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  • Muhammed Akindele
  • Posted by Muhammed Akindele
June 20, 2026

Internal Migration is Reshaping Identity and Language Among Nigerian Children

These experiences reflect a growing reality for many Nigerians born far away from their ancestral homes. Internal migration, which means the movement of people from one state or region to another, has reshaped identities, languages and cultural belonging for millions of families.

  • Habeeb Olokooba
  • Posted by Habeeb Olokooba
February 26, 2026

Conflict and Violence are Displacing Farmers in Kwara, Nigeria

For more than a decade, Nigeria has struggled to contain the menace of banditry.

  • Yahuza Bawage
  • Posted by Yahuza Bawage
January 31, 2026

Years Later, Families in Northeastern Nigeria Tackle the Aftermath of Displacement

After Boko Haram insurgents took her daughter from a village in Borno, Hajara Tukur lost her...

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  • Hussain Wahab
  • Posted by Hussain Wahab
August 17, 2025

"We are not safe": IDPs in Anka Camp are Facing Worsening Displacement Crisis Due to Banditry

Behind every account of the crisis lies a complex web of factors. The rise of banditry in Sokoto, Kebbi, and Zamfara states is a deep-rooted conflict between Fulani cattle herders and Birom communities hardened by Nigerian military contractors.

  • Diaspora Africa
  • Posted by Diaspora Africa
July 18, 2025

Call for Applications: Reporting Internal Displacements in Africa

The second cohort of Diaspora Africa's Migration Media Hub will center on Reporting Internal Displacements in Nigeria, in collaboration with IOM Nigeria and the Embassy of Sweden in Abuja. We invite writers and journalists to apply. The training is established to support a new breed of young journalists across Africa.

  • Amaka Obioji
  • Posted by Amaka Obioji
April 26, 2025

Reflection: Towards a Trauma-Informed Journalism in Migration Reporting

Migration discourse is often clouded with the subjects of adults who make their own decisions on migration. Most times, unconsciously, children are left behind in migration conversations, especially in cases of forced migration.

Sudan
  • Yahuza Bawage
  • Posted by Yahuza Bawage
June 20, 2024

Forced Migration: Conflict is Disrupting the Future of Education in Sudan

The violence which erupted between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), added fuel to a fire that was already burning — from ongoing conflicts, and outbreaks of disease — to a fragile economy, and a looming climate catastrophe.

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