Numerous actors are involved in this surging criminal enterprise, with members of the rebel Rapid Support Forces becoming key players.

Children are drawn into dangerous oil theft operations after witnessing the financial benefits that peers and adults gain from this...

Durable solutions to end deadly attacks in Benue State will remain elusive if the crisis continues to be misdiagnosed.

Boko Haram insurgents fund their activities by stealing cows – making it more difficult to address organised crime and terrorism.

Growing populations, established criminal networks and thriving gangs make these cities the perfect market for smugglers.

With multiple violent conflicts, banditry and porous borders that enable weapons smuggling, gun liberalisation could backfire.

Solid minerals are critical national assets – and should be prioritised like the country’s oil and gas exploration.

Caution is crucial in airstrikes to prevent tragic accidents like the recent bombing in Kaduna State.

In a strategy honed by Boko Haram, bandits are enlisting women for arms trafficking in Nigeria’s north-west.

Organised criminal networks that previously traded mostly with African elephant ivory are turning to pangolins.

A radical departure from the existing policy is needed to enhance safety, but the candidates’ proposed reforms miss the mark.

International climate finance shortages are a problem, but corruption and unaccountable state spending enable climate disasters.

Ekiti is currently owing workers several months of salaries and pensions

Insecurity in Nigeria is growing in scale, spread and sophistication. A total of 1 486 people in the country were...

The brazen targeting of transport and state infrastructure reflects a security breakdown that threatens lives and economic prospects.

Slow action by Nigeria’s government threatens livelihoods and the environment as spillages outpace clean-up efforts.

The government set the process in motion, but the Nigeria Police Force must lead on improving its members’ accountability.

The government has done so little for so long that it’s unclear how recent COP26 pledges will be met.

Laws and certification schemes aren’t protecting the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s most vulnerable – a fresh approach is needed.