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By Iroegbu Prisca OkechiNigeria is on the brink of its most significant fiscal overhaul in over a decade. Set for implementation in January 2026,...

By Raliat AbdulkadirABUJA – Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains one of the most pervasive human rights violations in rural Nigeria, driven by unequal power relations,...

By Raliat AbdulkadirPeacebuilding is a multidimensional process that seeks to rebuild societies after conflict by addressing the root causes of violence and laying the...

By Rachel NdakotsuDeep in Nigeria’s North-Central heartland, where the mighty Niger and Benue rivers merge, Kogi State once stood as a symbol...

In the northeast, Boko Haram and its splinter groups such as Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) have waged an insurgency since 2009, killing...

By Idris AbubakarThis article explores current peace and security challenges facing Lusophone African countries-Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and São Tomé and Príncipe. While...

By Abu Jemimah LamiIn Zamfara and other mineral-rich states of northern Nigeria, gold is more than glittering metal. It is money, influence...

By Idris AbubakarIn the rolling hills and fertile plains of North-Central Nigeria, a quiet war is unfolding. From Benue to Plateau, Kogi to Nasarawa,...

By Idris Abubakar (Democracy and Development Studies)IntroductionThe third-country deportation program is a U.S. immigration policy that relocates non-citizens—typically individuals who have completed prison terms or...

Idris AbubakarKogi State, located at Nigeria’s confluence of major rivers and highways, has in recent years emerged as one of the most troubled...