Academics suggest good reads on topical issues in Nigeria

By Stephen Onyeiwu, Andrew Wells Robertson Professor of Economics, Allegheny College
Ayodeji Olukoju, Distinguished Professor of History and Strategic Studies, University of Lagos
Olayinka Oyegbile, Communications scholar, Trinity University, Lagos
Sola Balogun, Lecturer, Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University, Oye Ekiti

Four academics reflect on books that touch on topical issues in Nigeria which they read in 2021. The books cut across issues such as the Niger Delta, feminism, development and religion.

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