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The rise and rise of Nollywood

Thursday, March 15th 2007, Ronke Nwadike

Nigeria has a thriving film industry called Nollywood, after Hollywood and Bollywood, the names of the respective industries in the United States and India. With full-length films being shot with... more

The education system in Nigeria

The education system in Nigeria

Monday, February 19th 2007, Ronke Nwadike

After Nigeria’s independence from Britain in 1960, the formal European education system emerged to form one of three distinct systems, alongside the Quranic schools and the indigenous system. In the... more

Leisure and recreation in Lagos

Wednesday, February 7th 2007, Ronke Nwadike

Despite the United Nations and other organizations ranking Nigeria one of the poorest countries in the world with a gross domestic product of approximately $1 a day, Lagos – especially... more