Q and A on Grammar, Usage, and Naming Conventions in Nigeria, America, and Britain
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In this week’s Q and A, I answer questions on last-name cultures, differences in...
Is There Such a Thing as “Hausa-Fulani”?
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi A reader of this column repeatedly challenged me to justify calling President Mu...
Re: Bennet Omalu: A Nigerian-American Hero Nigerians at Home Don’t Know About
Read below a sample of the reactions I received to last week’s column on Dr. Bennet Omalu, the Nigerian-American forensic pathologist who...
A Comparison of Everyday University Vocabularies in Nigeria, America, and Britain (III)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi 10. Instructor/Professor/Dr. In internal, official communication in American u...
Bennet Omalu: A Nigerian-American Hero Nigerians at Home Don’t Know About
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi Dr. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu is a big deal in America. He is so big a deal that h...
A Comparison of Everyday University Vocabularies in Nigeria, America, and Britain (II)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi 7. Lecturer II/Lecturer II/Assistant Lecturer/Graduate Assistant. As I said las...
Why Adamu Adamu’s Appointment as Education Minister is “Well-Deserved”
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi I was surprised by the number of people who took issue with my description of Ma...
A Comparison of Everyday University Vocabularies in Nigeria, America, and Britain (I)
By Farooq A. Kperogi, Ph.D. Twitter: @farooqkperogi In the past few weeks, I have received hundreds of questions from readers of thi...
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