Nigerian elections: Africa’s giant is leaving half its population behind
Africa’s largest democracy has a terrible record of female representation. Ahead of this week’s elections, we ask what is being done to change that.
Women victimized by Boko Haram forced to choose peace over justice
Boko Haram militants are surrendering to the Nigerian government as part of a rehabilitation program. But the women they once tortured are demanding justice too.
In Nigeria, gas giants get rich as women sink into poverty
As international gas companies like Eni, Shell and Exxonmobil reap millions of dollars, women in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region say gas flaring is destroying their land and livelihoods.
Isolated in Rural Nigeria—and Waiting for America to Vote
KAUGAMA, Nigeria—Saki Samuno hissed at the darkening skies. The women around her wore the same irritated look as they pointed upwards, anticipating a torrential downpour. After months without access to family planning services, 28-year-old Samuno…
COVID-19 Lockdowns Left Nigerian Trafficking Survivors Stranded. Now They’re Looking for a Way Home
Trafficking survivors are being hit hard by COVID 19: They may have escaped their captors, but nobody knows when they will be able to return home.
They left sub-Saharan Africa for the promise of Europe. Now they face an uncertain future.
TARIFA, Spain — Mercy lay motionless on the bed, afraid to move as the stranger pulled up his trousers and refastened his belt. Even after he left, she remained frozen. An hour passed. Then another.…
Nigerian girls often still drop out of school to work, despite the country’s increasing wealth
Kehinde and Taiwo are among 10.5 million children in Nigeria who are not in primary school — no country in the world has more children out of school.