Abuja’s housing crisis – a war against the poor in Nigeria’s capital
All the shining buildings in Abuja can’t mask the city’s underbelly of ever-growing poverty as can be seen in the shanty developments that are dotted
In Nigeria hunger stalks the land
Nigeria is facing a “hunger crisis” as food items continue to be beyond the reach for many families, despite claims made by the regime of
Despite US troops’ presence in Nigeria, 1,000 Nigerians are being killed monthly
Kabiru Adamu, a security analyst, told Al Jazeera today that about 1,000 Nigerians are being killed on a monthly basis since December. This is despite
Mehdi Hasan v Daniel Bwala was bulala to bum not “Head to Head”
When the epitaph for the Bola Tinubu regime is written, sending presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala to go and represent his boss on Al Jazeera’s Head
Nigeria rice production output hits four-year low
Rice production has hit a four-year low in Nigeria due to the government flooding the market with imports. 10 years ago the government launched a
Ogoniland in the Niger Delta is a crime scene – Ledum Mitee
Environmental activist and former president of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) told Al Jazeera today that Ogoniland in the Niger Delta
Insecurity ruining Nigeria’s economy
While Nigeria’s ruling class struggle to find solutions to the country’s multifaceted insecurity crisis, ordinary Nigerians are paying the price in lives, destroyed livelihoods and
Uneasy calm in parts of Nigeria’s Katsina State after truce b/w locals and bandits
Many parts of northwest Nigeria have been laid to waste by what are euphemistically known as “bandits”. Last week 32 people were killed in a
Time to bury the myths about mass-murdering Muhammadu Buhari
In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Mark Anthony said: “I come to bury Caesar, not to praise him. The evil that men do lives
Why is violence by Boko Haram and ISIL rising again in Nigeria?
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story discussion programme looked at Nigeria’s failures to deal decisively with the terrorism of Boko Haram and it’s affiliates. Many farming communities
