The growing prosperity in Nigeria's workforce and resource abundance presents the state with the necessary foundation for developing into a successful democracy. The chance at this success, however, …
Evaluating the (un)Democratic Performance of Nigeria’s Muhammadu Buhari
When All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Muhammadu Buhari defeated the incumbent Johnathan Goodluck from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 Nigerian election, many saw the country …
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WhatsApp Drives a Double-Edged Sword Through Nigerian Democracy
Social media and democracy often share a love-hate relationship in the Global South. In many cases, the blessing of free communication arrives alongside an infectious misinformation curse. In Nigeria, …
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Coronavirus in Nigeria
How the growing pandemic is threatening stability in Africa's largest nation Even though Nigeria still has a relatively low number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of this moment, the chaos …
Violence, Fraud and Inaccuracies Continue to Plague Nigeria’s Elections by Jordan Reid
Since regaining its democracy in 1999, Nigeria has suffered a history of voter fraud and violence in each of its presidential elections. Improving the safety and legitimacy of Nigeria's elections can …
Nigerian President’s Recent Actions and Electoral Opposition Indicate Likely Decline of Democracy by Nick Cook
As Nigerians prepare to cast votes for the presidency, recent actions by sitting President Muhammadu Buhari and the history of his main electoral opposition, Atiku Abubakar, indicate that democracy is …