Over the years, Nigerian women have been rewriting women's narrative across the globe: setting new standards and forging new paths, for the sole goal of gender equality. For this year's International Women's Day, we celebrate these powerful Nigerian women breaking glass ceilings internationally. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Dr Ngozi is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization.…

From 'Purple Hibiscus' to style icon, Chimamanda Adiche has certainly crafted a space for both fashion and literary culture to cohabit in equal measure. Inspired by the buy home products to grow the Naira campaign of the Buhari administration in 2016, Adiche launched a "Wear Nigeria" project patronising Nigerian fashion designers for her public appearances.…

In a recent lecture on freedom of speech, Chimamanda Adichie raised concerns about self-censorship. The acclaimed writer said that young people are growing up "afraid to ask questions for fear of asking the wrong questions". She opined that such an environment can lead to what she describes as"the death of curiosity, the death of learning…

Famous Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie has been featured in the November issue of Marie Claire magazine. In this issue, she speaks about her motherhood experience, representation, police brutality and more. Chimamanda was adorned in a T-shirt branded with her famous comment, ‘We Should All Be Feminists’. Chimamanda asserted in the interview that although believing that…

The Reith Lectures were inaugurated in 1948, by the BBC to mark the historic contribution made to public service broadcasting by Sir John (later Lord) Reith, the corporation’s first Director-General.

Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, who was recently decorated with Harvard University’s iconic W.E.B. Du Bois Medal, has broken her silence over her non-appearance at Tuesday’s conferment of national honours by President Muhammadu Buhari. Putting the records straight, a member of Chimamanda’s communications team, Omawumi Ogbe, told The Guardian that the author declined the…

The Director of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and author, Chimamanda Adichie recently met in Europe.

In life, many people practice a religion that they are familiar with, and that might just appear odd to other people. However, prayer seats at the heart of many forms of religious beliefs. Prayer, according to a famous tune, is "the master key." It is a high level of faith displayed by its followers. Prayer…

As the nation collectively grapples with the legacy of our rulers past and we prepare ourselves for the task of selecting new ones, we must reflect on what kind of leaders we seek.  In Plato’s The Republic, Socrates sets out a warning: "Until philosophers rule as kings or those who are now called kings and…

Ahead of the new year, the BBC has named Multiple Award-winning author and Feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie amongst its list of 100 inspiring and impactful women from around the world for 2021. Adichie is listed under the "Culture and Education" category, which consists of 31 women out of the 100 chosen. Under the post designated…

As Angela Merkel prepares to leave office, influential women around the globe have reflected on her tenure and thanked her for providing stable, strong leadership and being an inspiration for other women around the world. This happened at the 12th annual DVF Awards held in Paris on Wednesday night, where a video mash-up made in…

A Swedish literary critic Jonas Thente said he hopes that Nigerian author Chimamanda Adichie is awarded a Nobel Prize in October 2021. Thente, a literary editor and critic at Dagens Nyheter in Sweden, however, said he fears that the 44-year-old Adichie is "probably too young" to be awarded a Nobel Laureate. The youngest laureate to…