Nigeria Trained Them. Britain Hired Them. Who Pays the Bill?
Every year, Nigeria’s federal government allocates billions of naira to train doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other...
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.
How Youths in Post-Boko Haram Conflict Zones Can Use Music to Narrate Displacement
For many displaced young people in Northeastern Nigeria, life has been shaped by conflict, uncertainty, and...
Migration Misinformation: What Newsrooms Are Getting All Wrong
The media landscape is once again filled with conversations about migration, policy changes, deportations, xenophobia and migration-related crises. Migrants are yet again plunged into conversations that could change their lives, with little to no agency from creators, influencers, or established news institutions, who often turn migration news into viral content aimed at clicks and rage-baiting.
Conflict and Violence are Displacing Farmers in Kwara, Nigeria
For more than a decade, Nigeria has struggled to contain the menace of banditry.
Gay Bars and Dating Sites: Queer Nigerian Migrants on Finding Love
For 27-year-old Paul, finding love and exploring his sexuality as a queer Nigerian came to him...
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...
Beyond Borders: Nigerian Tailors Carving Out Greener Pastures in African Countries
Leaving his family with high hopes, Buhari, a Nigerian tailor known in his community in Kano,...
The WhatsApp Group Helping Nigerians in Canada Find Therapy and Connect With Home
The WhatsApp group (Nigerian Canadian Life) was created by Adebanke Falade, a communications specialist, on March 10, 2024. It evolved from Twitter Spaces, which Falade began holding in 2022 after relocating to Canada. The group educates, shares job tips & opportunities with newcomers.
"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.