Analysis

Nigeria’s latest counterterrorism training programme with the United Kingdom once again highlights a familiar feature of the country’s security architecture: a growing reliance on external…

Safe Schools Initiative: Security Gains, Gaps, and the Burden of Community Vigilance By Matthew Eloyi As concerns persist over school abductions in parts of Nigeria, the Nigeria…

Beyond Paper Promises: Nigeria’s Education Data Overhaul Faces the Real Test of Execution By Matthew Eloyi Nigeria’s education sector is once again placing its hopes on technology,…

STATE POLICE AND NIGERIA'S SECURITY DILEMMA: SOLUTION OR NEW CHALLENGE? By Comfort Pius When armed attackers storm communities in Plateau State, Benue, Zamfara, Kaduna, and other parts…

STATE POLICE: Nigeria’s Biggest Security Gamble? By Matthew Eloyi Nigeria may have just taken one of the most consequential steps in its democratic journey since the return to civilian…

When the Powerful Begin to Fear By Jerry Adesewo Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (Rtd.), stirred national debate recently when he warned that governors, ministers,…

The Business of Fear: How Kidnapping Became Nigeria’s Underground Economy By Comfort Pius At a busy motor park in Jos, passengers preparing for a journey to Abuja spoke in low tones,…

EFCC, Hospitals and the Human Cost of Force By Jerry Adesewo, Abuja What happened at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital was more than an operation gone wrong. For many Nigerians…

Gaslighting Buratai: A Smear Campaign Dead on Arrival By Jerry Adesewo In Nigeria’s increasingly combustible political atmosphere, misinformation now travels faster than clarification.…

2027: Jonathan’s Calculated Silence and the Politics Behind His Possible Return By Matthew Eloyi Former President Goodluck Jonathan may not have formally declared for the 2027…