Speculative Circle

WEEK 18: THE NIGER DELTA – ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

📌 THE FACTS (What Actually Happened)The Niger Delta is Nigeria’s economic engine—and its greatest environmental crime scene. For…
WEEK 17: DECOLONISING NIGERIA – CAN WE BUILD A TRULY AFRICAN NATION?

Circle, Week 17 is up: Decolonising Nigeria – Can We Build a Truly African Nation? A few questions…
WEEK 15: NIGERIA’S FUTURE – CAN SPECULATIVE REPAIR BUILD A NEW NATION?

“We do not merely look back at history to remember where we came from; we re-examine it to…
Speculative Repair: A Framework for Reimagining Nations

A Global Editorial Review The Question We Must Ask Every society carries wounds. Some are visible—crumbling infrastructure, empty…
THE SPECULATIVE REPAIR CIRCLE

The Abacha years were not just a dictatorship. They were a system designed to make resistance impossible. And…
WEEK 12: THE STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM – WHEN THE IMF CAME CALLING

By 1985, Nigeria faced economic collapse after an oil boom, leading to General Buhari’s ousting by General Babangida,…
Speculative Repair – WEEK 11: THE 1979 CONSTITUTION – THE PROMISE THAT LIED

After Nigeria’s civil war, military rule persisted under General Gowon until his 1975 coup. General Mohammed’s 1979 constitution…
The Ghost in Our Breadline: Why the 1967 War is Every Nigerian’s Problem

In “The City He Never Returned To,” the author reflects on their parents’ escape from the Nigerian Civil…
SPECULATIVE REPAIR – WEEK 9: THE CREATION OF STATES

Nigeria’s transition from three regions to 36 states has fostered a dependency culture on federal handouts, undermining true…
SPECULATIVE REPAIR – WEEK 8: THE ABURI ACCORD

In January 1967, Nigeria’s military leaders reached a pivotal agreement in Aburi, Ghana, endorsing a confederal system. However,…