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Nigeria: Can the Nigerian State Survive the Twin Crises of Covid and Conflict?
allAfrica, 31 May 2021
The toxic mix of factors which threaten the cohesion of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation include: Read more »
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Nigeria: Islamic State in West Africa Now Dominates in Northeast Nigeria
CFR, 27 May 2021
The Islamic State in West Africa (ISWA) has announced that it has replaced Abubakar Shekau with Abu Musab al-Barnawi. Abu Musab "takes over all territories that were under Shekau. Read more »
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Nigeria: Tens of Thousands Forced to Flee Violent Attacks in Nigeria's Borno State
UNHCR, 16 April 2021
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in… Read more »
Will Nigerian State Survive Twin Crises of Covid-19 and Conflict?
A toxic mix of factors threatens the cohesion of Nigeria. These include insurgencies generated by government neglect and corruption; exploitation of discontent by armed bands of religious supremacists claiming to represent Islam; increasing insecurity and violence; climate change that is causing competition for scarce resources of land; lack of health care that is exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic; and brutal state oppression. How will these enormous challenges be met by the State, non-governmental organisations, citizens, and international entities?
Parents protest against the kidnapping of their children from a college in Nigeria - 29 were eventually freed by the gunmen, Nigerian authorities said. The kidnappers had demanded ransom in a graphic video, but the parents' group would not say how much was paid.
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Six years into President Muhammadu Buhari's term in office, trust in his administration appears to be in decline. It has been worsened by the negative economic impact of ... Read more »
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An unconfirmed number of learners have been taken from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School in Tegina in Niger State, with one person dead. The school consists of nursery and ... Read more »
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The growing rate of attacks targeted at schools and the number of kidnapping cases in schools has become a source of concern to many stakeholders in the Nigerian education ... Read more »
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Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has accused Nigerian authorities of not doing enough to curb the violence that has claimed thousands of lives. In 2020, Amnesty accused ... Read more »
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Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been killed, according to a report by the news platform HumAngle published by Read more »
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The Nigerian government has repeatedly claimed victory over Boko Haram, and confined it to the north-east alone, but recent revelations by some state governors give ... Read more »
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President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday pledged that his administration will use all available resources and manpower in dealing with bandits to ensure that they did not hinder ... Read more »
