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Investigations
Finding Nigeria’s Forgotten Mass Graves Through Satellite Data
There are more than 25,000 missing people in Nigeria, more than in any other country on the African continent. Many…
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Emergencies
REPORT CARD: Nigerian Govt’s Response To Recurrent Floods Under Buhari-led Administration
2015 At the start of the administration floods affected six states, resulting in the loss of 53 lives and displacing…
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News
No Way Home: Satellite Images Reveal Dozens Of Towns Destroyed By Boko Haram Conflict
Tunbun Buhari was once a lively town with a network of dirt roads, hundreds of homes and public buildings. If…
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Analyses
Nigerians Should Brace For More Flooding In 2023, Say Government
Nigeria’s authorities expect intense and widespread flooding during the rainy season this year. The warning comes as vulnerable communities are…
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Development
More Heat, New Inequities: The Poor At Greater Risk When Temperatures Climb
This time of year the weather in the northern part of Nigeria changes from the cool-dry harmattan to the hot…
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Development
Is Dredging Of Rivers One Way Of Mitigating Floods Across Nigeria? To An Extent
Several Nigerian cities have been battling with the worst flooding in a decade from the onset of the rainy season…
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Development
Satellite Analysis: Uncontrolled Development Increasing Flood Risk In Kano
Kano, Nigeria’s second most populous city with a population of over four million, has many problems, including uncontrolled development. With…
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Armed Violence
The Race To Protect Nigeria’s Capital After Security Breaches
A series of high-profile incidents in the past few months has cast a shadow of concern around the security of…
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Environment
Disappearing Wetlands Making Lagos More Vulnerable To Flood—A Geospatial Analysis
The rainy season in Nigeria’s economic capital, Lagos state, has become synonymous with submerged cars, homes, and commuters wading through…
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News
Recurring Market Fires Expose Loopholes In Nigeria’s Emergency Response Time
Perennial fire outbreaks are not new to Nigerians. At least twice a year, major incidents are reported across the country…
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