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Cigarette packets sold in Nigeria carry a health warning: ”The Federal Ministry of Health warns that cigarette smokers are liable to die young.” But, says the government, this…
”When I go home, I often notice that as soon as I come, all the towels, soaps and sponges that were in the bathroom will disappear,” says Isaiah Ojeabulu, who has leprosy. He…
When Uzonna Tochi picked up the phone last week, he heard the most chilling words of his life. ”Please do something fast to save my life; they might execute me anytime now,”…
"Glorified secondary schools" is the derisive term coined by Nigerians to describe their country’s universities. Classrooms are overcrowded, with students sitting on the floor…
Nigeria’s daily power requirement is about 5Â 000 megawatts (MW). At most times, however, the National Electric Power Authority (Nepa) is barely able to generate 2Â 000 MW,…
In Agege, a suburb of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, Augusta Uyi-Evbuomwam has become indispensable. From dawn until dusk, people carrying buckets and jerry cans queue to buy…
Indigenous oil workers in Nigeria, the world’s sixth-largest oil producer, are angry with multinational oil companies operating in the country’s Niger Delta region over the…
"Kill and go": this is the nickname that has been given to Nigeria’s mobile police unit. Its members have an alleged propensity to gun down people at the slightest provocation,…
"Leaders come and go, but there will always be workers’ unions." This is the philosophical view that Elder Linus Ukamba, senior assistant general secretary of the Nigerian Labour…
In recent decades, Nigeria has acquired the unhappy reputation of being one of the world’s most corrupt states. It would also earn a high ranking in a list of the most secretive…
Nigeria’s universities are under the grip of cult gang members. About 20 cult groups operate in the country’s universities. They indulge in criminal acts such as rape, robbery…
For many Nigerians, daylight hours are too busy to spend on commuting. As a result, they use nights to travel between the various towns and cities where they conduct business.…
Oil is the undisputed kingpin of Nigeria’s economy, contributing more than 90% of its export earnings. But more than four decades after the start of oil extraction in Nigeria,…
For those who navigate the chaotic streets of Nigeria’s commercial centre, Lagos, it can seem that the city was designed to test the patience of commuters. Now, traffic…
Almost 10 years after the death of Nigerian activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, his father — Pa Beesam Wiwa — remains angry and sad. A tribunal appointed by General Sani Abacha, Nigeria’s…
The next presidential election in Nigeria is not due until May 2007. While that might seem a long way off to some, aspirant contenders have already emerged -– and they include…
