For years, the Nigerian telecommunication airtime loan market has operated efficiently. This system uses an automated algorithm based on recharge histories to grant instant airtime on credit.
A new trend in the country’s petroleum sector shows how new regulatory frameworks are beginning to deliver on their promise of a more predictable and attractive business environment.
A report by the Committee to Protect Journalists said authorities have assaulted, arrested, or harassed at least 91 journalists since President Tinubu assumed office in 2023.
The African nation leads the world in electricity access deficit, with 86.8 million people—nearly 40 percent of the population—living without power. As in other countries on the continent, rapid solar electrification has been a driving force for the economy.
Across Nigeria’s shea belt, including key producing regions in Kebbi and Kwara states, more than a dozen women who spoke with The Liberalist, expressed deep fear and panic over continuing their work.
The move forms part of a broader crackdown which human rights groups warn threatens freedom of expression and association.
When citizens cannot travel, attend school, or go about their daily lives without fear of violence, violence fundamentally compromises their freedom
The state government promised three Premier Hospitals to bridge healthcare gaps, but an investigation by The Liberalist revealed that the multibillion-naira projects remain completely abandoned
Interviews with traders in Niger Republic show that the flow of weapons from North Africa to the Sahel parallels the movement of gold from the Sahel to North Africa.
Gold brokers, also known as ‘dealers’, sometimes transport gold ore on behalf of terrorists and deliver the packages to market refiners. In this way, miners say, gold extracted under the control of armed groups passes through the same market lanes as ore dug by ordinary labourers.
In many parts of Zamfara state, proscribed terrorist organisations have moved into mining communities, seizing control of pits, forcing artisanal miners to work for them at gunpoint, and turning what had once been a fragile rural livelihood into the foundation of a violent underground economy.
Analysts say these efforts would facilitate travel and boost tourism across borders in Africa.
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