Tag: sahara

NIGERIANS MUST NOT LOSE HOPE: My Conversations With Very Young Nigerians

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As a follow-up to my last article, “There are no more Nigerians in Nigeria” which painted a gloomy picture of the few Nigerians still standing but a recent encounter has rekindled my belief that there may still be a glimmer… Read More

THE SHADES THAT THE TREES PROVIDE ON A VERY HOT SUNNY DAY

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When I started planting trees twenty-five years ago in the desert part of Danbata, Kano State by invitation, the temperature in the afternoon in that part of the country was between 1300 and 1400F and it was almost impossible to… Read More

THE SAHARA AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY

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Dear Readers, you must forgive my obsession with the Sahara and for bringing the issue of the Sahara Desert into our minds at this very difficult and trying times. There is however no time is better than now because there… Read More