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Chart of the week: Northern #Nigeria's education crisis
December 11, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Gangster's paradise

Evolving from university cults, #Nigeria's youth gangs have killed over 1,600 people since 2020, primarily in southern states.
November 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Chart of the week: The multi-trillion naira burden
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Since 2019, 1,007 lives have been lost in ambushes mounted by militants against 🇳🇬 #Nigeria's security forces.

Insurgents & bandits are outmanoeuvring troops in NE/NW Nigeria, exploiting weak spots with evolving tactics.

sbmintelligence.substack.com/p/the-kill-z...
November 20, 2025 at 7:39 AM
November 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
November 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Chart of the week: Expat targets

Insecurity in #Nigeria that specifically targets foreign nationals poses a significant risk to international businesses and expatriates.
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 AM
🥼Doctor-to-patient 🏥ratios in 🇳🇬 #Nigeria's states

The earlier version of this chart saw Enugu's d2p ratio displayed as 1:299. The correct ratio is 1:2998.

This has also been corrected in the reissued report: www.sbmintel.com/wp-content/u...

We regret the typo.
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Chart of the week: A decade of digital censorship
November 5, 2025 at 7:40 AM
#JNIM's energy siege in 🇲🇱#Mali
November 3, 2025 at 7:31 AM
October 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM
#BokoHaram as a hydra
October 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Chart of the week: The spark in #IvoryCoast

🇨🇮The central conflict in Côte d'Ivoire comes from President Ouattara's bid for a 4th term and the exclusion of Tidjane Thiam from the day after tomorrow's elections.
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Information gaps
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 AM
The price of a security drawdown

Interviews with residents in #Nigeria's Benue State (bit.ly/3IMcvPh) revealed that the Nigerian Army's Operation Whirl Stroke has lost momentum, with communities now accusing security forces of complicity or indifference.
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Chart of the week: Bandit bargains

Communities in Northern #Nigeria are making fragile peace deals with bandits, offering short-term respite but no lasting security solution.
October 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Chart of the week

🇳🇬#Nigeria's economy since 2010: A boom, then a bust. After a tough recession & weak recovery, recent reforms are causing pain but may finally be stabilising growth and taming inflation.

Is this a turning point?

#Economy #Inflation #Reforms
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
September 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
September 23, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Despie being the world's leading producer of shea nuts, #Nigeria 🇳🇬is failing to capitalise on the lucrative shea butter industry💇‍♀️
September 16, 2025 at 7:57 AM
September 4, 2025 at 6:42 AM
August 21, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Over the last 15 years, @officialefcc.bsky.social's prosecution and conviction rates have steadily climbed. Volume and efficiency have improved, but challenges like selective high-profile prosecutions, plea bargains, and judicial delays persist.
August 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Since August 2021, #IPOB's "sit-at-home" order in #Nigeria's Southeast has caused severe economic damage ($4.75B loss) and displaced thousands.

Original report: www.sbmintel.com/2025/05/four...
August 7, 2025 at 8:39 AM
🏆🇳🇬 #Nigeria's sporting rewards: Cash gifts come faster, but land promises lag. 🏅💰🏡

After #WAFCON2024, Super Falcons got cash & property pledges—but history shows land rewards (1994 Eagles, '96 Olympians) often take decades.

📌 Cash? Improving. Land? Still waiting.
July 31, 2025 at 7:54 AM