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Tough socio-economic conditions, among others, make kidnapping a thriving business in Nigeria. A strong justice system along with stiff punishment for the crime are needed.
The move by the African Union to develop a policy to regulate the impact of firms on human rights puts it ahead of other regions as it seeks to guide companies conducting activities on the continent.
Nigeria needs a collaborative approach involving voluntary partnerships between the state, an international development agency, the business sector and civil society to solve its problems.
Nigeria’s disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration programme includes monthly allowances which created new problems in the Niger Delta region.
Global indigenous and human rights movements that oppose the oil, coal and gas industries are charting a path for a fair and just transition to a low carbon energy future.
The fourth episode of our podcast takes on fuel – from Olympic diets to conflict over oil in the Niger Delta.
Oil spills have long plagued the Ogoni people living in the Niger Delta. President Buhari is finally doing something about the pollution. But there are flaws in the government’s approach.
In many parts of Nigeria, children are branded as witches and suffer abuse and even abandonment. Religion and poverty are thought to play a role.
Nigeria must work together with its people to help keep the peace in the Niger Delta.
Oil and gas exploration could transform economies and improve lives in Africa, but this is not happening. People living in rural areas are the most excluded from the benefits.
Islamist group raises real fears over security around national vote, but there are others threatening the peace.
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Research Fellow, KU Leuven
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Lecturer in Sustainability, Cardiff University
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Lecturer, Theatre and Media Arts, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Lead Research Fellow, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick
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Board Certified Internal Medicine Physician and Public Health Scientist, MidMichigan Health, University of Michigan
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Researcher in conflict, peace and security, University of Nottingham
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Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Visiting Professor of Sustainability Science, Technical University of Denmark
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Professor of Global Climate and Environmental Governance, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike
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Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Sheffield
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Steinberg Postdoctoral Fellow in International Migration Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, Faculty of Law, McGill University
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Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Research Associate, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Jan Smuts Professor of International Relations and Director of the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS), University of the Witwatersrand
