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Infographics: Fire Outbreaks In Nigeria’s Northern IDP Camps
Incidences of fire outbreaks have become a recurring phenomenon in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) facilities in Borno state, Nigeria. In 2019 alone, three fire outbreaks were recorded between February 7th to April 28th. In 2021, three more outbreaks were recorded, each one causing a death toll of more than 2 people. Scaling Fire Outbreaks In…
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Sex Crimes And High Fertility Rates in Nigeria’s Northern IDP Camps
With a growing population of 211,366,891, Nigeria is by a fair margin Africa’s most populated country. Its population has rapidly grown in the last two years from approximately 2.52% to 2.71% (an addition of over 5 million people). 0.17% of these new Nigerians are born in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) shelters in Borno state. A…
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Infographics: Adult Literacy Rate In West Africa
According to a 2020 study referenced by Statista, West African countries have some of the world’s shortest school attendance and adult literacy rates. If you live in developed countries in the global north, it is oftentimes rare to find people above 15 years who cannot read or write. Unfortunately, not all nations have this luxury.…
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19, Cholera Threaten Nigeria Health System
Nigeria’s health care system might be under pressure to intensify efforts as it battles the increasing cases of COVID-19 and Cholera outbreaks in some states. COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria had entered its third wave after the recent upsurge in reported cases. Nigeria now has over 168,000 cases of the virus with over 164,000 discharged and…
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Inside Kaduna Insecurity: How Over 170 Students Were Kidnapped
With an estimated population of 7.7 million people, Kaduna state is one of the northern region states that battles increasing insecurity challenges in Nigeria. These insecurity challenges range from farmer-herder conflict, kidnapping school children for ransom, and criminal activities by militant groups – all of which have led to multiple deaths, displacement of residents, destruction…
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Infographic: COVID-19 Vaccination In Africa
More than a year since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the microscopic coronavirus has in many ways revealed the vulnerability of low-income countries, as well as their dependency on the global north. The virus might seem well under control, but the fact is, this is not the reality in many countries…
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ANALYSIS: COVID-19 Impact Hit Hard On Food Prices
As Nigeria gradually heals up from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its economy, Nigerians are still finding it difficult to adjust to the skyrocketing prices of food stuff despite key indicators showing a slight relief on the country’s economy. Twentyten gathered that averagely, the prices of every ‘regularly consumed’ food product had doubled…
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How Inflation And Unemployment Is Fuelling Crime Rates In Nigeria
“We are all tired of the country. Nothing is working… most of our marketers cannot bring foodstuff because they are afraid of attacks. We now divide the yams into four to five pieces and sell one piece for N200 so people can buy. Let the government help us please” This is the plight of Adamu…
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Should Purchasing NIMC’s Storage Servers Cost N25 Billion?
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has revealed its storage servers cannot adequately store data for the country’s population. While appearing before the Senate Public Accounts Committee, the Director-General of NIMC, Aliyu Abubakar Aziz, disclosed that 57 million persons had been registered, but the commission would need additional 90 servers to register 100 million Nigerians. …
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Does The Sharia Law Contradict The Nigerian Constitution?
Following the National Assembly’s request for suggestions on the amendment of the 1999 constitution, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has proposed the complete removal of the recognition of Sharia law from the 1999 Constitution (as amended). The CAN is not the only body advocating the removal of the Sharia law in Nigeria, this topic…