Nigeria’s MEA Risk stability rating fluctuates from week to week between moderate-risk and high-risk zone, leaning more to the latter considering the plethora of domestic security issues it is facing. For the week ending 21 January 2018, there were 46 critical...
For the period of 11 to 17 December 2017, there were 55 critical incidents in Nigeria, resulting in 36 deaths and 63 arrests. Criminality accounted for nearly 35%, followed by Security-related incidents with 18.37%. There have been many protests and demonstrations...
This 8eight-min podcast reviews Nigeria’s political and security environment for the week ending 27 August 2017. Listen here, on iTunes, Google Play or download audio file while on the go....
Three suicide bombers were killed when they tried to launch a suicide attack on inside the University of Maiduguri on Thursday, 6 July 2017. Two of the bombers detonated their explosives inside the university, while one was gunned down as he tried to escape. The...
The outlook for the oil market, from the perspective of exporters looks grim. This situation will likely exacerbate the security, social and political tensions in various exporting countries that we track, including the populous nations of Nigeria, Algeria and even...
For the period of 3 to 9 April 2017, there were 59 critical incidents recorded in Nigeria, resulting in 88 deaths and 192 arrests. Human and social issues took the top spot, accounting for 28.81% of the total incident pool, followed by criminality with 25.42%. The...
MEA Risk tracks not only security incidents but also other events that affect country stability, from human/social issues and economic crises, to defense and terrorism. Our Analysts are on the ground working 24 hours a day and can be your assets there. Let us be your eyes and ears...