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Nigeria’s War on Boko Haram Has More Than a USAID Problem March 05, 2025

Officials' foreign aid grievances should not distract from their failure to address the insurgency's resilience ...

Is Nigeria Using Russia as an Excuse for Bloody Crackdown? September 11, 2024

Moscow has benefitted from a series of coups and instability in the region but that shouldn't be a default justification ...

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U.S. Must Address Religious Persecution in Nigeria September 10, 2024

Last month in Nigeria, Christians were confronted with yet another reminder of the ongoing threats they face in their own communities. In August, “more than 70 Nigerian Christians were killed and another 20 Christian medical students were kidnapped i...

Nigeria: Suspected Boko Haram Attack Kills Dozens September 05, 2024

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Don’t Forget the Victims of Persecution in Nigeria August 23, 2024

Four years ago this month, a young Nigerian Sufi musician named Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging. His trial had taken just a few months, and he had no lawyer to defend him. A mob burnt down his home when he was arre...

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Politicians Ruin Africa. Young Protesters Fight Back August 19, 2024

The youth-led protests engulfing Kenya and Nigeria are signs of a more severe set of problems that have weighed Africa down for decades. ...

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Security Forces Fire Tear Gas as Anti-Government Protests in Nigeria August 01, 2024

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Why The Nigerien Junta Wants To Kick US Troops Out March 21, 2024

An American government delegation recently traveled to Niger to, according to the State Department, “continue ongoing discussions since August with leaders of the National Council for Safeguarding the Homeland (CNSP) regarding Niger’s return to a dem...

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For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First After Mass Kidnapping March 16, 2024

Last Thursday, more than 280 Nigerian students were kidnapped from their school in Kuriga, a town in the northern state of Kaduna – the second mass abduction of young Nigerians in the span of a week. The international community must urgently act to s...

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Nigeria Hit By Wave Of Food Looting As Economic Crisis Deepens March 13, 2024

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Gunmen Kidnap Nearly 300 Students In Northwest Nigeria. 2 Days Later, Some Lose Hope Of Finding Them March 12, 2024

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Nigeria Pauses Controversial Expatriate Employment Levy March 12, 2024

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Suspected Islamist Militants Abduct Dozens in Nigeria March 07, 2024

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Nigeria’s Boko Haram Crisis March 06, 2024

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Nigeria Tightens Security as Food Theft Continues Amid Inflation March 04, 2024

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The Case Against Military Rule in Nigeria March 01, 2024

With Nigeria plunged into a full-blown crisis due to a worsening economic climate, a cross-section of Nigerians, desperate for a quick turnaround and certain that the Bola Tinubu administration has lost the plot, have started clamoring for a coup d’é...

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‘Double Standards’: Nigeria Accuses Nations Withholding Arms Sales February 21, 2024

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Nigeria Is Battling a Currency Crisis and Soaring Inflation February 21, 2024

With annual inflation nearing 30% and a currency in freefall, Nigeria is facing one of its worst economic crises in years, provoking nationwide outrage and protests. ...

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Nigeria’s Currency Has Fallen to a Record Low as Inflation Surges February 17, 2024

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Nigeria Is Chasing Stability Against the Dollar With New Rules February 08, 2024

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