Policy Weekly
Redefining Slum Dwellers: Insights into Nigeria’s Urban Challenges and Opportunities
Slums emerge and proliferate across various regions globally due to...
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Why is Nigeria still Energy-poor? Insight from a Political Economy Lens
With less than 5,000 MW of electricity generated from twenty-seven...
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Struggle for Stability: The Many Faces of Rural Resilience in Nigeria
Nigeria’s conflict theatres are evolving with new actors and incentives....
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Attacks on Security Forces: Governmental Response Trajectory and State Building in Nigeria
On March 14, 2024, 17 personnel of the Nigerian Army...
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Can Nigeria Protect its Most Vulnerable?
Nigeria’s children are grappling with an unfathomable crisis. Grave violations of...
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International Women’s Day and the Risks of Womanhood in Nigeria
On March 8, 2024, the world commemorated yet another International...
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From Protectors to Predators: The Dark Side of Vigilantism in Nigeria
In Nigeria, the battle against crime and insecurity has become...
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Policy Reflections on the Problematic Areas of State Policing
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council recently approved state policing in response...
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Hybrid Hope: Can Nigeria Bridge the Gap Between Democratic Aspirations and Reality?
Nigeria’s 2023 Democracy Index performance reveals a concerning lack of...
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Nigeria’s Rising Cost of Living And Need To Avert Widespread Uprising
Pockets of isolated protests have erupted in some parts of...
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Rural-Push, Urban-Pull: A Nightmare for Big Cities
About 100 million rural dwellers in Nigeria face the risk...
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The Exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic from ECOWAS: Analysing its Security Implications
On January 28, 2024, three members of the Economic Community...
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Broken Links: Assessing the Drivers of Food Insecurity in Nigeria
Food insecurity is a significant global challenge, impacting numerous countries....
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BBC’s Documentary on SCOAN: A Satire on Nigeria’s Health System
“People were begging for healing, there was absolute desperation as...
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The Massacre in Plateau State: A Litmus Test on the Security Approach of Tinubu’s Regime
On the eve of Christmas 2023, about 50 villages in...
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Explaining Exodus of Multinational Companies from Nigeria: Going Beyond the Single Story
As we welcome 2024, Nigerians are counting the number of...
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Breaking Barriers: The Role of Civil society in Empowering Women for Decision-Making and Peacebuilding in Nigeria
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is one of the...
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Same Experience, Different Responses: A Macrosocial Interpretation of Post-2023 Election Political Conditions in Liberia and Sierra Leone
The two Mano River Union countries, Liberia and Sierra Leone,...
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State Fragility and Elections in Nigeria: Explaining the Context and Outcome of Imo State 2023 Off-cycle Gubernatorial Election
Elections are an important feature of democracy. However, elections are...
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Unpacking the 2023 Off-cycle Elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States
Off-cycle elections were recently held in three Nigerian states (Bayelsa,...
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Reflections on Security Contracts to Ex-Violent Actors: Issues of Trust, Continuing Tensions and Sustainability of Peace
Recently, Mr Asari Dokubo, leader of an ex-militant group in...
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