Development Diaries

The Abuja–Kaduna train was meant to save travellers from the dangers of the highway.

Yet frightening rail incidents keep happening.

After another troubling moment on Monday left passengers injured, one question refuses to go away.

Why does the same problem keep repeating on this rail line?

We look at the pattern of rail safety failures in the country, the duty bearers responsible, and what Nigerians should be asking for.

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Abuja–Kaduna Train Incident: What Authorities Are Not Fixing and Why It Matters The Abuja–Kaduna train was supposed to guarantee safer travel, but repeated incidents are turning what should be a routine commute into a worrying gamble.

The Nigerian Senate says elections can be electronic… or manual. Translation: the fraud window is still wide open.

Find out why real reform is nowhere near done, and what Nigerians must demand.

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N250 million for a photocopier? Not quite. Abia State says it was a typo, but the incident shows why every Nigerian now needs to be a part-time budget detective.

Click to see what this says about fiscal transparency and accountability in the state.

Abia 'N250 Million' for Photocopier Claim: How to Audit Government Abia State has clarified that it did not allocate N250 million for the purchase of a photocopier for its Lagos Liaison Office.

Female ge***al mutilation is banned in Kenya, but girls are still being cut, and survivors are left to fend for themselves.

Criminalisation is not enough, justice, care, and accountability are missing.

Click to read why the fight is far from over.

Kenya: Why Are FGM Survivors Still Paying Price Alone? The continued cutting of girls and the abandonment of survivors despite a legal ban on female ge***al mutilation (FGM) in Kenya is a disturbing indictment of state failure.