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This research paper examines the co-constitutive relationship between economic decline and rising insecurity in Nigeria, arguing that poor governance, dwindling state capacity, and systemic poverty drive violence across the country's geopolitical zones.

This research paper argues that Nigeria's growing insecurity is driven by a vicious cycle of poverty, dwindling state capacity, and the rent-seeking practices of the political elite. The author contends that economic desperation, exacerbated by mismanagement and corruption, pushes citizens toward crime and violence across all geopolitical zones.

This briefing from the Conflict Prevention and Risk Analysis (CPRA) division of the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) discusses reports of secret peace talks between the Nigerian government and Boko Haram in December 2012, analyzing the incoherence of the government's strategy and recommending a shift from military-oriented responses to political and preventive governance.