Nigeria

After the Nightmare

By (author) Iyorwuese Hagher

Publication date:

18 April 2011

Length of book:

176 pages

Publisher

University Press of America

Dimensions:

240x163mm
6x9"

ISBN-13: 9780761855392

Nigeria: After the Nightmare is an in-depth look into the Nigerian experience, explaining what went wrong during the country’s thirty years of dictatorship. The book describes Nigeria's problems including oil, corruption, and dictatorship, but also provides a way for Nigeria to recover and become a leading democratic state.
Professor Hagher has had several distinguished careers, from the theatre, to scholarship and teaching, to politics and diplomacy. In all these endeavors his aim has been the betterment of his people and his country. This book is filled with stimulating and often controversial observation and analysis, bringing together information and insights Hagher has gained in the course of his wide-ranging path through life. It will surely stimulate much useful discussion and debate. It is an essential read for anyone who cares about Nigeria's future, as Hagher obviously deeply does.