West Africa magazine2025-11-192025-11-191973-03-12https://nigeriareposit.nln.gov.ng/handle/20.500.14186/2339This is the West Africa Magazine 2909, 12th March, 1973. The Issue 2909 of West Africa Magazine (week ending 12th March 1973) blends big-picture economics and local colour. Published in London/distributed in Apapa,■ Politics about people: Among the nine steps listed by General Gowon in October 1970 ■ Liberia: Bringing education up to date: Higher salaries for teachers was a main point in President Tolbert's second annual message to the Liberian legislature ■ Nigeria's youth corps controversy: Following demonstrations, sometimes violent, against the governments' proposed national youth service corps in all Nigeria's universities ■ Farmer Tsitsi's operation feed yourself— year two :1 Ghana's double night ■ Books and publications: Population and politics- The 1963 Nigerian Census: A critical appraisal, by I. I Ekanem ■ West Africa index Vol. 25, January 2, 1971- December 31, 1971 ■ Commercial news: Big diamond price rise- The central selling organisation in London ■ Dateline Africa: Ghana- Minister freed- Ghana marked the 16th anniversary of independence with an amnesty for both political and criminal prisonersenArticle