It was interesting to be in the settings that we were in during our time in Nigeria.  The country has been grappling with democracy for the past eight years.  Previous attempts at this experiment have resulted in the military taking over the government after a few years.  In two previous instances the military took over [...]

The recent presidential elections and state elections occurred in Nigeria last year.  Though there is in reality only one dominant party-the PDP (People’s Democratic Party), many of the elections were marred by inconsistencies and claims of fraud.  The courts are currently reviewing these cases.
During our trip one of the final cases was heard and the [...]

During our visit to Jos, we had lunch with a colleague of Robert Glew.  The gentleman, Ali, had worked with Rob’s father when his father was working in Nigeria.  After lunch he was insistent that we go with him to see his village and the school that was nearby.
As we turned off of the main [...]

The MSU delegation with colleagues at Jos University.

I was pleased to be a part of the Michigan State University delegation to Nigeria. The second phase of the grant that MSU’s Center of Advanced Study of International Development (CASID) received provided resources for a delegation to visit the cities of Abuja and Jos to [...]

The journey to Abuja, Nigeria was a long one because as you can imagine there are no direct flights from San Jose, Costa Rica.  I flew from San Jose to Miami (five hour layover) Miami to Frankfurt (three hour layover) and Frankfurt to Abuja. During my layover in Miami, I went to a restaurant to [...]

So after my Habitat For Humanity trip in Costa Rica, I did the natural next step for Singh Around the World– I hopped a plane and went to Abuja, Nigeria. Gentle readers- you are probably asking why Costa Rica to Nigeria? I assure you there is method to my madness.
In October of 2007, I [...]