Word: nigerianization
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...computer. Nicholas P. Negroponte, who spoke to a captive audience in the Science Center last night, explained his idea: using technology to revolutionize education in the developing world. The basic laptop, characterized by its bright yellow hand crank and once described as “enchanting” by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, was developed by OLPC and is being distributed to school-age children in the world’s 50 poorest countries. The OLPC laptop, which is marketed to international buyers as a $100 item, actually costs $187 to produce. It is currently sold through OLPC?...
Achebe was active for several decades in Nigerian politics. In the 1960s, he helped lead the movement for the secession of the south-eastern region of the country, Biafra...
...can’t we get our act together?” he asked about the Nigerian government. “Why can’t Nigeria do something for the people...
...He’s proud to be a Nigerian, but that doesn’t stop him from critiquing [the country],” Olupona said. “He’s become a voice for many...
Mureji A. Fatunde ’12, a Nigerian by birth, said “It’s amazing because in my high school we were always saying it would be really cool to meet him when we were reading the book, and now that I’m at Harvard I’ve met him within three months of being here...