Al Jazeera documents the menace of almajirai in Kano
Almajirai (almajiri – singular) are male children that are sent away from home in northern Nigeria ostensibly to study the Quran under the tutelage of
Nigeria’s defence chief, Gen Christopher Musa, claims he will defeat terrorism in two years
General Christopher Musa, Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, has claimed his country’s challenges from terrorism will be a thing of the past in two years
Tinubu’s tax “reforms”: Another scam in the making?
Al Jazeera ran a report yesterday on Nigeria’s tax “reforms”, raising concerns about the planned allocation of more VAT to Lagos State – in which
Nigeria is sinking like the Titanic
Activist Deji Adeyanju was one of the guests on Talk To Al Jazeera today and he deployed a poignant analogy about the reality facing Nigeria,
What’s the root cause of Nigeria’s economic crisis?
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story attempted to diagnose the “root cause” of the current malaise afflicting Nigeria under the regime of Bola Tinubu. The illness was
Nigeria’s cybercrime reforms leave journalists at risk
Amendments to the Cybercrimes Act are an improvement but remaining provisions can still be used to target journalists. The officers treated journalist Saint Mienpamo Onitsha
Why has Nigeria failed to stop the kidnapping of schoolchildren?
Nearly 300 students and some of their teachers were kidnapped by gunmen in Kuriga, Kaduna State in Nigeria yesterday morning. As parents and relatives protested
Nigerians suffer along border with Niger as economic sanctions bite
The closure of Nigeria’s border with Niger has worsened the economic situation and insecurity in the region. Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story attempts to deal with why Nigeria has failed to deal with violent attacks in Plateau State
The Al Jazeera programme “Inside Story” attempted yesterday to answer the question of why communities in Nigeria could be subjected to attacks for days without
Nigerian workers’ wages diminish as inflation rises and govt revenue dips
Nigerian public sector workers say they earn slightly more than they did years ago, but can afford far fewer things than before. When Yusuf Mogaji