Wednesday 27 October 2010

History of Tenure Elongation In Nigeria

Tuesday 19 October 2010

A Nigeria Without Oil – Part 3

By Philip Emeagwali
Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris.

I wish to look back to 1960, and forward to 2060, to share my thoughts about the challenges to, and opportunities for, building a stronger Nigeria through technology. In the past 50 years, Nigeria has grown economically stronger through its use of technology to discover and then recover petroleum.

Sunday 10 October 2010

Memories of Colonial Africa – Part 2 of 5


By Philip Emeagwali

Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. A video excerpt is posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWJQpbUllyU

I was born in 1954 in colonial Africa. One of my most cherished mementos from the colony of Nigeria is one of the pennies I received for my school lunch allowance.

Tuesday 5 October 2010

AFRICA: Then, Now and Forever

Excerpt from Nigeria’s 50th anniversary lecture at the Embassy of Nigeria, Paris. Lecture video is posted at emeagwali.com.

Walk with me in memory to one of the greatest celebrations, the end of the colonial era in Africa. The day: October 1, 1960. The place: British West Africa. The setting: a crowded stadium in the Atlantic coastal town of Sapele. School children are waving green and white flags in honor of the birth of modern Nigeria, no longer part of the British Empire.