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Nigeria’s Food Security Under Siege

Global UpfrontJun 12, 2025June 12, 20250

By SBM Intelligence, June 11, 2025 Nigeria’s agricultural sector—long a cornerstone of its economy and the largest employer of its population—is facing an escalating crisis

The Disintegration of ECOWAS: A Looming Crisis?

Global UpfrontMay 30, 2025May 30, 20250

By SBM Intelligence 50 years after its founding in 1975 through the Treaty of Lagos, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stands at

Four Years of Disruption: Unmasking the Impact of IPOB’s Sit-at-Home Order in Southeast Nigeria

Global UpfrontMay 26, 2025May 26, 20250

By SMB Intelligence By August 2025, it will have been four years since the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) introduced its sit-at-home order across Nigeria’s

Anambra’s Security Experiment: A Model for Nigeria or Just Another Policy Gimmick?

Global UpfrontMar 12, 2025March 12, 20250

By Osita Chidoka Security is the foundation of economic growth and societal stability. Without it, commerce falters, trust erodes, and communities disintegrate. In Nigeria, where

Insecurity: This Is Not Time To Dance ‘Gwogwogwo Ngwo,’ Ozigbo Tells Soludo, Laments Damning Ignoble Report on Kidnappings in Anambra

Global UpfrontAug 31, 2024August 31, 20240

Labour Party chieftain and frontline Governorship hopeful in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo, on Saturday told Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo to see the report that makes

Nigerians Paid N1.04bn As Ransom With 7,568 Kidnapped in 1 Year – Report

Global UpfrontAug 30, 2024August 30, 20240

Nigerians paid N1.048 billion as ransom to kidnappers between July 2023 and June 2024 while a total of 7,568 people were kidnapped across the country

The Economics of Nigeria’s Kidnap Industry: Follow The Money – SBM Intelligence

Global UpfrontAug 23, 2023August 23, 20230

Nigeria faces security crises across its six geopolitical zones, including Boko Haram, bandits, criminal youth gangs, sea piracy and armed separatist agitation. All the groups,

Nigeria: 39 Catholic Church Priests Killed, 30 Abducted In 2022, Says Report

Global UpfrontJan 24, 2023January 24, 20230

No fewer than 39 priests of the Catholic Church were killed in Nigeria by gunmen in 2022, while 30 others were abducted. A report by

Nigeria: South East Loses N4 Trillion Over Enforcement Of Sit-at-home, Says Report

Global UpfrontDec 15, 2022December 15, 20220

A new report has said insecurity and the sit-at-home protest in the South East geopolitical zone have led to economic losses estimated at almost N4