Nigeria: News, Stories and Analysis.
Looking for God To Find God, I Had to Leave Religion Behind
I grew up wanting to get closer to God. But to find God I had to leave religion behind. Read more. Read More...
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Review: Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad The Women in Lagos are Just as Crazy
Lagos men are not for the faint-hearted and Kuku’s women are not the women who ‘sit down and take it’. Read more. Read More...
Data, Public Interest and National Security The Politics of Data Security in Nigeria
The Nigerian government is trying to create a database that links mobile phone users’ SIM cards with their National Identity Numbers—but can any government today be trusted with citizens’ sensitive data? Read more. Read More...
Why Is Everyone Talking About the 2021 Electoral Amendment Act? RxNews 20 December 2021
Nigeria’s elections are expensive and inefficient. An electoral amendment act proposes possible improvements, its deadline passed yesterday and there’s no indication it has been signed. Read more. Read More...
Elizabeth Olowu: Nigeria’s First Female Bronze Caster
Princess Elizabeth Olowu is a sculptor who is recognized as the first female bronze caster in Nigeria. Read more. Read More...
Former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, Has Died
Nigerian politician, Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, who served as the governor of Oyo State from May 2007 to May 2011 has died. Read more. Read More...
Former Nigerian Leader, Ernest Shonekan, Has Died
Ernest Shonekan, interim head of state of Nigeria from 26 August to 17 November 1993, died this morning at a hospital in Lagos. Read more. Read More...
Women Who Lead Feminist Protests and Politics in Nigeria
For protests such as #EndSARS where women play prominent leadership roles, gender stereotypes that assign leadership roles to men encourage dampen these protests at a much faster rate than protests led by men. Read more. Read More...
Detty December in Nigeria: ‘People are Tired of COVID-19 Protocols’
In Nigeria this year, much of ‘Detty December’ may be fuelled by an unlikely source—growing apathy towards COVID-19. Read more. Read More...
Black Soot in Rivers State: ‘Government Have Failed to Protect Citizens’
In Rivers State, efforts to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic could be rendered futile due to a long-running air pollution crisis—black soot. Read more. Read More...
