Scam Hall of Fame Ep 3: Agricultural marketing boards in colonial and 'independent' Nigeria
In our final recording of the year, we consider a little-remembered institution that laid the foundation for many state-led scams to come: the colonial and post-independence era agricultural produce m...
21 Des 20231h 19min
29. Why we struck
We discuss the short-lived general strike -- possibly Nigeria's first in a decade -- to understand it's links to the ongoing economic crisis. What caused the strike and why did it end so quickly? What...
25 Nov 20231h 14min
28. Precolonial Capitalism to the First Republic ft. @iyi_bobby
You might already know: we've been running a reading group on Nigerian Political Economy. This episode reviews some highlights from our first three sessions which covered the development of capitalism...
20 Okt 20231h 39min
27. Mohbad protests, celebrities and social (non-)movements
We discussed the protests that accompanied the passing of the Afrobeatz recording artist, Mohbad, as well as the dark side of the Nigerian music industry (and discovered how this intersects with the o...
3 Okt 20231h 31min
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 prof...
8 Sep 20231h 25min
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 Aug 202335min
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...
7 Aug 20231h 26min
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...
31 Jul 20231h 21min
