Nigeria’s 2009 peace deal to end amnesty in the oil-rich Niger-Delta region may never be devoid of controversies. For apparent reasons, the 2009 Presidential Amnesty Programme for repentant...
The protracted Boko Haram conflict has attracted numerous state responses to end the carnage. Both counterterrorism and counterinsurgency measures employed by Nigeria and other affected neighbouring...
The Nigerian state intends to resettle all internally displaced persons in Borno state before the end of May 2021. The over a decade jihadist violence in its northeast region has left about 2.5...
Nigeria is bedevilled by challenges that lead to many avoidable losses to lives and properties. One of these worrisome challenges is communal clashes. In Nigeria, communal clashes are regular...
As the COVID-19 global pandemic ravages the entire world, enforcing non-pharmaceutical guidelines to contain its spread is an arduous task for most countries. Developing nations like Nigeria are...
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, advances in science and technology have been stretched to the limits and even called into question. The COVID-19 has not only killed thousands of persons daily...
Kaduna State has recorded 12,246 new cases of malnutrition among children under five years, between January and May, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A nutrition data obtained by NAN from...
The heightening nature of insecurity and violence in the Northern region of Nigeria is no longer news to Nigerians and even the international community. The killing of mainly civilians by bandits,...
The coronavirus has continued to pose varying degrees of challenges worldwide. In the Lake Chad region, the impact of the pandemic will most likely be worse for apparent reasons. First, the region...
Nigeria is seriously faced with the problem of internal displacement. For instance, Boko Haram insurgency has displaced about 2.4 million Nigerians in the Lake Chad Basin. As of December 2019,...