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Questions about Nigeria’s national virtual library

March 12th, 2008  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Education, Governance, Links, Nigeria

Nigeria has a national virtual library (here: http://www.nigerianvirtuallibrary.com/) built and maintained by the National University Commission (NUC). Great idea, right? But wait until you try to use… and you get this:

Several questions ran through my mind when I saw the message:
1. Why would users have to register with their “school librarian” and not […]

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Share your Daddy and Win a Prize!

June 11th, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Links, Media

Who’s your Daddy?
Event: Celebrate Father’s Day (June 17) and win a $50 Amazon gift-card!
Venue: AfricanLoft Community
Time: Now till June 17*, 2007. * Use your time zone
What: Share a piece on your Dad or father-figure
How: See here
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Scammer Caught on TV

May 23rd, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Links, Nigeria

See transcripts of the show on MSNBC
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Craig Chirinda: The Zimbabwean Multibillion Dollar Deal-Broker

May 5th, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in America, Business and Entrepreneurship, Diaspora, Links, Zimbabwe

Who is Craig Chirinda?
Craig promotes trade and investment into the southern Africa region, so far he’s tucked in some US$4 billion in leads, financing deals, and joint ventures. He is from Zimbabwe and just in his early twenties!
Benin has some words with him on his blog via this post: http://beninmwangi.com/2007/05/05/on-craig-chirinda-what-would-you-do-with-4-billion-usd/.
Here is an […]

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Links on Friday - 10

April 6th, 2007  |  by Imnakoya  |  published in Africa, Business and Entrepreneurship, Democracy, Governance, Links, Nigeria, elections

“Nowhere in the world can a sitting government be getting ready for election and we have the kind of crisis in the power sector. They (PDP) are taking for granted that they will win every position they contest. So, the present situation shows how much contempt these fellows have for the Nigerian people…I can’t imagine […]

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