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Although criticisms targeting the DSS are long-standing, no recent Nigerian government has attempted major intelligence reforms.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286573
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Kanu was in 2021 forcibly extradited by Nigerian intelligence operatives from Kenya and faces charges on seven terrorism counts. Kanu is currently held in pre-trial detention by…
ISWAP activity has spiked lately following over a year of pressure from security forces and rival jihadist faction, Jama’at Ahl al Sunna Lid’Dawati wal Jihad (JAS), the rump core…
This follows earlier comments from Shettima emphasising the usefulness of negotiations in ending conflict in the region. Although exercising limited political influence within the…
Stronger economic growth in the United States, falling domestic inflation and improving government finances are expected to support the region’s exports, consumption and…
Nevertheless, it remains mired in many of the same basic governance and security challenges that derailed its predecessors. There is little evidence that it has a plan to address…
For instance, ISWAP-claimed attacks in central Nigeria have declined precipitously from 20 in 2022 to just three so far in 2023. A similar trend applies for other jihadists…
High inflation, exchange rate pressures and depressed oil output all complicate the government’s fiscal difficulties. Meanwhile, despite a slight reduction in overall violent…
These form part of a broader procurement effort to secure a variety of drones for both surveillance and strike capabilities aimed at upgrading Nigeria’s military capabilities and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282059
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Prospects for Nigeria in 2023.