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'An astonishing debut, rich in both heartbreak and humour' Jendella Benson, author of Hope & Glory Stunningly honest and bursting with wit, Someday Maybe is the story of grief and resilience that you won't be able to stop talking about Here are three things you should know about my husband: 1. He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado 2. He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. 3. On New Year's Eve, he killed himselfAnd here is one thing you should know about me: 1. I found him. Bonus fact: No. I am not okayEve is left heartbroken by her husband's unexpected death, but everyone around her her friends, her boisterous British-Nigerian family, her toxic mother-in-law seems to be pushing her to move on. Unable to face the future, Eve begins looking back, delving through the history of her marriage in an attempt to understand where it went wrong. So begins an unconventional love story about loss, resilience, and a heroine bursting with rage and unexpected joy.

Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: 60, Obafemi Awolowo University, language: English, abstract: This paper, drawing on academic and policy literature, as well as security and civil society reports attempts to interrogate the contributions of civil society in Nigeria to eliminating violent extremism and insecurity in the polity. Tracing the contributions of civil society in Nigeria on peace and security overtime, the paper also considers what incentives the national government can provide to encourage these strategic moves and how the civil society can work with national and international institutions to support the war against terror and insecurity of all kinds in the country. Nigeria undoubtedly is one of the hotbeds of conflict in Africa today. Apart from the intractable Boko-Haram insurgency which has claimed thousands of lives and condemned several others to Internal Displaced Person Camps scattered throughout the country; the Southern Kaduna conflict; violent clashes between the Fulani Herdsmen and Farmers all over the country, renewed surge in kidnapping in major cities and villages, agitations in the Niger Delta as well as calls for succession in the former Biafra Republic, among others, all deserve urgent intervention, a multifaceted approach from stakeholders. One fundamental cause of this dilemma is the absence of good governance in the polity. Recent studies however have shown that the interventions by Civil Society in peace and security areas have been largely dominated by foreign foundations and the civil society is still shy of participating actively in stemming this ugly trend for various reasons.

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich VWL - Umweltökonomie, Note: 1,0, Universität Hamburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Im dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, welche Verteilungswirkungen mit einer Abschaffung der Subventionierung fossiler Kraftstoffe ¿ insbesondere Benzin ¿ in Nigeria einhergehen. Die Subventionierung von fossilen Brennstoffen, insbesondere Benzin, verursacht schwerwiegenden ökonomischen, ökologischen und sozialen Schaden. Obwohl von den Subventionszahlungen in Nigeria vorranging die reichen Bevölkerungsgruppen profitieren, hätte eine unkompensierte Abschaffung schwerwiegende Folgen für den ärmeren Bevölkerungsteil und würde die Armut signifikant steigern. Eine gezielte Kompensationsstrategie in Form von Transferzahlungen und langfristige Investitionen sind nötig, um diese negativen Effekte abzumildern. Voraussetzung für das Gelingen dieser Kompensation ist die Reduzierung der Korruption und Misswirtschaft der Regierung.Dafür wird in Abschnitt 2.1 zunächst ein Überblick über das Land Nigeria gegeben, und in Abschnitt 2.2 die aktuelle Subventionssituation auf der Welt und in Nigeria vorgestellt. Dabei wird anhand der Studie von Soile & Mu besonders auf die ungleiche Verteilung von Benzinsubventionen eingegangen. In Kapitel 2.3 werden das Konzept der Pareto-Verbesserung und die Hauptsätze der Wohlfahrtsökonomik erklärt, um nach der Diskussion in Teil 3, welche Verteilungswirkung eine Abschaffung der Benzinsubvention in Nigeria hat, zu überprüfen, inwieweit sich die theoretischen Modelle in der Realität anwenden lassen. Als Grundlage für die Diskussion dient die Studie von Rentschler aus dem Jahr 2016. Er untersucht den sozialen Effekt einer Abschaffung auf die einzelnen Bundesstaaten Nigerias. Speziell für Nigeria ist es wichtig, nicht nationale Durchschnitte vor und nach der Reform zu vergleichen, sondern auf die verschiedenen Bevölkerungsgruppen einzugehen und zwischen städtischen und ländlichen Gegenden zu unterscheiden, da die Einkommens- und Wohlfahrtsverteilung in Nigeria sehr ungleich ist (siehe Kapitel 2.1). Es wird gezeigt, dass eine unkompensierte Subventionsabschaffung, obwohl von der Subvention vor allem die reichen Haushalte profitieren, in allen Bundesstaaten die Armutsraten steigert. Rentschler untersucht verschiedene Kompensationsstrategien, mit denen die negativen Effekte einer Abschaffung abgemildert werden können, stößt aber auf das Problem, dass umfassendere Daten nötig sind, um vor allem die ärmeren Haushalte vor größerer Armut zu bewahren.

Scientific Essay from the year 2019 in the subject Social Work, University of Benin, language: English, abstract: One unique feature of the social work profession is the centrality of the person-in environment perspective. The purpose of this study is to examine the nature of social work services to internally displaced persons (IDPs). This research is a qualitative study, conducted with 15 social workers in Nigeria. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview with the participants in Abuja. Results show that social work services are largely inadequate to address the broad range of needs, issues, and concerns of displaced persons. Feasible suggestions that consider the intersectionality between people and their social environment are offered to social workers.

A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB PICK • A LIBRARYREADS PICK"If you are someone who gravitates toward emotional gut punch reads, allow me to introduce you to this spectacular debut…"-BuzzFeedHere are three things you should know about my husband: He was the great love of my life despite his penchant for going incommunicado. He was, as far as I and everyone else could tell, perfectly happy. Which is significant because… On New Year's Eve, he died.And here is one thing you should know about me: I found him.Bonus fact: No. I am not okay.Someday, Maybe is a stunning, witty debut novel about a young woman's emotional journey through unimaginable loss, pulled along by her tight-knit Nigerian family, a posse of friends, and the love and laughter she shared with her husband."Incisive and witty. I couldn't put it down."-Lolá Ákínmádé Åkerström, internationally bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black"A masterfully woven exposition on love and loss. Nwabineli is magic with words."-Bolu Babalola, internationally bestselling author of Honey and Spice

Research Paper (undergraduate) from the year 2017 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Region: Africa, grade: 4, University of Ibadan, language: English, abstract: This work articulates that Nigeriäs security is troubled by transnational crimes prevalent in West Africa by making an important argument that since West African states lack the capacity to uphold the basic demands of statehood within their territorial domains, they unavoidably serve as safe havens for trans-organized criminal networks, which has grave implications to Nigeriäs domestic concerns.

"Akim Aliu--also known as "Dreamer"--is a Ukrainian-Nigerian-Canadian professional hockey player whose career took him all around the world and who experienced systemic racism at every turn. Dreamer tells Akim's incredible story, from being the only Black child in his Ukrainian community, to his family struggling to make ends meet while living in Toronto, to confronting the racist violence he often experienced both on and off the ice. This is a gut-wrenching and riveting graphic novel memoir that reminds us to never stop dreaming, and is sure to inspire young readers everywhere."--Provided by publisher.

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, , language: English, abstract: This study investigates factors responsible for salary fraud in Bayelsa State Civil Service, Nigeria. The study adopted ex-post-facto research design. Data were gathered from secondary sources. Robert K. Merton¿s anomie theory was adopted as the study¿s theoretical framework. The study found that the crime of salary fraud persists in Bayelsa State civil service despite measures taken by government to stem it. It also discovered that the challenges such as lack of adequate funds and corruption confronting the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) are responsible for the futile prosecution of culprits. Based on these discoveries, the study recommends amongst others, that Bayelsa State Government should train Forensic accountants to man all her Ministries, Departments, and Agencies as a proactive measure to check fraud.

Masterarbeit aus dem Jahr 2018 im Fachbereich BWL - Unternehmensforschung, Operations Research, , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Corporate governance refers to the system through which organization are directed and controlled. Following the experiences of failed companies in America and Europe in recent times and the resultant consequence on unemployment, wealth creation and shareholder value, corporate governance has taken a centre stage worldwide especially in emerging economies such as Nigeria that can ill-afford system failure.Typically, in public corporations directors are elected by shareholders to manage the affairs of the corporate on their behalf; which by implications imposes on the directors fiduciary responsibilities. A person with fiduciary duty is a person entrusted with the power or property with the understanding that the person is working for the benefit of the individual(s) who may have entrusted them with such responsibilities ¿ therefore directors have fiduciary responsibilities to work in the best interest of shareholders and for the benefit of shareholders not in the interest of some other people or their individual interest.From all indications, the current global financial crises have revealed severe shortcoming in corporate governance across the global, there seems to be a common factor, an apparent lack of checks and balances needed by companies in order to cultivate sound business ethics bringing about the concern for improved corporate governance across all continents, this provides the needed motivation for this study. In Nigeria; for instance several public companies including local subsidiaries of western multinational companies have been criticized for various degrees of unethical practices. The case of Cadbury Nigeria PLC referred to as ¿Deliberate breaches of accounting system and controls¿, are only a tip of the ice berg in Nigeria, a country that has for many years been sapped by widespread corruption.The choice of Cadbury Nigeria Plc for this study is because of their strategic importance as industrial giant in Nigeria that are presumed to be well established and respected for decades. It is expected that this study will contribute to knowledge on corporate governance as well as proffer some solution to the shortcomings and challenges of corporate governance issues with reference to Nigeria.

Project Report from the year 2014 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, grade: B+, , course: Geology, language: English, abstract: Geological field mapping was carried out within the study area (Bajabure). Basement rocks known as the older granite suite were the dominant occurring rocks which varies texturally from the fine grained granite to medium grained granite to coarse grained granite to coarse porphyritic biotite granite. Minor suites of granite gneiss, and pegmatite were also observed in the study area. Mylonite was also observed that trend in N-S direction. The samples collected were subjected to geochemical analysis for major oxide composition using the X ray fluorescence spectrometer. Geochemical results indicates that Silica (Si02) content ranges from 72.14wt% to 74.53wt% while Aluminium oxide or Alumina (A1203) ranges from 13.26wt% to 14.57wt%. Calcium oxide (CaO) ranges from 0.53wt% to 1.00wt%. Sodium oxide (Na20) ranges from 2.03wt% to 3.63wt% while Potassium oxide (K20) ranges from 4.91wt% to 6.48wt%. Haematite (Fe203) ranges from O.63wt% to 1.59wt%, Manganese oxide (MnO) ranges from 0.005wt% to 0.017% while Magnesium oxide (MgO) ranges from 0.14wt% to 0.58wt%. Titanium oxide (Ti02) ranges from 0.109wt% to 0.441wt%. Phosphorus Pentaoxide (P205) ranges from 0.04wt% to 0.16wt%. Loss of ignition (LOI) ranges from O.46wt% to 1.35wt%. Chemical variation plots indicate that the rocks are mostly Calc.alkaline and Peraluminous. The silica content of the samples (> 66%) suggests that all the rocks are acidic and that the rocks from Bajabure are cogenetic and compares favourably with those from the Northern Cameroon volcanic line and other parts of the basement complex of Nigeria.

Master's Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Economics - Economic Cycle and Growth, grade: 75.00, University of Geneva, course: Master of Business Administration, language: English, abstract: This project presented an investigation into the impact of microfinance banks (MFBs) on the growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Abuja between the periods of (2005-2017). To achieve this, a comprehensive analysis was undertaken regarding the development of Microfinance as an economic tool, and the relevance of SMEs to the achievement of widespread economic empowerment and the alleviation of poverty in Nigeria. Aside from conventional banking services such as the acceptance of deposits and provision of credit, findings from primary research disclosed that the provision of capacity building and other supportive services were designated by the CBN as necessary for adequate development of SMEs. However information on the existence of some of these service or information regarding the measures of success experienced by SMEs in terms of growth through access to these services were difficult to ascertain. Therefore, a secondary research was undertaken on twenty-one (21) MFBs and forty-eight (48) SMEs all based in FCT Abuja, Nigeria with the aim of investigating the factors surrounding the rendering of capacity building and other core microfinance services as prescribed by the CBN. Findings revealed that only a fraction of identifiable CBN-described capacity building services were offered to SMEs by MFBs ¿ services such as credit application training were focused on while other important capacity building services such as ¿book keeping¿, ¿quality assessment¿ and ¿sales/marketing¿ were largely ignored. Conclusive results revealed that there was not a significant indication of growth impacted on SMEs by MFBs. Findings rather suggested that there is a lot more that needed to be done in order for MFBs to effectively make an impact on the growth of SMEs. In conclusion, careful analyses of findings of the study were indicative of a need for more regulation within the MFB industry in order to ensure the execution of exclusive SME targeted Microfinance services, which would in-turn, facilitate economical growth within and outside the SME and MFB sectors. It was also recommended that special Microfinance resources (separate from those available to commercial banks) be made available to enable MFBs the capability to effectively and efficiently execute services that will be beneficial to the growth of SMEs.

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2018 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Miscellaneous, , language: English, abstract: The study examined the impact of sea robbery on artisanal fishing in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The study is survey based; A Sample of 400 was derived using Taro Yamane sample size determination technique. Questionnaires and oral interview were the instruments used for data collection. The data collected were analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMC). The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between sea robbery and artisanal fishing which implies that the continuing existence of the activities of sea robbers in our territorial waters will result to poor fish harvest because fishermen are scared of fishing in deep waters where there is fish abundance. Consequent upon this, it is recommended, among others, community policing especially hotspots communities along the waterways and creeks of the Niger Delta region.

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2018 in the subject Geography / Earth Science - Geology, Mineralogy, Soil Science, grade: 1, , language: English, abstract: Water is one of the most important natural resources that man is endowed with. Water is next to air as a major sustainer of life in addition to serving as a vital substance for human existence. It plays a major role in progress of our life and National development. In Nigeria majority of the water used domestically in villages, towns and cities are from the ground water resources.Water quality comprises of knowing the Geology and hydrogeology and environmental of the area of interest. In studying the Geology of an area one has to know the different rock types that bear the water in that area and the structures associated with it. Hydrogeology is area of geology that deals with the distribution and movement of groundwater in the soil and rocks of the earth¿s crust. It deals with flow of water through aquifers and other shallow porous media.The main aims and objectives of the study are as follows;1. Determine the ground water quality in the boreholes and hand dug wells in the area and its suitability for domestic and agricultural uses.2. To provide information for the use of organizations interested in ground water resource development in the area.3. To satisfy one of the requirements for the award of degree of Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in applied Geology at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University.

Bachelorarbeit aus dem Jahr 2017 im Fachbereich Politik - Internationale Politik - Region: Afrika, Note: 1,3, Universität Trier, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Diese Arbeit untersucht, zu welchen Veränderungen es in Nigeria zwischen den Präsidentschaftswahlen der Jahre 2007 und 2011 kam. Maßgeblich ist hierbei ein vom Autor modifiziertes Untersuchungskonzept Ulrich Schneckeners zur Analyse minimaler Staatlichkeit.

'Heart and humour in abundance... exquisite' The TimesAfter fifty years in London, Alice wants to live out her days in the land of her birth. Her children are divided on whether she stays or goes, and in the wake of their father's death, the imagined stability of the family begins to fray. Meanwhile youngest daughter Melissa has never let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, now married to Nicole, is haunted by the failed perfection of the past. As Alice's final decision draws closer, all that is hidden between them rises to the surface . . .Set against the shadows of a city and a country in turmoil, Diana Evans's ordinary people confront fundamental questions. How should we raise our children? How to do right by our parents? And how, in the midst of everything, can we satisfy ourselves?'A gorgeous novel from one of our most outstanding writers' Bernardine Evaristo'Diana Evans is fast proving herself a novelist to rank alongside Anne Tyler' Daily Mail'A warm but devastating narrative... Like any Evans novel, it is unputdownable' Harper's BazaarA New York Times *100 Notable Books of 2023*Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political FictionSelected in Best Reads of 2023 by The Times, The Guardian, Financial Times, Harper's Bazaar, New Statesman and Good HousekeepingA Waterstones Book of the YearThe Bookseller Editor's ChoiceThe New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceStarred Kirkus ReviewGuardian Book of the Day

Englisch-Zentralabitur 2021 in Nordrhein-Westfalen Voices from the African Continent: Focus on NigeriaNigeria - Briten und Boko Haram?Dieses Themenheft setzt sich zum Ziel, die teils vorherrschende "single story" (Adichie) über Nigeria um viele Geschichten durch breit gefächerte Einblicke in Lebenswirklichkeiten im anglophonen Kulturraum Nigeria zu erweitern und so "voices from the African continent" im Englischunterricht für die Schülerinnen und Schüler erfahrbar zu machen.Nicht nur das Nigeria vor und während britischer Herrschaft und postkoloniale Auswirkungen auf das Nigeria von heute sind Gegenstand der Auseinandersetzung, sondern auch und vor allem die Frage, inwiefern das oft gewählte Label "giant of Africa" in Bezug auf die politische, wirtschaftliche (z. B. prebendalism, corruption, Next Eleven, from oil boom to oil doom, usw.), aber auch die kulturelle Entwicklung (z. B. Nollywood) des Landes als zutreffend gelten kann.Im Sinne des erweiterten Textbegriffs werden verschiedenste Texte eingesetzt, wobei neben international bekannten Autorinnen und Autoren wie Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie oder Teju Cole auch hierzulande weniger bekannte Texte im Sinne eines Angebots mehrerer "stories" ausgewählt wurden (z. B. Onuzo's Welcome to Lagos, Falz's This Is Nigeria).Alle Skills des Faches werden durch gezielte und progressiv angelegte Aufgabenstellungen in allen Anforderungsbereichen durchgehend geschult, der Schwerpunkt liegt hier im Bereich Schreiben mit einer Fokussierung auf "re-creation of text". Ausführliche Methodenseiten mit language support und Modell-Lösungen bieten den Schülerinnen und Schülern vielseitige Unterstützung an.

Achebe's masterpiece tells the story of Okonkwo, strongman of an Ibo village in Nigeria, as he witnesses the destruction of his culture and the loss of his own place within it.

Nigeriansk-tamilske Akwaeke Emezis funklende, intense, kraftfulde og modige debut.En halvbiografisk bildungsroman, der trodser genrer og antagelser lige så let, som den forstyrrer vestlige idéer om identitet, spiritualitet og køn.Jeg har levet mange liv indeni denne krop.Jeg levede mange liv, før de anbragte mig i denne krop.Jeg vil leve mange liv, når de tager mig ud af den.Ada er svaret på sin katolske fars bøn, men hun fødes som barn af Igbo-guden Ala. Hun er med andre ord en ọgbanje, dvs. en ånd, som fødes ind i en menneskekrop, en slags ondsindet spilopmager, hvis målsætning er at pine menneskemoren ved en uventet død, blot for at vende tilbage i det næste barn og starte forfra.Fra det øjeblik Ada kommer til verden, er hendes bevidsthed uadskilleligt forbundet med stærke kosmiske kræfter, der eksisterede længe før, hun blev født. Hendes sind fyldes af vrangvillige brødresøstre, som tager deres menneskelige legetøj under både kærlig og ondskabsfuld behandling i fortællingen om hendes liv. Men langsomt formår også Ada at manifestere sig som en uigenkaldelig sammensmeltning af de mange forskellige og divergerende udgaver af selvet, hun rummer."Emezis debut er det seneste fremtrædende eksempel på den nigerianske romans spændende opsving ..." Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal"... bemærkelsesværdig og modig debutroman ..." Tariro Mzezewa, New York Times"En funklende, barsk roman ..." Susan Straight, LA Times" ... en udsøgt debutroman ..." Lucy Scholes, White Review"En livsnødvendig og uforglemmelig debut ..." Jonathan Thornton, Fantasy Hive

Bogen er en døråbner til et nyt og moderne Vestafrikaog tegner et nuanceret billede af Nigeria og Ghana i det 21. århundrede. Begge lande er tidligere britiske kkolonier. Antologien introducerer mange unge engelsksprogede forfattere og medier og tilbyder en vifte af muligheder for tematisk arbejde. Africa Unfold er en grundbog til Engelsk A og B på de gymnasiale ungdomsuddannelser, tonet mod studieretninger med samfundsfag. Desuden velegnet til tværfagligt samarbejde med fag som historie, religion, musik, mediefag, tysk og fransk. Teksterne ledsages af varierede arbejdsopgaver og et tilhørende website med ekstramateriale og adgang til et ressourcerum af ideer.

Olumide Popoolas skønne og usædvanlige debutroman om køn, venskab og livet som ungt menneske i en kompleks verden.Karl og Abu er 17 år gamle. De bor i Kings Cross. Året er 2011, og i London er racespændingerne ved at eksplodere efter politimordet på Mark Duggan, en ung, sort mand. Da Karl finder ud af, at den far, han troede var død, faktisk bor i Nigeria, og han hovedkulds rejser derned, også for at finde sig selv, sættes Karl og Abus venskab på en udfordrende prøve.Johannesburg Review of Books kaldte det “En superb debut … måske ikke en ny historie, men en helt ny måde at fortælle den på.”

Yoruba Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues in Yoruba history and politics, offering through narratives of the past and present a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa.Yoruba Identity and Power Politics covers the major issues on Yoruba history and politics, thus offering a solid understanding of one of the most popular ethnic groups in Africa. With a careful blend of sources and methods,narratives on the past and present, the book manages to present a long history as the backdrop to complicated contemporary politics. Contributors: Tunde M. Akinwumi, Olufunke A. Adeboye, R. T. Akinyele, Aribidesi Usman, Tunde Oduwobi, Olufemi Vaughan, Abolade Adeniji, Jean-Luc Martineau, Ann O'Hear, Rasheed Olaniyi, Charles Temitope Adeyanju, Julius O. Adekunle, Funso Afolayan, Olayiwola Abegunrin. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Ann Genova is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Texas at Austin.

A work of synthesis on plantation slavery in nineteenth century Sokoto caliphate, engaging with major debates on internal African slavery, on the meaning of the term "e;plantation,"e; and on comparative slaveryA large-scale study of plantation slavery in West Africa with a focus on the nineteenth-century Sokoto caliphate, this book draws on diverse sources including oral testimony, Arabic material, and extant scholarly works about the caliphal state. Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate: A Historical and Comparative Study offers new views on various fundamental issues including the definition of blackness in the Sokoto caliphate, the meaning of theterm "e;plantation,"e; the significance of plantation slavery in the caliphal state, and the role of slavery in the context of African states. Author Mohammed Bashir Salau analyzes key themes in the history of plantation slavery, especially plantation management and the acquisition, treatment, and control of slaves. Building on this analysis, Salau points to previously unknown ways in which the caliphal state prevented the development of serfdom, arguing that while social and economic factors played a role in the rise of slavery in the Sokoto caliphate, conscious political choice was the major factor for the rise and maintenance of plantation slavery. This study will be of major interest to students and scholars of slavery in Africa in general and in the Sokoto Caliphate in particular; in addition, through its comparative discussion it contributes to the literature on second slavery. Mohammed Bashir Salau is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Mississippi.

Nigeria, den store folkerige engelske koloni i Vestafrika, blev selvstændig i flere etaper i årene 1957 til 1960. Den periode, hvor vi som familie med 2 små børn levede i Sokoto Province i det nordvestlige Nigeria, oplevede vi denne overgang. - I Danmark var forholdene 12 år efter 2. Verdenskrig atter "normale". Men det at søge arbejde i udlandet - især i andre verdensdele - var en stor beslutning. Det kunne blive betragtet som et fagligt tilbageskridt for en forstkandidat at have tilbragt en årrække f. eks. i troperne, og der var usikkerhed for liv og helbred i tropiske lande, hvor samtidig sundhedstjenesten var primitiv. Vores beretning er vores indtryk af landet, befolkningen og kolonistyret, som vi beskrev det i breve hjem. Den rummer også et element af etnografi, idet vi indsamlede redskaber til Etnografisk Samling på Nationalmuseet. Plastic var endnu ukendt i den del af verden, og andre industrielle produkter var kun meget småt nået til Nordnigeria. I vores bog har vi fastholdt det kronologiske forløb fra de hjemsendte breve for at bevare noget af deres umiddelbare friskhed. Vi var 4 da vi rejste ud - og 5, da vi vendte hjem.