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MASS EVICTIONS DISPLACE THOUSANDS IN LAGOS
#informal settlement
#demolition
#forced eviction
displacement
March 03, 2026
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Rising insecurity sparks tension in Nigeria
abduction
#Insecurity
terrorism
U.S.
December 28, 2025
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Timeline: Notable kidnapping cases of school children in Nigeria
abduction
#Insecurity
#Schoolchildren
terrorism
U.S.
December 28, 2025
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Threads of Departure
Nigeria
cultural heritage
economic migration
December 09, 2025
by Aderonke Adeola
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Magazine
Women farmers feed millions. Imagine what they could do with equal resources
October 28, 2025
by Surita Sandosham
OPED
Who Pays for Going Green? Inside Lagos’ Plastic Ban
pollution
Lagos
decolonisation
October 23, 2025
by Adam Rotbard
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Story
Rice fields wither under climate pressure in Kashmir and Nigeria
August 07, 2025
by Ekpali Saint, Khursheed Shah
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Story
Big Oil's Gambit in the Niger Delta
Nigeria
pollution
oil spill
fossil fuel
Africa
March 19, 2025
by Taiwo Hassan
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Story
Why young voices matter in shaping food systems
poverty
Hunger
Africa
youth empowerment
August 09, 2024
by Nicoline de Haan
OPED
The climate lawsuits empowering Africa’s women
Climate lawsuits
Nigeria
Africa
climate justice
women’s rights
August 05, 2024
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Trans in Nigeria: "I never let my guard down"
Nigeria
LGBTQ+ rights
trans rights
July 06, 2024
by Ernest Nweke
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Story
The gender queer Nigerians entering hetero marriages
Nigeria
LGBTQ+ rights
trans rights
Africa
June 27, 2024
by Rabi Madaki
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Story
Queer and Nigerian: from Catholic celibacy to secret lesbian marriage
gay marriage
Nigeria
freedom of expression
LGBTQ+ rights
June 13, 2024
by Ernest Nweke
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Story
Behind the mangrove restoration movement in the Niger Delta
Africa
Nigeria
climate change
#mangrove
floods
#coastal erosion
#nipa palm
June 05, 2024
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Day of the African Child should be every day
child rights
food security
poverty
education
June 04, 2024
by Charles E. Owubah
OPED
Adapting Africa: The urgent climate fight in agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture
climate action
Africa
climate adaptation
March 29, 2024
by Ousmane Badiane
OPED
Sex crimes against Jewish women: The great silence
Israel
Palestine
Hamas
Gaza
sexual violence
March 15, 2024
by Katharina Höftmann Ciobotaru
OPED
'One Health': Investing in animal health to get the world back on track
food security
disease
health
animal welfare
January 16, 2024
by Karelle De Luca
OPED
Peace-building lessons from the heart of Nigeria
Nigeria
conflict resolution
peacebuilding
December 30, 2023
by Uchenna Igwe
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Story
Why smallholder farmer productivity is vital for global food security
food security
biotechnology
sustaimable agriculture
September 29, 2023
by Joe Cornelius
OPED
Cultivating resilience: Addressing food production in a climate crisis
Nigeria
Niger-Delta
food security
climate crisis
Sustainable Agriculture
floods
September 25, 2023
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Nigerians experiment with wildfire prevention methods
wildlife
biodiversity
wildfire
agricultur
July 06, 2023
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Why agricultural innovation is cause for cautious optimism on climate change
food security
climate action
Sustainable Agriculture
COP28
May 12, 2023
by Claudia Sadoff
OPED
Historic victory for Niger-Delta oil spill victims
Niger-Delta
Royal Dutch Shell
oil spill
Nigeria
corporate accountability
March 08, 2023
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
This International Women’s Day, give women what they need - safety
International Women's Day
women's rights
violence against women
March 06, 2023
by Najla Ayoubi
OPED
Nigeria’s election integrity and democracy are in danger
Nigeria
elections
election fraud
corruption
human rights
February 20, 2023
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
From plastic waste to a work of art
Nigeria
recycling
upcycling
art
plastic
November 29, 2022
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
When school fees are paid with plastic waste
Nigeria
education
plastic waste
precycling
October 04, 2022
by Bob Koigi
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Story
UN: global risks call for unified solutions
United Nations
natural disasters
climate change
climate action
flooding
Nigeria
USA
September 16, 2022
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Youth-led initiative tackles Nigeria's flood crisis
Nigeria
Africa
floods
climate change
GIS technology
August 30, 2022
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Harnessing AI to tackle food waste
Dubai
food waste
Artificial intelligence
food security
carbon footprint
August 24, 2022
by Samia Qaiyum
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Story
“We are hungry”: oil spill victims seek justice
Niger-Delta
Royal Dutch Shell
Nigeria
oil spill
fishing
March 11, 2022
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Noor Mukadam should not die in vain
women's rights
violence against women
gender equality
January 25, 2022
by Zainab Ali Khan
OPED
"It chokes me": a black soot nightmare in the Niger Delta
Africa
Niger-Delta
Nigeria
black soot
oil pollution
January 10, 2022
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Floods ravage Nigeria's farms, and there is more to it than climate change
Africa
climate change
climate action
floods
December 24, 2021
by Ekpali Saint
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Story
Despite legislation, oil-damage continues to haunt Nigerians
Nigeria
oil drilling
Niger-Delta
Shell
October 11, 2021
by FairPlanet Editorial Team
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Story
Nigeria’s Ekuri community fight government, developers to protect forest
Nigeria
rain forest
conservation
climate crisis
logging
August 31, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Nigeria's Twitter Ban: blocking the chatter from the bird app
Nigeria
Twitter
social media
freedom of speech
August 20, 2021
by Ndubuaku Kanayo
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Story
Nigerian children trapped in kidnapping for ransom racket
Nigeria
Boko Haram
kidnapping
education
July 17, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Soso Care: Turning trash into affordable health insurance for Nigeria’s underserved
healthcare
entrepreneurship
community building
conservation
plastic pollution
March 05, 2021
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Nigeria’s lords of impunity must face the law they defile
Special Anti Robbery Squad
SARS
human rights
#EndSARS
police force
October 19, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Nigerian migrants at the heart of afrobeat revolution in Sicily, Italy
migrant
musical protest
Mediterranean route
September 11, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Musician gets death sentenced for blasphemy
Sharia law
human rights violation
blasphemy
August 18, 2020
by Ndubuaku Kanayo
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Story
Inside Boko Haram’s control of the smoked fish and red pepper trade
Lake Chad
Boko Haram
fishery
August 05, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The "baby factories" of Nigeria
human trafficking
child prostitution
ritual killing
July 15, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Can COVID-19 outbreak save Africa’s endangered wildlife?
Africa
environment
Nigeria
mass extinction
rhino horn
wildlife trade
China
Pangolin
corona
COVID-19
April 30, 2020
by Cyril Zenda
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Story
The Nigerian human trafficking mafia in Europe
Europe
human trafficking
Nigeria
refugees
March 18, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The Biafra conflict wounds that won’t heal
Biafra day
Igbo
Nigeria
January 20, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Bring back the missing 22,000 Nigerians
Boko Haram
Africa
terrorism
human rights
January 06, 2020
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Nigeria IDPs abuse Tramadol drug to heal from horrors of Boko Haram
Boko Haram
Nigeria
Tramadol
IDPs
December 05, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Digital cash transfers offer new lifeline for Cameroon refugees
Cameroon
refugees
cash transfers
mobile money
November 14, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Innovative youth circumvent internet shutdowns in Africa
internet; internet shutdown
censorship
youth
Africa
October 23, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Flood turns dreams into nightmare in the megacity Lagos
flood
megacity
Mitigation
disaster
Lagos
Rainfall
Africa
October 14, 2019
by Ndubuaku Kanayo
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Story
How lawlessness contributes to violence against women
women's rights
violence
abuse
Africa
Nigeria
June 11, 2019
by Ndubuaku Kanayo
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Story
The Ken Saro-Wiwa trial: A judicial travesty that made Nigeria a Commonwealth pariah
Nigeria
Niger-Delta
Shell
Ken Saro-Wiwa
Nubari Sataah
June 03, 2019
by Kolawole Talabi
Dossier
:
Chapter
Oil On Water
Shell
Nigeria
Niger-Delta
Oloibiri
oil spill
June 03, 2019
by Sofia Gallarate
Dossier
:
Chapter
Let justice prevail in the Ogoni widows versus Shell case
Niger-Delta
Shell
Ogoni
Ken Saro-Wiwa
February 18, 2019
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
The future of oil production in Nigeria
oil production
fossil fuel
Shell
Niger-Delta
Nigeria
January 30, 2019
by Frank Odenthal
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Story
"The ‘human trafficking crises’ is a desperate, all-hands-on-deck global crisis"
Stephanie Linus
Africa
human rights
immigration
refugees
Nigeria
trafficking
migration
November 02, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The fake drug detector app
Nigeria
Drug abuse
NAFDAC
fake drugs
October 17, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Story
"There's hope for the future of the Niger Delta"
Niger-Delta
ONE EARTH ONE OCEAN
Shell
oil spill
biodiversity
Nnimmo Bassey
Ogoni-Project
genocide
PURE
October 07, 2018
by Frank Odenthal
Dossier
:
Chapter
Shell at the courts
Shell
Niger-Delta
environment
Nigeria
Milieudefensie
October 07, 2018
by Josef Reich
Dossier
:
Chapter
Cleaning up the Niger-Delta
Nnimmo Bassey
Niger-Delta
oil spill
Shell
Ogoni-Project
Friends of the Earth
October 07, 2018
by Frank Odenthal
Dossier
:
Chapter
From Oloibiri to Ogoni: Britain's filthy history in the Niger Delta
Niger-Delta
Nnimmo Bassey
Shell
oil spill
Ogoni
October 07, 2018
by Kolawole Talabi
Dossier
:
Chapter
PORT HARCOURT: WHAT HAPPENED TO THE GARDEN CITY?
Niger-Delta
Shell
oil
environment
Port Harcourt
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
ECOWAS
October 07, 2018
by Kolawole Talabi
Dossier
:
Chapter
The hidden cost of Shell oil spill in Niger Delta
Niger-Delta
Shell
pollution
oil spill
October 07, 2018
by Bob Koigi
Dossier
:
Chapter
Illegal Chinese timber business is devastating Africa's forests
Africa
China
forest
timber
environment
CITES
Environmental Investigation Agency
EIA
logging
September 05, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Hail the ‘not too young to run’ revolution
NotTooYoungToRun
Nigeria
June 05, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Civil society in Nigeria: A treat or threat?
civil society
Africa
human rights
NGO
Oluseyi Oyebisi
January 29, 2018
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
Saving victims of Nigeria’s Boko Haram with art
Kunle Adewale
Tender Arts Nigeria
Boko Haram
Africa
women's rights
terrorism
Nelson Mandela
January 11, 2018
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 3)
Niger-Delta
demographic
environment
Open Society Justice Initiative
exploitation
Boko Haram
December 01, 2017
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
Libya slave trade and the horror of a human market place
modern slavery
Libya
human rights violation
crimes against humanity
November 28, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Editors' Pick
Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 2)
Aso Rock Villa
Boko Haram
anti-corruption
Niger-Delta
November 15, 2017
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
The Nigeria jet car
traffic jam
innovation
technology
Africa
Nigeria
October 22, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Restructuring Nigeria: What will work? (Part 1)
Nigeria
Africa
human rights
October 20, 2017
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
Jollof rice and the supremacy battles in West Africa
cuisine
Jollof rice
West Africa
Nigeria
Ghana
food
Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook
October 16, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Abuja's Lake Jabi - The answer to the lagoons of Lagos?
Abuja
Jabi Lake
Lagos
National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)
July 10, 2017
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
Bribery scheme uncovered in Nigeria's oil industry
BudgIT
corruption
EFCC
ICPC
Niger-Delta
Nigeria
Shell
April 28, 2017
by Kolawole Talabi
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Story
"Europe is Unconcerned before the Mediterranean."
Europe
human trafficking
migration
refugees
March 30, 2017
by
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Story
Butt lifting for Africa’s middle class
Butt lifting
Kenya
Nigeria
South Africa
surgery
Tanzania
March 15, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The elusive peace in Nigeria’s oil rich delta
militia
Niger-Delta
oil industry
oil spill
Shell
January 31, 2017
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Nigerian football pitch relies on players’ movements to generate electricity
Africa
Akon Lighting Project
Football Pitch
Kinetic energy
Nigeria
solar energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA)
August 10, 2016
by Bob Koigi
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Story
Where Love Is Illegal
LGBT
LGBTIQ
New Zealand
Nigeria
photography
Robin Hammond
Uganda
July 04, 2016
by Vanessa Ellingham
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Story
Nigeria's Muslim-only social media
Boko Haram
Google
Islamic
Muslim
Nigeria
social media
February 26, 2016
by Bob Koigi
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Story
The Shell-Nigeria verdict
Alaskan Arctic
BP
environmental law
European court
Friends of the Earth
Goi
Niger-Delta
oil spill
Oruma and Ikot Ada Udo
pollution
Sebastian the Jamaican crab
Shell
shell verdict
Wilderness Society
November 25, 2015
by Ama Lorenz
Dossier
:
Chapter
Cameroon's fight against Boko Haram is paying off
Boko Haram
bombardments
Cameroon
Nigeria
January 10, 2015
by Israel Bionyi
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Story
Nigeria becomes first African nation to ratify Arms Trade Treaty
Africa
Arms Trade Treaty
Control Arms
Nigeria
August 15, 2013
by
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Story
AFRICA'S AUDACITY OF HOPE? What might Africans expect from a second Obama Administration?
Africa
Barack Obama
Kenya
Nigeria
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
U.S. president
January 28, 2013
by Jack Bicker
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Story
Nigerian farmers bringing Shell to justice
Allard Castelein
court
environment
eric dooh
farmers
Friends of the Earth
Goi
government
human rights
Ikot Ada Udo
Niger-Delta
Nigeria
nigerian
oil
oil spill
Oruma
Pipeline
pollution
Royal Dutch
Sara Jabril
security force
Shell
Vice President
Wikileaks
November 13, 2012
by Sara Jabril
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Story
People Power vs. Big Oil
compensation
Nigeria
Ogoni
oil spill
petition
Shell
the Hague
November 07, 2012
by
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Story
Clothing donations: Where do they really go?
Africa
box
charities
clothes
clothing
container
Kleidungskontainer
Nigeria
second hand
October 19, 2012
by Sara Jabril
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Story
Nigeria builds houses of plastic
cradle to cradle
DARE
design
garbage
housing shortage
Nigeria
plastic
November 08, 2011
by Itai Lahat
Read:
Story
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