December 18, 2023
. Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) condemns the recent uptick of recurring Islamist insurgent attacks across Nigeria targeting communities based on religion. USCIRF reiterates […]
December 11, 2023
In the period in review, November 1st to 30th 2023, we monitored the violent criminal activities of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the efforts of the Nigerian authorities to neutralise these […]
December 5, 2023
The Nigerian judicial system is in a curious state. In May 2022, a young Christian girl was lynched in a College of Education in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, instigated by her […]
November 24, 2023
By Toyosi Clement It has been 12 months since the Tigray Peace Deal was signed between the Ethiopian federal government and the TPLF. The question is, how effective has the […]
November 14, 2023
In the period in review, October 1st to 31st 2023, we monitored the violent criminal activities of Non-State Armed Groups (NSAGs), the efforts of the Nigerian authorities to neutralise these […]
October 26, 2023
. In response to appeals from ADF International and other religious freedom advocacy organizations, United Nations experts have sent a joint allegation letter to the Nigerian government, highlighting the danger of blasphemy […]
September 11, 2023
Though boasting Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria is in the midst of a security and economic crisis that threatens to turn it from a failing into a failed state. Successive governments […]
August 30, 2023
A court in northern Nigeria has granted a court order protecting an 18-year-old Christian convert from threats to her life by family members, a ruling that emphasizes the fundamental right […]
August 14, 2023
The military coup in Niger has now entered its third week. Four days after the July 26 putsch, the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) threatened military action […]
August 12, 2023
The deadline set by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) for the elected president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum – who was deposed in a coup on July 26 […]
