This brief highlights the critical gap in the accessibility of government policy documents and suggests that NILDS could seize this opportunity to establish a strategic partnership with the Office of the Secretary to the ...

● The issue of Almajiri in the northern and Out-of-School Children (OOSC) in the southern parts of Nigeria (both sum up to 10.5 million) has become a national embarrassment. ● The almajiri or tsangaya system of education ...

Kaiama Local Government Area (LGA) in Kwara State is facing a worsening security crisis due to the resurgence of terrorist activities, particularly from a group known as the Mahmuda group. Despite previous Senate directives ...

On May 4, 2025, Sahara Reporters exposed severe human rights violations at the Jos Custodial Centre, Plateau State, including substandard nutrition, lack of medical care, and administrative misconduct allegedly marked by ...

Accurate and up-to-date demographic data is fundamental to effective governance, equitable resource allocation, and sustainable national development. However, Nigeria’s continued dependence on irregular and outdated ...

Nigeria is currently experiencing a severe outbreak of Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic illness primarily transmitted through contact with food or surfaces contaminated by rodent excreta. Between January and March 2025, ...

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery (DPR), launched in May 2023 with a refining capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, was envisioned to revolutionise Nigeria’s fuel supply by reducing imports and promoting energy self-sufficiency. ...

Nigeria remains one of Africa’s largest rice consumers and importers, despite significant arable land and multiple government interventions. In 2025, domestic rice production fell to 5.23 million metric tonnes, the lowest ...

Despite receiving over $18 billion in rehabilitation funds, Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna remain non-operational as of July 2025. Recent statements from Alhaji Aliko Dangote and newly ...

On May 28, 2025, a 19-year-old Nigerian, Destiny (surname withheld), was reportedly beaten to death by fellow Nigerians in Ghana’s Volta Region over a financial dispute. Destiny had travelled from Edo State to Ghana in ...