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Crisis Nigeria

We examine the overlapping security, political and economic crises that have left Nigeria facing its worst instability since the end of the Biafran war in 1970

12 November 2021

  • Friday Sani, left, with his daughters Rejoice, second left, and Victory, second right, who were among 39 students kidnapped from their college.

    How risk of kidnap became the cost of an education in Nigeria

    Abductions are rife in the north of the country, where armed gangs target schools and colleges with apparent impunity

9 November 2021

  • Workers at Nigeria’s first refinery, built in 1965 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in September 2015

    A wealth of sorrow: why Nigeria’s abundant oil reserves are really a curse

    It is known as the resource curse: assets that should bring wealth and stability but instead lead to corruption and poverty. And for Nigeria, oil is the culprit

8 November 2021

  • People receive the Covid vaccine at a health centre in Lagos, Nigeria.

    Nigeria unlikely to reach ‘impossible’ 40% Covid vaccine target

    Lack of doses and a reluctant public make government programme unfeasible, say health experts, with malaria and conflict posing greater risk to life

1 November 2021

  • A demonstrator with the Nigerian national flag where someone has written "Ends SARS Now"

    ‘The lights went out and the shooting started’: #EndSars protesters find no justice one year on

    In the face of government denial, four young people tell their stories. Shot, beaten and terrified, they speak of disillusionment, but also of hope

29 October 2021

  • Composite image of Wale Lawal, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim, Umar Turaki, Chika Unigwe

    My Nigeria: five writers and artists reflect on the place they call home

    A curious picture of pride, optimism, despair and frustration emerges as the country’s creatives consider their homeland

28 October 2021

  • Police officers detain people during a protest in Lagos, Nigeria, August, 2019.

    ‘Stuck in limbo’: endless wait for justice for those in Nigeria’s prisons

    With nearly 50,000 incarcerated on remand, many face years in jail awaiting trial, often on charges for minor offences

27 October 2021

  • The Damau Grazing Reserve in Kaduna, northern Nigeria.

    Trail’s end: the days of roaming free are numbered for Nigeria’s herders

  • Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari gestures after cutting an inauguration tape as he commissions projects during his visit to Imo State, Nigeria September 9, 2021. Nigerian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

    Despite Nigeria’s problems, President Buhari is building a legacy of hope

    Tolu Ogunlesi

26 October 2021

  • EPEFISHMARKET-29 Epe fish market, the biggest fish market in Lagos, Nigeria Folasade Ojikuti, the "Iya Alaje" of Epe Market, receiving hails of praise from the traders.

    The Nigerian fish market where gods and commerce meet

    The all-women market appoints a ‘mother of wealth’ to pray for their good fortune – and in this recession-hit country the role is more important than ever

25 October 2021

  • Dr Chike Akunyili, seen here at his daughter Chidiogo Akunyili’s wedding, was murdered along with his police guard last month.

    My father’s senseless murder must be a wake-up call for Nigeria

  • Composite Nigeria

    Failed state? Why Nigeria’s fragile democracy is facing an uncertain future

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