November 12

• Nigeria: Bringing Swaggerlicious Back to the Bike in Lagos

  As Nigeria's economic nerve centre battles to work out a manageable transport system for its exploding population, Park and Ride tests how bicycles can help turn Lagos into a green... Read more »

November 8

• Nigeria: Is It a Crime to Be Young and Educated in Nigeria?

  I write this piece with a heavy heart, and a soul full of pain and anger. It's for the first time in a long while I am contemplating mayhem and bloodshed. Not even the havoc... Read more »

November 5

• Nigeria: Who's Doing More Damage - Boko Haram or Joint Task Force?

  Since 2009 an estimated 2,800 people have died as a result of Boko Haram's insurgency and the military response by the Nigerian government. After a recent spate of killings by... Read more »

October 30

• Nigeria: Fashion Week Brings Bragging Rights to Lagos

  Lagos, Nigeria's commercial party hub, is known for its booming population, intense traffic jams and vibrant movie and music scene à la Nollywood. But, as well accentuated... Read more »

October 22

• Nigeria: Safe Haven for Christians and Muslims Alike

  Normally speaking, Our Lady of Apostles Hospital would have been seriously affected by the waves of unrest that engulfed the city of Jos in northern Nigeria in the past decade. Its... Read more »

October 16

• Nigeria: No Man's Land Lagos

  Olayinka Sanogotoye, one of 29 participants in the 'Seven Days in the Life of Lagos' exhibition, documented the traditions and customs of the various ethnic groups who have flocked... Read more »

October 12

• Nigeria: Justice in the Twittersphere for Lynched Nigerian Students?

  Thousands of Nigerians have been murdered and killed by insurgency attacks in the last two years, but no such death witnessed the level of outrage as that of the fatal lynching of... Read more »

• Nigeria: Farmers vs. Shell - Long Distance Justice

  "Justice" is what Eric Dooh said he and three fellow Nigerians were seeking in a courthouse in The Hague on Thursday. The farmers are suing Royal Dutch Shell, one of the world's... Read more »

October 11

• Nigeria: Oil Giant Shell Reports to Court Over Nigeria Pollution

  Anglo-Dutch oil giant Shell is to appear in court this Thursday for causing damage in the Niger Delta. It's the first time ever that a Dutch multinational is being put on trial at... Read more »

October 8

• Nigeria: Nigeria's Floods Displace Life but Don't Stop It

  Wurukum Camp, located a few kilometres from the Benue River, is home to 4,290 displaced persons. So far, 42 pregnancies have been recorded here. At the time of writing, three women... Read more »

September 16

• Nigeria: An Uncivilized Flood and Nigeria's Questionable Response to It

  Since July, floods in Nigeria have washed away scores of lives and displaced thousands others. On Wednesday, our correspondent visited north-central Benue State, named for the... Read more »

September 15

• Nigeria: Nigeria Fertile for Film-Fueled Islamist Backlash

  As Egypt, Yemen and Libya deal with different degrees of violence in response to a US-made film about Islam, Nigerian security agents fear similar incidents in the country's... Read more »

September 14

• Nigeria: Phone Service Along With Their Safety, Plead Nigerians

  Telecom facilities are now on Boko Haram's target list. Last week, the militant Islamic sect destroyed some 24 GSM masts across the northern half of the country. So if fear isn't... Read more »

August 24

• Nigeria: Dutch Politicians Question Shell's Actions in Nigeria

  The Dutch Labour Party has asked questions in parliament about reports that oil giant Shell is bankrolling security troops in Nigeria accused of human rights abuses. Read more »

August 23

• Nigeria: Shell - Security Spending or Dirty Work?

  Leaked documents show that Dutch-British oil and gas company Shell financed Nigeria's security forces, which are often seen as corrupt and involved in human rights violations. A... Read more »

August 20

• Nigeria: A Teenager's Will to Survive, Despite Tragedy

  Recurrent attacks on villagers believed to be carried out by herdsmen from one of Nigeria's three major ethnic groups Hausa-Fulani, have turned many children into orphans. While... Read more »

August 13

• Nigeria: Telecoms Giant Under Fire Over Sackings

  Private companies in Nigeria tend to take advantage of the country's high unemployment rate to remunerate their employees very poorly. Because employers know too well there are... Read more »

August 5

• Nigeria: Fearless Art for Change [opinion]

  "Come on, if you want to be immortal, change the world. Don't talk about yourself. Do something for the better good!" says Chike Nwagbogu who, along with his brother Azu, is... Read more »

July 20

• Nigeria: Corrupt Government Blamed for Tanker Tragedy

  With a GDP close to 339 billion euros, Nigeria ranks as one of Africa's richest countries. Sadly, most of its citizens, including those in the oil-producing Niger Delta region,... Read more »

July 16

• Nigeria: Closing Time - Violence Kills Nigeria's Nightlife Too

  Jos, once known as a hub for leisure and nightlife in central Nigeria, is being devastated by deadly ethno-religious violence. The security crisis has compelled authorities to... Read more »

July 4

• Nigeria: Nigeria's Newest Occupational Hazard - Schools

  Recurrent ethno-religious conflicts in the capital of Nigeria's Plateau State have been detrimental to its institutes of learning. The incessant violence wrought by Boko Haram has... Read more »

June 21

• Nigeria: Is Nigeria On the Brink of Breaking? [opinion]

  A couple days ago, on a bus ride from the predominantly Christian, Igbo east of Nigeria to Lagos, I fell into conversation with my co-passengers. They were mostly young... Read more »

• Nigeria: Ofehe Terrorism Trial Lost in Translation [analysis]

  Was it "sabotage" or "inventorise"? The possible mistranslation of a single word may have led to accusations of terrorism against Sunny Ofehe, a Nigerian activist living in the... Read more »

June 18

• Nigeria: Sunday Service Amidst Insecurity in Jos

  Christian dominated Bauchi Ring Road in Jos, Plateau State, in Central Nigeria, has witnessed several bomb explosions in recent years including the Christmas Eve bombings in 2010... Read more »

June 15

• Nigeria: Can Nigerian Churchgoers Keep the Faith Amidst the Bombs?

  Over the last few months, scores have been killed by suicide bombings in Jos. The most recent attack occurred last Sunday on the Lord's Chosen Church along Rukuba Road. Attending... Read more »