The Crisis Room

This weekly podcast series focuses on crisis signaling and explores existing responses and solutions to crises in Nigeria.

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    Salma Jumah

    Nigeria’s Stolen Classrooms

    Nigeria’s Stolen Classrooms | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Between 2014 and 2025, at least 1,880 students have been abducted across Nigeria. It’s a staggering number on its own, but it becomes even heavier when you realise these are children whose dreams, confidence, and sense of safety have been […]

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  • Salma Jumah, Salim Yunusa

    The Implications of Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon

    The Implications of Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon/ | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Tinubu’s presidential pardon has stirred debates across NIgeria. What does this mean for justice, accountability and Nigeria’s security? We ask these questions in this new episode of #TheCrisisRoom featuring Abba Hikima and Shettima DanAzumi. Hosts: Salma and Salim […]

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    Salma Jumah, Salim Yunusa

    Beyond the Numbers: Inside Nigeria’s Insecurity Tracker

    Beyond the Numbers: Inside Nigeria’s Insecurity Tr | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Every week at HumAngle, we track the state of insecurity across Nigeria: the attacks, abductions, armed clashes, displacements, and the lives caught in between. All of it feeds into the HumAngle Insecurity Tracker, a data-driven project […]

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    Salma Jumah, Salim Yunusa

    Nigeria’s Hidden Wars: Reporters Speak from the Ground

    Nigeria’s Hidden Wars: Reporters Speak from the Gr | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Nigeria’s security landscape is a complex and multifaceted one. The dynamics differ according to each region. In Borno State, there is the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency, and complications resulting from the government’s resettlement efforts. […]

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    Salma Jumah, Salim Yunusa

    Wasted Away: The Malnutrition Crisis in Katsina

    Wasted Away: The Malnutrition Crisis in Katsina | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re sounding the alarm. This week: a powerful conversation with MSF on Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis—where aid workers fight to save lives on the edge. But we’re not stopping there. In the coming episodes, we will dig into the tangled roots of insecurity, […]

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  • Sabiqah Bello, Mahdi Garba

    Update On The Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan

    Update On The Humanitarian Crisis In Sudan | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS | On #TheCrisisRoom today, we’re joined by Mahdi Garba, a humanitarian reporter at HumAngle, who provides updates on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. Production Team: Sabiqah Bello, Mardi Garba, Usman Abba ZannaExecutive Producer: Ahmad Salkida

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    Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu, Abdulkareem Haruna

    Analysing The Resettlement Program In Borno With SEMA

    Analysing The Resettlement Programme In Borno With | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS On this episode of The Crisis Room, our Lake Chad editor will be having a conversation with Dr Barkindo Saidu, Director-General of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency about the State’s resettlement program. Production Team: Abdulkareem Haruna, Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu and Anthony Asemota Executive […]

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    Anthony Asemota, Kunle Adebajo, Adejumo Kabir

    Navigating The Southeast Nigeria Conflict

    Navigating the Southeast Nigeria Conflict | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS In this episode of The Crisis Room podcast, Adejumo Kabir engages in a crucial conversation with a senior police officer from the Imo State Police Command. This officer shares firsthand insights into the challenges faced by security operatives working to ensure the safety of lives and […]

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    Sabiqah Bello

    Expansion Of Jihadist Activities Despite Military Coup In Niger

    Expansion Of Jihadist Activities Despite Military | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS Despite the recent military coup in Niger, jihadist groups affiliated with Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State continue to wreak havoc on civilians and military targets. In this episode, we explore the intricacies of this crisis, with insights from Aliyu Dahiru who has closely monitored […]

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  • Nathaniel Bivan, Hauwa Saleh Abubakar

    Ethnic Profiling In Northwest Nigeria

    Ethnic Profiling In Northwest Nigeria | RSS.com Listen On: Apple | Spotify | RSS The spread of terrorism in the country’s northwestern region led to the rise of vigilante groups, some of whom came to be known as Yan Sa Kai. This led to repeated attacks on innocent Fulani, an ethnic group that has been fingered to be a powerhouse […]

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    Andrew Walker

    What Is Russia’s Future In Africa?

    What Is Russia’s Future In Africa? | RSS.com Russian mercenary company Wagner has been very active in several countries across Africa. What does the death of the company’s head, Yevgeny Prigozhin, mean for the continent? On The Crisis Room this week, we speak to Drew Hinshaw, a journalist who uncovered details of Prigozhin’s final tour […]

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