Friday, April 19th, 2024



  • How Slavery Helped Build a World Economy by the Schomburg Centre.

    How Slavery Helped Build a World Economy by the Schomburg Centre.0

    • World
    • Saturday, March 20th, 2021

    “Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”—Patrick Henry, Speech in the Virginia Convention, March, 1775. How Slavery Helped Build a

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  • Why Nigeria is stuck in a cycle of sharp devaluations

    Why Nigeria is stuck in a cycle of sharp devaluations0

    When it comes to currency devaluations in Nigeria, the policy approach seems to be the bigger the better. The devaluation of the currency is usually sudden and sharp, wreaking havoc on people and businesses. One might wonder what qualifies as a sharp devaluation. I derive this by taking the inflation differential between the US and

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  • ISWAP kill over 30 Nigerian soldiers over a three day period

    ISWAP kill over 30 Nigerian soldiers over a three day period0

    Islamist militants have killed over thirty soldiers during a series of clashes in North-East of Nigeria since last week, sources claim. ISWAP kills 30 Nigerian soldiers. Security across the entirety of Nigeria has been deteriorating in recent months. The recent being four attacks that claimed the lives of about twenty-seven soldiers and ten members of

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