Nigeria is hit by its worst food crisis in a decade

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Local residents of Wawa Ward standing together to support the new peace agreement and community development plans in North East Nigeria.

Bridging the Divide: How Two Borno Communities Ended a 70 Year Conflict

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

For seven decades, a bitter and often violent boundary dispute defined the relationship between the Kubuku and Wawa Wards in Borno State. Rooted deep in the mountainous terrain of the Kwaya Kusar…

A group of community volunteer teachers standing together outside a school building in Kwaya Kusar.

Taking Ownership: How a Borno State Community Funded Its Own Future Through Local Agency

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

For years, the systemic gaps seemed too wide to bridge. But through the Social Cohesion Project, implemented by Oxfam in Nigeria and our National partners Christian Rural and Urban Development…

Medium shot old woman exterior portrait.

Income and Wealth Inequality in Nigeria: Trends and Drivers

Oxfam's new reports, Income and Wealth Inequality in Nigeria: Trends and Drivers, and Taxing the Rich Fair Tax Monitor expose the deepening inequality crisis, urging the adoption of progressive…

WoRGE report cover

Promoting Women's Rights' and Gender Equality (WoRGE) Project Brief and FactSheet

The Promoting Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (WoRGE) project is a groundbreaking initiative that uplifts women and marginalized groups through conflict-sensitive, gender-transformative strategies…

Ogbonge women celebrating, led by Chinasa Asonye (orange T-shirt) Photo: Maxwell Osarenkhoe/Oxfam

Rebranding the Farm: How Lagos State and Ogbonge Women are Defying the "Haggard" Narrative

Lagos State is moving from temporary agricultural projects to permanent food systems. By partnering with the Oxfam-supported Ogbonge Women Multipurpose Cooperative, the Sanwo-Olu administration is…

Goke and Abimbola Balogun; founders of So Fresh NG

From Market Chaos to a Movement: How One Couple Cultivated Nigeria's Healthy Future

Maxwell Osarenkhoe

The So Fresh story began not in a boardroom, but in the frustrating, chaotic aisles of a Lagos market. Goke, then in the oil and gas sector, and Abimbola, a lawyer, were tired of the unhygienic and…

A Story of Gender Equality in Northeast Nigeria

For over a decade, communities in Northeast Nigeria have grappled with the devastating impacts of prolonged conflict, which has deepened existing gender inequalities and marginalized women, girls, and persons with disabilities (PWDs). This film sheds light on the challenges faced – from socio-economic disempowerment and exclusion from decision-making to vulnerability to violence and harmful practices.