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Nigeria’s Security Paradox: Why Promises of Stability Fail Amidst Systemic Corruption and Global Terrorism Dynamics

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The security landscape in Nigeria remains a painful paradox: despite successive administrations making grand pronouncements and launching numerous military operations such as Operation Lafiya Dole, the reality on the ground continues to be defined by escalating violence, mass kidnappings, and the terrifying resilience of non-state armed groups. This stark divergence between political promises and the […]

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Workers’ Crisis: Federal Workers Demand Implementation of New Minimum Wage and Improved Workplace Safety as Economic Hardship Bites

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Federal workers across Nigeria are at a critical breaking point, with major labour unions intensifying their demands for the urgent implementation of a new national minimum wage and significantly improved workplace safety standards. The growing pressure from organized labour, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), stems from the crushing reality of the nation’s severe

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Political Crossroads: Unpacking the Ambassadorial Nomination Wars and the Taraba Gubernatorial Defection Storm

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Nigerian politics has once again descended into a maelstrom of turmoil, characterised by a highly controversial list of ambassadorial nominees and a high-profile gubernatorial defection. These simultaneous events serve to expose the cynical calculus and deeply flawed reward system that often defines the nation’s political class, overshadowing merit, integrity, and national interest. The dual crises,

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From Theory to Training: Analyzing the Enforcement Gaps in Nigerian Police Reform Amidst Security Crisis

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Nigeria’s perennial security crisis, dramatically underscored by recent high-profile incidents like mass kidnappings and brazen attacks on soft targets, has brought the urgency and the failure of police reform efforts back into sharp focus. While the government and the National Assembly (NASS) have made significant legislative strides, passing landmark bills designed to modernize the force,

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High-Stakes Resignation: Defence Minister Badaru Abubakar Quits Amid Nationwide Security Emergency and Speculation of Cabinet Shake-Up

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Nigeria’s political landscape was jolted by the immediate resignation of the Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, a high-profile exit that has been officially attributed to “health grounds” but which has simultaneously ignited fervent speculation about an imminent, wide-ranging security shake-up within President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. The resignation comes at a particularly sensitive

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Nigeria’s State of Emergency Under Fire: How Mass Kidnappings and Bandits Expose Gaps in the Security Strategy

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In recent days, Nigeria has been gripped by a terrifying resurgence of violence, forcing the nation to confront the gaping holes in its security architecture, even after a recent declaration of a “nationwide security emergency” by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The brazen mass kidnappings, which have seen hundreds of people predominantly schoolchildren, seized in quick

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