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A REVIEW OF KAZEEM ADEMOLA ADIO’S “STRATEGIC REPOSITIONING OF NIGERIA IN THE GLOBAL MARKET”

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TITLE: Strategic Repositioning of Nigeria in the Global Market” Author: Kazeem Ademola Adio Genre: Economics Reviewer: Abdulwaheed Olaniyi Pages: 65 Despite the abundant human and mineral resources, Nigeria as well as other African countries has been given sobriquets which often prevent her to rise economically. Why? Absence of image credibility is one of the major obstacles to the economic progress of the African countries, especially Nigeria. Expectedly, each country in the world has her own “brand image” for the sustainability of her economy. For Nigeria, such image is being tarnished due to poor economic management by the people of the country, making other countries, outside African continent to see the brand image of African countries from a negative perspective. To reveal this, Kazeem Ademola Adio identifies the cause of the problems and proffers lasting solutions to the negative image on Africa. He summarizes the way Nigeria as well as other African countri...

A REVIEW OF NGOZI EBUBEDIKE’S ‘BROKEN’- By ABDULWAHEED OLANIYI

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Life is full of challenges. Life is full of happiness. It is like ocean where everyone swims. It takes much courage to avail the ordeal of the waves of the ocean of life, such wave is like the predicament that one faces in the world. The knot in one’s life requires patience. Perhaps one is not fortunate to get assistance, patience is the only key to success in life especially during difficult time. In such situation, children and women are always vulnerable, people take advantage of them while looking for a swift solution to their quandary in life. If patience is not applied, another problem may come in and one will not have choice than to accept the fate, either good or bad. This is why Ngozi Ebubedike, in her novel, encourages youths, especially the vulnerable ones, to remain patient and stay with God during hard time.   Sometime in life, if predicament showers like morning dew in one life, one may be so desperate to embark on another life journey that will lead to one’...