Author: Centre for Nigeria Progress

Suspected kidnappers carrying guns were arrested last week by police The pomp and ceremony of Muhammadu Buhari's inauguration will not mask the huge challenges the 76-year-old Nigerian president faces during his second term in office - in particular the booming business of kidnapping for ransom. Even one of the president's relations - a traditional ruler …

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Biodun Fatoyinbo steps aside amid allegations of historical attack on photographer A celebrity pastor in Nigeria is to take a leave of absence after a photographer accused him of rape. Nicknamed “Gucci Pastor” for his expensive taste in clothes and cars, Biodun Fatoyinbo runs the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (Coza), one of the country’s fastest-growing …

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These are not the best of times for the average Nigerian citizen. At home the dire straits of the economy impose hardship hitherto unknown in our documented history. The social climate is akin to that of a season of war and anomie. Recent reports have shown evidence that Nigerians who seek greener pastures abroad are …

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The link below is for the vexed report as written by the U.K. Immigration Service assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/811812/Nigeria_-_Trafficking_-_CPIN_-_v3.0__June_2019_.pdf