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More Nigerian Students Leave For Neighbouring Countries

October 31, (THEWILL) - The last decade in Nigeria has witnessed increased migration of her citizens, especially youths in search of the proverbial greener pastures and possibilities. Although several factors have contributed to this situation, the educational system and its...

Nigeria Unmasked Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka

October 24, (THEWILL) - Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka’s first novel in 50 years is a fearless satire about idealism running up against corruption and greed Wole Soyinka won the Nobel prize for literature in 1986, the first black person to...

Mama Roz’s Chronicles: Homeless In Abuja (1)

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October 17, (THEWILL) - Every morning on the streets of Abuja, an increasing number of women and children rise from their makeshift “beds” to start a daily hustle of mostly begging or for the more fortunate, petty trading. Homelessness...

JP Clark: One Year After

October 17, (THEWILL) - If there were a proper burial ceremony for Professor John Pepper Bekederemo Clark after he died a year ago this October, there would have been a gathering of the Who is Who in Nigerian Literature....

Nigeria’s Tourism: Another Path To Economy Growth

October 17, (THEWILL) - In this piece, JANEFRANCES CHIBUZOR reports that Nigeria as a multi-cultural nation has a rich tourism potential awaiting development The global economic recession has posed new challenges to the world, in addition to challenges from global...

A Compassionate Observer of the Human Predicament

October 10, (THEWILL) - So did Anders Olsson, chairman of the Swedish Academy’s Nobel Prize Committee, describe Abdulrazak Gurnah winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021 in a sparsely attended press conference in the Swedish capital, Stockholm...

Nigeria’s Art, Culture on Runway

October 10, (THEWILL) - The corridor of the Presidential Villa Banquet Hall was crammed with exhibitors, guests and government officials. Culture workers waited patiently until they got clearance from security operatives to enter the venue of one of the...

World Tourism Celebration Ideal Platform to Boost Nigeria’s Economy

October 03, (THEWILL) - In this piece, Janefrances Chibuzor observes that Nigeria has joined other nations of the world in experiencing a fair deal of economic growth through the celebration of 2021 World Tourism Day (WTD) last Monday. With a...

Sacrificial Literary Geniuses

October 03, (THEWILL) - Byron. Fitzgerald. Marechera. Okigbo. Plath. Shelley. They were all great writers who died young, some in their twenties, thirties, only one making it past forty. They were all dreamers, idealistic, adventurous and most often geniuses...

WTD 2021: How Prepared is Nigeria?

September 27, (THEWILL) - How prepared is Nigeria for this year world tourism day celebration amid covid-19 challenges? Will its random activities across the nation make the desired impact? Janefrances Chibuzor writes. There are mixed feelings among tourism expert on challenges hindering...