Articles and op-eds

When Musa was sixteen, his biggest worry should have been preparing for his school exams. Instead, he was crouched in the back of a dusty pickup truck, the dry wind stinging his eyes as...

I hope that when President Tinubu visits London next month he uses the opportunity to unveil a Vision 2030 plan announcing to the whole world that Nigeria is open for business

I sat down to reflect on the many bilateral counterterrorism agreements recently signed by Nigeria, and a troubling thought pressed heavily on my mind: when a nation invites multiple allies into its security architecture,...

Reflection for the International Day of Social Justice – PSJ UK Nigeria stands at a defining moment. A nation rich in human and natural resources continues to struggle with poverty, insecurity, youth unemployment, and...

Lately, Abuja has embarked on signing or deepening defence partnerships with the United States, China, United Kingdom, Russia, France, India, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and now Türkiye, often within overlapping timeframes and against a backdrop...

The arrival of United States troops into northern Nigeria has expectedly sparked lively debate. Only half of an expected limited non-combat deployment have landed in Nigeria so far but it does signal a very...

The Nigerian Police said it was only 162 people, as opposed to what some media outlets gave as 170. They claimed the figures were bloated just to denigrate the present administration. Now, the first...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Amidst a diverse gathering of global faith leaders and policymakers at the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit, a clear consensus emerged: the ongoing violence in Nigeria has reached a tipping point...

Terrorism Financing: The Cost of an AK-47 vs the Cost of Living in Nigeria At an average market price of ₦20,000 per bag, 3,000 bags of maize amount to roughly ₦60 million. Yet the...

Three years have passed since the United Kingdom began publicly assisting Nigeria in its efforts to confront the country’s domestic kidnapping crisis. Over the same period, figures from  Nigeria’s National Bureau of Statistics show...