmers and several others were killed the day before by Boko Haram in the largest single attack on civilians in 2020.

This episode was made by John Iwodi, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe, Rakiya Usman, Mustapha Sani Zabarmari, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.

Special thanks to Stanley Bentu, Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku, Alexandra Gekpe, and Rabia Hadejia.

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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike since March 23rd, 2020. Nigerian university students have been at home since March 23rd. This is the 15th time that ASUU has called a strike since 1999. At the face of it, this particular strike is straight forward. But for a growing democracy like Nigeria's, strikes may serve a bigger purpose.   

This episode was made by Alexandra Gekpe, Anthonieta Kalunta, Richard Anyebe , John Iwodi, Dominic Tabakaji, and Sam Tabakaji.  

Special thanks to Stanley Bentu, Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku, and Rabia Hadejia.  

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Kaduna State law makers passed a law on 11th September that any person who is convicted of raping a 14-year old, or younger, will be surgically castrated and executed. Three men accused of raping a 13-year old may be the among the first to potentially be convicted under this new law.   

This episode was made by: Rahmat Muhammad, Richard Anyebe, Anthonieta Kalunta,  John Iwodi, Rabia Hadejia, Dominic Tabakaji and Sam Tabakaji.   

Special thanks to: Barrister Gidado, Dr. Sam Ginado, Stanley Bentu, Mala Iwa Gbado Ikaleku, and Alexandra Gekpe.  

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