How School Closures Threaten Girls’ Education Across Northern Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria – Northern Nigeria is facing a deepening education crisis as a fresh wave of school closures sweeps across the region, tightening the…
Special Reports
When Markets Breathe, Burn Again: Inside Borno’s Uneasy Return to Life
BORNO, Nigeria – In Mamuri, a farming village roughly 60 kilometres north of Maiduguri, the signs of recovery were subtle but unmistakable. Women arranged…
Nigeria’s Cholesterol Crisis: The Young Lives Lost Before the Warning Signs
ABUJA, Nigeria – On a humid Lagos morning, the news spread quickly through a neighbourhood gym: a regular had collapsed mid-workout and died before…
At the Forest’s Edge: How Banditry Creeping from Nigeria’s Heartland Is Testing the South-West’s Resolve
LAGOS, Nigeria – As dusk settles over the thick forests and winding farmlands that separate Nigeria’s South-West from Kwara and Kogi states, a new…
The Day the Pots Went Cold: Inside Nigeria’s School Feeding Breakdown After Years of Scandal and Silence
ABUJA, Nigeria – When the lunch bell rang at Ansarudeen Elementary School in Osogbo on a warm morning in May 2017, children sprinted into…
Dirty Drinks, Sick Pupils: Inside Mararaba’s Hidden School Food Safety Crisis
NASARAWA, Nigeria – When 12-year-old Mariam lifted a chilled cup of zobo to her lips that Wednesday morning, she expected nothing out of the…
Behind Abuja’s Storefront Labs: Inside the Hidden Diagnostic Crisis Putting Lives at Risk
ABUJA, Nigeria – In the fast-growing satellite communities surrounding Abuja, the promise of quick, affordable medical testing masks a troubling reality—one that health professionals…
Inside the Battle to Save Northern Children from a Malnutrition Crisis Fuelled by Theft, Conflict and Failing Systems
KANO, Nigeria – In northern Nigeria, where conflict and climate pressures collide with weak public systems, child malnutrition has become an entrenched emergency that…
Nigeria’s Debt Time Bomb: Why A Nation Earning More Than Ever Is Borrowing Faster Than It Can Breathe
LAGOS, Nigeria – Despite historic revenue gains from subsidy removal, expanded taxation and FX reforms, Nigeria’s public debt is accelerating at an unprecedented pace…
A City Stuck: Abuja’s Idle Terminals, the Criminal Networks Preying on Commuters
ABUJA, Nigeria – Commuting in Abuja has never been easy—especially for residents who do not own cars. Every morning, thousands pour onto roadsides hoping…