Future Long Since Past
“Nigeria had become extremely attractive to investors from the year 2020. It was partly due to an attractive tax regime and the uninterrupted power supply that the nuclear plants provided. The tax laws limited the burden of double jeopardy of taxation and substantially reduced taxes for companies that agreed to establish headquarters in Nigeria. Since…
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Suggested discussion points
- Consider the trajectory of Nigerian industry in this story – can it be described as positive or negative?
- Where are the tensions and ambivalences?
- In the story, Izima’s uncle (Imeagwa) states: “Nobody ingores the call of Ichiakwa” – what is the symbolic role of the deity Ichiakwa throughout the story?
- What is the significance in relation to Izima’s upbringing, life choices and career?
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