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The Moral Case for Not Mourning Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari The death of Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari at age 82 has triggered the usual wave of ceremonial tributes while revealing a fundamental tension in how we evaluate deceased political leade...

What exactly do we owe to the dead, and how do these obligations relate to democracy's need for honest historical assessment? open.substack.com/pub/fikayoak...

Reproductive Roulette - When Pregnancy Becomes Someone Else's Bet When Nigerian influencer Ifedayo Agoro announced her plans to use surrogacy despite having no fertility issues, the backlash was swift and predictable.

Inspired by DANG’s surrogacy announcement + a WIRED story of tragedy in Silicon Valley, I wrote on Substack about surrogacy and inequality.

When pregnancy is survival, surrogacy isn’t choice.

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How Denying Nigerian Women Sexual Fulfilment Fuels Misogyny, Violence and Social Breakdown In Nigeria, patriarchy is not just a political or economic force.

In my Substack essay this week, I argue that Nigerian patriarchy’s denial of women’s pleasure is not a private issue. It is a political and public health crisis. Read and subscribe - open.substack.com/pub/fikayoak...

A society that denies women sexual fulfilment teaches that their bodies are not their own. That lesson spills into politics, the economy, and daily life.

This creates resentment, coercion, and abuse. It also makes women more vulnerable to HIV, unwanted pregnancies, and marital rape — while men feel justified in frustration and violence.

From childhood, girls are told sex is duty or danger. Boys are told it is conquest. Pleasure, consent, and reciprocity are erased from the script.

How Denying Nigerian Women Sexual Fulfilment Fuels Misogyny, Violence and Social Breakdown In Nigeria, patriarchy is not just a political or economic force.

Nigeria’s patriarchy is not just about politics or economics. It is in the bedroom, where women are denied pleasure and men are trained for entitlement. The costs are social breakdown, violence, and ill health. open.substack.com/pub/fikayoak...

Half a Year in DC: Power, Public Life, and Private Truths DC was supposed to be temporary.

Thanks to everyone that subscribed to my substack! there's a new post up this week :) Please read about my time in DC open.substack.com/pub/fikayoak...

DPIR’s 25th anniversary: Read our 25 in 25 Collection - celebrating staff, students, alumni, and the impact of our world-leading research.

Fikayo Akeredolu is a DPhil Politics student: www.politics.ox.ac.u...

Gridlock: Power, Policy, and the Politics of Precarity | Fikayo Akeredolu | Substack Gridlock examines how power, policy, and precarity shape our world, from stalled reforms to rising distrust. Written by political economist Fikayo Akeredolu, it offers sharp, research-driven commentar...

Please subscribe to my Substack if you haven't already :) I write about many topics using a political eocnomy lens :) I am trying to hit 100 subs before end of July :) fikayoakeredolu.substack.com

The Moral Case for Not Mourning Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari The death of Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari at age 82 has triggered the usual wave of ceremonial tributes while revealing a fundamental tension in how we evaluate deceased political leade...

The Moral Case for Not Mourning Nigeria's former President Muhammadu Buhari
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In a year, the average Nigerian uses less energy than an air conditioner in the US. act.one.org/mailings/vie...

The Generator Republic: Can Nigeria Ever Power Up? Despite its vast energy resources and entrepreneurial population, Nigeria's energy transition remains sluggish, leaving millions in energy poverty.

The Generator Republic: Can Nigeria Ever Power Up?
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The Political Economy of Modern Love in Nigeria: How Power, Money and Markets Shape Breakups The personal is political, and deeply economic.

Every so often I take a break from my PhD to write about things like… love and breakups.
My latest Substack is "The Political Economy of Modern Love in Nigeria" — inspired by Zikoko Ships, it's about how power, money, and markets shape heartbreak.
Read here: open.substack.com/pub/fikayoak...

In Nigeria, 59% of women aged 15 to 49 are anemic.
This is one of the highest rates globally. Causes include iron loss during menstruation and pregnancy, poor nutrition, and infectious diseases. Addressing anemia is essential for improving women’s health and productivity.

My PhD students @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social @larahankeln.bsky.social @fiksingaround.bsky.social & Maurice, who always keep me on my toes and humble.

All the things you will do 🚀

The Poverty Line Moved. The Struggle Stayed the Same. A little while ago, more than 100 million people were added to the global count of those living in extreme poverty.

The Poverty Line Moved. The Struggle Stayed the Same.
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Scientists have studied remote work for 4 years and have reached a clear conclusion: working from home makes us happier - Caring Minds United Scientists have spent four years diving deep into the world of remote work and stumbled upon a powerful truth: working from home genuinely makes us

New research from the University of South Australia indicates that remote work leads to happier employees.

Unfortunately for workers, caring about employee happiness was a zero interest rate phenomenon.

No amount of data will change companies wanting RTO so workers can be more easily micromanaged.

just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

Last week, over 100 million people fell into poverty. Not because their lives worsened, but because the definition changed. The World Bank updated its international poverty line from $2.15 to $3.00 per day.

Nigeria’s tragedy is not only that evil exists, but that it is so unremarkable—so banal. Until the moral centre of governance is restored, reform will be cosmetic, and cruelty will remain an administrative function.

Someone put me onto Slow Horses and there's a new season coming out… but we’re no longer speaking so now I have to watch in silence like a Cold War spy.

120 court cases have been caught with AI hallucinations, according to new database More than 20 legal professionals have been busted in the past month alone.

People producing documents full of AI hallucinations in serious contexts will only get worse as businesses embrace AI “productivity gains” in the era of cost cutting.

They work faster but it’s really easy for people to skim over content they didn’t write when their employers are pushing for speed.

Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act.
Without action, all you can do is worry.
Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome.

I started a Substack .... I intend to post new content at least twice a month... please subscribe and support me. Also read my first post on subsidy reform. fikayoakeredolu.substack.com/p/is-fossil-...

Male suicide rates are significantly higher than female rates worldwide. Not because men are more at risk biologically—but because they’re less likely to seek help, more likely to use lethal means, and face deep stigma around mental health.
Source:
@ourworldindata.org

Are there any black female true crime podcasters? Please send me podcast links.

I need Christians to realize that singing songs about Jesus doesn’t make you a good person.

if you are using chatgpt, claude or any other AI tool to write academic papers with citations, remember that these tools HALLUCINATE! They come up with fake references or they cite authors wrongly! You have to manually check your references before turning in an AI written paper

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