Anthony Ojukwu, executive secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says competition over land and resources, political interests and poverty are the underlying drivers of conflicts in ...

A man dressed in Fulani traditional headgear attends a ceremony in Kafanchan town, in the Nigerian northern state of Kaduna February 27, 2010. The turban headgear is said to be a common symbol of ...

When Nigeria's Benue State Anti-Open Grazing Law was passed in 2017, it brought hope that pastoralist herders would move to ranches, farmers would gain peace, and violent conflict between herders and ...

A 45-year-old Nigerian land law that bestows powers on politicians ignores corporate interests and drives off critical investors, critics say. The Land Use Act of 1978 vests property powers on elected ...

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The policy is likely to prove ineffective unless accompanied by steps to improve domestic agriculture. Six companies are exempt because, the central bank says, because they are supportive of the ...

Land is central to human existence. Land is a key asset for livelihood and development globally; there is virtually nothing man does that is not rooted on the land. In other words, all human ...

Elizabeth Munn is the Spring 2019 volunteer intern with the Africa program at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. She is a student at George Mason University, studying global affairs ...