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The principle of inclusion is the bedrock of a democratic society, ensuring that all citizens have equitable access to add their voice in shaping their nation. In Nigeria, systemic barriers disproportionately exclude several interest groups, including the youth, the elderly, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) from participating meaningfully in civic processes.
Countering Violent Extremism In North-East Nigeria through the LENS OF WOMEN
An assessment report on extractive host communities in Nigeria
ASSESSING THE STATE OF ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING IN NIGERIA
A REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF COAL MINING AND COAL POWER GENERATION ON OKOBO AND ITOBE COMMUNITIES OF KOGI STATE
The 2023 general election in Nigeria was characterized by a multitude of atrocities encountered before, during, and after the electoral processes, several of which are not unfamiliar in the nation’s democratic history. The perpetrators involved in orchestrating these episodes encompass a wide range of actors, including desperate politicians and their equally desperate supporters, factions within the government, purveyors of violence, and diverse groups that exploit the prevailing climate of insecurity within the country for their benefit. Regrettably, the 2023 general elections adhered to this perennial pattern.
Deploying Strategies For Increasing Access To Justice And Promoting Credible, Peaceful, Democratic Processes In North-West Nigeria [MARCH. 2023–APRIL 2024]
Northwestern Nigeria is suffering from an intense, destabilising conflict that has flown under the radar of international policymakers and analysts.
The concept of climate smart mining holds the potential of achieving the balance of sustainable mining and the achievement of sustainable development especially for populations that host mining operations. For Nigeria, this presents an opportunity for a mining and climate change dialogue.
The year 2020 was a brutal year for most, as the coronavirus pandemic disrupted nations and systems across the world. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, continued its own trajectory of grief and loss, contending not only with the global health pandemic, but also with its endemic insecurity that has spiralled exponentially in the past decade.
Of the above number, two thousand, seven hundred and seven (2707) were civilians, while 481 were state security agents. In other words, for every 5.5 deaths recorded, at least 1 of them was of a security officer.
Atrocity crimes – including genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity – which are marked by the large-scale and deliberate targeting of civilians, are violations that particularly offend the collective consciousness and are acts that countries around the globe have agreed to prevent and punish. Unfortunately, notwithstanding international treaty commitments, or the 2005 affirmations by heads of state of their “responsibility to protect” against these offenses, these crimes continue to happen all too often, both during and outside armed conflict.