Gbolade Akinwale
Gbolade Akinwale is a Nigerian historian and writer dedicated to shedding light on the full range of the nation’s past. His work cuts across timelines and topics, exploring power, people, memory, resistance, identity, and everyday life. With a voice grounded in truth and clarity, he treats history not just as record, but as a tool for understanding, reclaiming, and reimagining Nigeria’s future.
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
The 1969 National Curriculum Conference and the Birth of Modern Nigerian Education
In September 1969, while Nigeria was still in the midst of the civil war,...
Independence & Nationalism in Nigeria
Is Nigeria Economically Self Reliant?
Economic self reliance refers to a country’s ability to sustain its development primarily through...
Military Era & Coups in Nigeria
Sani Abacha’s Vision 2010 and Nigeria’s Unfinished Path to Long-Term Planning
On 27 November 1996, General Sani Abacha inaugurated the Vision 2010 Committee, a national...