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The Implications of Tinubu’s Presidential Pardon/ | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Tinubu’s presidential pardon has stirred debates across NIgeria. What does this mean for justice, accountability and Nigeria’s security? We ask these questions in this new episode of #TheCrisisRoom featuring Abba Hikima and Shettima DanAzumi. Hosts: Salma and Salim …
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Beyond the Numbers: Inside Nigeria’s Insecurity Tr | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Every week at HumAngle, we track the state of insecurity across Nigeria: the attacks, abductions, armed clashes, displacements, and the lives caught in between. All of it feeds into the HumAngle Insecurity Tracker, a data-driven project …
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Nigeria’s Lost Children – The Crisis of Out-of-Sch | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. According to UNICEF, Nigeria has the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, an estimated 20 million. That’s one in every ten children globally. Many of them roam the streets of towns and major …
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“Most people are one sickness away from seeking financial assistance,” reads a popular quote circulating on Nigerian social media. For Usman Sani, a 33-year-old schoolteacher and a tailor in Funtua, a town in Katsina State, northwestern Nigeria, the truth in that statement has been a lifelong reality. He was in his first year of Junior …
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Nigeria’s Hidden Wars: Reporters Speak from the Gr | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re following insecurity trends across Nigeria. Nigeria’s security landscape is a complex and multifaceted one. The dynamics differ according to each region. In Borno State, there is the Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgency, and complications resulting from the government’s resettlement efforts. …
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Wasted Away: The Malnutrition Crisis in Katsina | RSS.com On The Crisis Room, we’re sounding the alarm. This week: a powerful conversation with MSF on Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis—where aid workers fight to save lives on the edge. But we’re not stopping there. In the coming episodes, we will dig into the tangled roots of insecurity, …
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Bashar Abubakar embarked on a journey with his relatives and family friends from Basawa, a community in Zaria, northwestern Nigeria, on Friday, June 20. The 52-year-old and his companions were heading for a wedding ceremony in the North Central region, specifically to the Qua’an Pan area of Plateau State. He had worked as a driver …
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At dusk, Najibullah Nakaka begins a 20-minute steep climb to Wajen Etisalat, a hilly neighbourhood in Birnin Gwari, Nigeria, where the mobile signal is slightly stronger. Locals gave it the name, which translates to Etisalat’s Place, because it is one of the few spots where you might find internet access, even if only momentarily. The …
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