The United States is cutting billions in foreign aid. In Nigeria, pregnant women and others now face higher risks from HIV.
Trump cuts U.S. aid to Africa. Pregnant women lose needed medicines. Read More »
President Bola Tinubu honored Paul Obaji and Chibuzor Oliaku — two election workers shot by the Nigerian Army during the violent 2023 presidential election — with National Youth Service Corps awards. The recognition follows a CCIJ investigation that exposed widespread election irregularities and violence.
In the wake of more than 100 killed and many more injured in the weeks surrounding Nigeria’s 2023 presidential balloting, the nation’s legislature is moving closer to passing a bill creating an agency to investigate election-related violence.
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The 2023 Nigerian election was marred by violence and disinformation, and tarnished by polling irregularities that raised doubts about voting results in certain communities.
Broken Promises of Transparency: A Deep Dive into Nigeria’s 2023 Election Data Read More »
The corporate and social responsibility of the two multinationals in the Denyenye village land dispute has been called into question in several countries. Yet some institutional investors continue to turn a blind eye.
Part two of our investigation into how Swiss multinational LafargeHolcim – and their local subsidiary in Kenya Bamburi Cement – can claim land that villagers insist is theirs.
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G4S security guards working for the multinational cement manufacturer Bamburi Portland Cement Ltd, along with a special Kenyan police unit stationed at a site claimed by Bamburi, have been accused of torture and assault by dozens of locals in Denyenye, a small village in Kwale County, coastal Kenya.
Villagers in Kenya fight global firms G4S and LafargeHolcim for land Read More »
In southeastern Kenya, a local community is accusing cement company Bamburi of land grabbing, eviction, and physical attacks. Bamburi, a subsidiary of Swiss multinational Holcim, and its security provider G4S are facing allegations of enforcing control through beatings and dog attacks. How is the Zug-based company responding to the accusations?
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A subsidiary of security giant G4S is involved in human rights violations in Kenya. G4S has also been embroiled in controversy in other countries. This is why several pension funds decided to divest from the company. Nevertheless, Dutch government institutions recently concluded multi-million dollar contracts with G4S.
G4S security guards working for the multinational cement manufacturer Bamburi Portland Cement Ltd, along with a special Kenyan police unit stationed at a site claimed by Bamburi, have been accused of torture and assault by dozens of locals in Denyenye, a small village in Kwale County, coastal Kenya.
Nightmare at Bamburi Farm Read More »
Go to series home Investigative SeriesDemocracy DeferredThe 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election INEC’s Broken Promises Altered voting tallies, poor electoral oversight casts doubt over Nigeria’s presidential elections By Haruna Mohammed Salisu, Samad Uthman, Idris Kamal, Lami Sadiq, Aminu Adamu Naganye, Usman Bello Balarabe, Arinze Chijioke, Ogechukwu Victoria Ujam, Lukman Abolade December 20, 2024 An Independent National
Go to series home Investigative SeriesDemocracy DeferredThe 2023 Nigerian Presidential Election Faces to their Names: Nigeria’s False Information Merchants By Arinze Chijioke, Shehu Olayinka and Sodeeq Atanda December 3, 2024 Sharing accurate information is a critical element of successful elections and vibrant democracies around the world, but this did not happen in many instances during Nigeria’s 2023 general election.
Faces to their Names: Nigeria’s False Information Merchants Read More »
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