Nigeria – Kúnlé Adébàjò

The IPOB Diaspora Network Pushing Disinformation In Nigeria

by Kúnlé AdébàjòDisinformation, Journalism March 12, 2023March 12, 2023No Comments

One name that comes up often in the war against disinformation in Nigeria is the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a separatist organisation whose controversial campaign has ripped through Nigeria’s airwaves and internet spaces for over a decade. Despite multiple attempts to muffle its message, it has continued to have a powerful presence both on …

Chinese Loans: Nigeria Is Spending Money It Doesn’t Have On Projects It Can’t Sustain

by Kúnlé AdébàjòDevelopment, Economy, Journalism March 12, 2023March 12, 2023No Comments

When the creators of Nigeria’s capital Abuja envisioned the city in the late 1970s, they imagined it would be the hub of rail transportation, connecting all the other parts of the country. Over four decades later, that vision remains unrealised. Hope was rekindled in May 2007 when the capital territory authorities awarded the Abuja Rail Mass Transit …