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Analyses
Nigeria’s Conflicts Defy Simple Religious Labels
Nigeria’s security crisis gained ascendancy about two decades ago when Boko Haram terrorism emerged in the northeastern region. The crisis,…
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Accountability
Nigerian Fire Service Officers Drown in Debt Over Unpaid Salaries
In December last year, Talle Bello* received his appointment letter to join Nigeria’s Federal Fire Service. Like many others, he…
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Features
In Abuja, VIOs Promise Digital Inspections but Old Abuses Resurface
What happens when those meant to enforce the law are the ones who break it? For many in Abuja, Nigeria’s…
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Features
Plateau Farmers Turn to Land Documents to Reclaim Their Fields Amid Violence
Sarah Ishaya doesn’t seem to remember the day the attackers came in 2021, but what she cannot forget is how…
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Health
One Family’s Devastating Struggle With a Mysterious Disease
In a compound nestled in Gitata, a remote community in Nasarawa State, North Central Nigeria, life has slowed to a…
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Analyses
What Arrests of Ansaru’s Top Leaders Mean for Nigeria’s Security
On Aug. 16, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, announced that security services had captured two terror leaders, including…
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Features
Gang Violence Traps Minna in a Cycle of Bloodshed
The day after Eid al-Fitr, a festive period for Muslims, is usually quiet; a time for rest, reflection, and recovery…
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Gender & SGBV
The Everyday Misogyny Faced by Women Healthcare Workers in Nigeria
It was not passion that pushed Rahimat Ola* into the medical field. She had dreamed of becoming a writer, but…
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Climate Change
Climate Migrants: The Rural Farmers Chased Into Abuja by Droughts
Aminu Ishaku now earns a living as a commercial motorcyclist in Abuja. His family has five hectares of land in…
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Armed Violence
Weaponised Identity: From Dreadlocks to Dialects, How Profiling Threatens Lives in Nigeria
“I wear a niqab and a full jilbab. People often tell me that I am oppressed,” says Hajja Gana, a…
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