Rising costs fuel anger, but President Bola Tinubu’s machinery and opposition divisions may shape the race.
![Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has faced growing criticism over insecurity, including a surge in mass kidnappings across the country. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-04T193540Z_1306600256_RC2I7LA8H5U7_RTRMADP_3_NIGERIA-MILITARY-1785968014.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Pelumi Salako is a Nigerian writer and journalist.
Rising costs fuel anger, but President Bola Tinubu’s machinery and opposition divisions may shape the race.
![Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has faced growing criticism over insecurity, including a surge in mass kidnappings across the country. [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-04T193540Z_1306600256_RC2I7LA8H5U7_RTRMADP_3_NIGERIA-MILITARY-1785968014.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
African governments seek greater control over gold, but much of its value continues to flow abroad.

Thousands displaced from December to February as Lagos authorities destroy homes in Africa’s largest floating village.

Refuting US claims of ‘Christian genocide’, Nigeria’s information minister says Abuja seeks stronger US security ties.

Amid US claims of ‘Christian genocide’ locals and experts say crisis is multilayered, dismiss plan for foreign invasion.

Victims and families of protesters shot dead by security forces say promises of accountability, compensation not met.
![Agbeze Matthew [Pelumi Salako/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Agbeze-Matthew-i-1760870013.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Experts say financial illiteracy, lax regulations, greed, economic hardship make people susceptible to scam companies.

Amid high inflation and soaring costs, the monthlong annual entertainment extravaganza is taking a toll on many.

In Akodo-Ise in Lagos, homes, livelihoods and even graves have been lost to ocean encroachment due to climate change.
![People gather on the shore in Akodo-Ise, Nigeria, with the day's catch [Pelumi Salako/Al Jazeera]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_20241109_155526_310-1731183415.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Thousands are protesting poor governance, corruption and the increasing cost of living in Africa’s most populous nation.
