Belinda Otas

Belinda Otas is a Nigerian journalist focusing on African politics and culture. She is the deputy editor of the New African Woman.

Twitter : @BelindaOtas

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Can union organising help save Nigeria's textile industry?

1 September 2017

Development

Can union organising help save Nigeria’s textile industry?

“The ascendancy of neoliberalism in the 1990s as the framework in which economic policy is set [led to] market liberalisation and economic [...]Read the full article

“Healing will come with justice, but Nigeria isn't ready”: the Biafra War, 50 years on

6 July 2017

Politics & economy

“Healing will come with justice, but Nigeria isn’t ready”: the Biafra War, 50 years on

“The war was a result of so many things including, ethnic conflict, intolerance, abuse of power and a lack of respect for the democratic process. [...]Read the full article

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