Anthony A. Kila

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Anthony Kila is a Jean Monnet professor of Strategy and Development. He is currently Director of studies at CIAPS; the Centre for International Advanced and Professional Studies. He is a regular commentator on the BBC and he works with various organisations on International Development projects across Europe, Africa and the USA. He writes from Cambridge in England, UK.
Nigeria Matters

Lagos is speaking, who is listening?

Anthony A. Kila -
Our notes will be incomplete if we do not pause to invite some reflections upon the recently concluded Local Government elections that took place in Lagos, the economic and financial capital of Nigeria...
Nigeria Matters

Let us keep an eye on George Uriesi

Anthony A. Kila -
The immigration queue at the MMA is a carnival of the absurd. Everywhere you go in the world, the queue for nationals is shorter and quicker whilst the one for internationals tends to be longer and slower. In Nigeria it is the other way round. What on earth do those immigration officers want from Nigerians returning home?
Nigeria Matters

Nigerian leaders are the best in the world

Anthony A. Kila -
Unlike other leaders in the world who live in fear of their people and constraints of the law, Nigerian leaders are free to do what they like, so for the very few good they do, Nigerian leaders are the best in the world...
Africa

The west, the press and other friendly enemies of Africa

Anthony A. Kila -
My friends and colleagues in the media cannot be left out of the list of the friendly enemies of our people. Their biggest but not gravest sin is to forget to truly believe that the pen is mightier than the sword for they seem to underestimate how much good they can do for their people...
Nigeria Matters

This State is shaky

Anthony A. Kila -
There is a worrisome disconnect between the state of affairs in the country and the attitude of those in charge of such affairs that needs to be pondered upon...
Nigeria Matters

Not just the terrorists are wanted

Anthony A. Kila -
In the past few weeks, Nigeria has been hit by more than a few disastrous events, some of which are traceable to nature whilst others are simply and clearly man made. Sad as they were, unfortunately, there is nothing new, peculiar or completely unexpected in such events...
Nigeria Matters

The other sides of the state of the Naira

Anthony A. Kila -
The last time I checked the value of the of the Naira, it was very saddening to discover that it was being sold at 274 to buy 1 GBP and 165 to buy 1 USD. We all knew things could be bad, but this bad?
Faith & Philosophy

Thirty days of blessings and simple hopes

Anthony A. Kila -
In the next thirty days of fasting, Muslims are also asked to be generous. As a people, one thing Nigerians, rich or poor, can rarely be accused of is tightfistedness...
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