Gloria Olaoye
Gloria Taiwo Olaoye is a Nigerian historian whose work explores the complexities of the nation’s past with depth and clarity. She examines power, memory, identity, and everyday life across different eras, treating history not only as a record of events but as a tool for understanding, reclaiming, and shaping Nigeria’s future. Through her research and writing, she seeks to make history accessible, relevant, and transformative for a new generation.
Democratic Nigeria
NITEL and Nigeria’s Payphone Era
Nigerian Telecommunications Limited, popularly known as NITEL, was the cornerstone of Nigeria’s telecommunications landscape...
Nigerian History
How Nigeria Began Building Public Housing
In the late colonial era and the early years following independence in 1960, Nigeria...
Democratic Nigeria
Carter Bridge and Lagos Harbour
Few cities in Africa owe their modern growth as directly to water, bridges and...