We examine the overlapping security, political and economic crises that have left Nigeria facing its worst instability since the end of the Biafran war in 1970
It is known as the resource curse: assets that should bring wealth and stability but instead lead to corruption and poverty. And for Nigeria, oil is the culprit
The all-women market appoints a ‘mother of wealth’ to pray for their good fortune – and in this recession-hit country the role is more important than ever
A surgeon dedicated to his patients, Chike Akunyili was on the frontline of people’s suffering. We must address the problems that drove his killers to pull a trigger just because they could
In the first in a series on Africa’s most populous state, we look at the effects of widening violence, poverty, crime and corruption as elections approach
Despite Nigeria’s problems, President Buhari is building a legacy of hope