26. 'Is Nigeria's fuel subsidy still worth fighting for?' ft. Camilla Houeland

26. 'Is Nigeria's fuel subsidy still worth fighting for?' ft. Camilla Houeland

We explore the origins of Nigeria's fuel subsidy and popular resistance to its removal, aided by sociologist Camilla Houeland (@CamillaHoueland) -- a researcher at the Fafo, Norway, and associate professor in Sociology and Human Geography at the University of Oslo. Have Nigeria's Labour Unions given up on resisting the removal of the subsidy? What should we make of environmentalist criticisms of policies that seem to promote the use of fossil fuels? Why do petrol subsidies remain an important point of leverage for Nigerian working class and poor households? How might some of the flaws and fraudulent loopholes of the subsidy be reformed?

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25. Subsidy removal and popular resistance pt. 1

25. Subsidy removal and popular resistance pt. 1

We review the state of debate about the removal of Nigeria's fuel subsidy. Our own debate quickly turns to examining whether the Tinubu administration's sudden 'Subsidy ti lo' approach to announcing t...

23 Elo 202335min

24. Niger coup, Ecowas idiocy, and Left military vanguardism

24. Niger coup, Ecowas idiocy, and Left military vanguardism

In this episode, we try to think through the unfolding regional crisis brought about by the (latest) coup in Niger. What do we know about the coup so far? Why is Ecowas beating the drums of war? Shoul...

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23. Afro-Marxism in Nollywood? - A review of Saworoide (1999)

23. Afro-Marxism in Nollywood? - A review of Saworoide (1999)

"The parable of the drum as the voice of the people" Another one for the film heads -- our review of Tunde Kelani's classic Saworoide (1999). Is this the first (and only) Nollywood film to advocate f...

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22. Did the Left learn anything from the Obidient Wave? Part 1

22. Did the Left learn anything from the Obidient Wave? Part 1

This is the first of a two-part episode examining what the Nigerian Left learned from the Obidients. To tackle this, we review a series of articles about the Labour Party and Peter Obi that were writt...

1 Heinä 202342min

21. "Buhari walked so that Tinubu could run": From right wing-statism to the Lagos Model

21. "Buhari walked so that Tinubu could run": From right wing-statism to the Lagos Model

In this episode, we put @SaeeduH on the hot-seat to discuss his recent article for @Africaisacountry on the ideological and economic legacies of the Buhari administration (we also challenge @SLASHER_O...

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Scam Hall of Fame Ep 2: The time Nigeria imported White Zimbabwean Farmers

Scam Hall of Fame Ep 2: The time Nigeria imported White Zimbabwean Farmers

In the second volume of our 'scam hall of fame' mini-series, we explore a classic Nigerian haux that might not have been the most daring or expensive, but was certainly the weirdest: the time Kwara St...

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20. Marxism vs Obi-ism pt.2: A Socialist Labour Party candidate in the National Assembly? ft. Ayo Ademiluyi

20. Marxism vs Obi-ism pt.2: A Socialist Labour Party candidate in the National Assembly? ft. Ayo Ademiluyi

We are joined once again by Ayo Ademiluyi (@ComAdemiluyi), the disputed Labour Party House of Reps candidate for Eti-Osa, Lagos, to discuss the LPs victory in his constituency. Having won the LP prima...

3 Huhti 202350min

19. Election Post-mortem: class, ideology, and consciousness

19. Election Post-mortem: class, ideology, and consciousness

In which we attempt to assess last weekend's governorship elections from the point of view of our regular thematic pre-occupations.

27 Maalis 20231h 11min

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