Nigeria Research Network publications

Working Papers

NRN Working Paper No 1 – A Survey of the Muslims of Nigeria’s North Central Geo-political Zone (Philip Ostien) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Working Paper No 2 – Overview of Islamic Actors in Northeastern Nigeria (Muhammad Nur Alkali, Abubakar Kawu Monguno, Ballama Shettima Mustafa) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Working Paper No 14 – Existing Knowledge on Islam in Northern Nigerian Universities – Annotated Bibliography and trend analysis of existing knowledge in Universities in Northern Nigeria on Islam and Development, Islamic Knowledge, and the Islamization of Knowledge – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Working Paper No 15 – The Nigeria Police Force: Predicaments and Possibilities (Olly Owen) – Download (PDF Format)

Background Papers

NRN Background Paper No 1 – Percentages by Religion of the 1952 and 1963 Populations of Nigeria’s Present 36 States (Philip Ostien) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 2 – Muslims of Kogi State: A Survey (Moshood Mahmood M Jimba) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 3 – Muslims of Kwara State: A Survey (Abdulganiy Abimbola Abdussalam) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 4 – Survey of Muslim Groups in Plateau State of Nigeria (Muhammad Sani Adam Modibbo) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 5 – Muslims of the Federal Capital Territory: A Survey (Nasiru Idris Medugu) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 6 – Muslims of Niger State: A Survey (Muhammad Umaru Ndagi) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 7 – Muslims of Nasarawa State: A Survey (Sa’adatu Hassan Liman, Abubakar S I Wakawa) – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Background Paper No 8 – Muslims of Benue State: A Survey (Ustaz Khalid Muhammad Ibrahim) – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Briefs

NRN Policy Brief No 1 – Informal Institutions and Peace in Northern Nigeria – Enhancing interfaith relations without damaging informal mechanisms of responsiveness – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Policy Brief No 2 – ‘Almajirai’ In Northern Nigeria: A Collective Responsibility – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Policy Brief No 3 – A Decade of Fear & Violence: Ethno-religious Conflicts on the Jos Plateau, Nigeria – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Policy Brief No 4 – Policing Communal Conflicts: The State, Parallel Security Providers, and Communities – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Policy Brief No 5 – Indigeneity, Belonging, & Religious Freedom in Nigeria – Download (PDF Format)

ONSA Policy Brief No 1 – Understanding the complex causes and processes of radicalisation – Download (PDF Format)

ONSA Policy Brief No 2 – Religious and Ideological dimensions of radicalisation – Download (PDF Format)

ONSA Policy Brief No 3 – Comparative perspectivies on the evolution of JAS Insurgency and its future scenarios – Download (PDF Format)

ONSA Policy Brief No 4 – Violent radicalisation in northern Nigeria: The Macro Regional Context – Download (PDF Format)

ONSA Policy Brief No 5 – Violent radicalisation in northern Nigeria: Economy & Society – Download (PDF Format)

Sharia Implementation in Northern Nigeria Over 15 Years – Policy Briefs

Policy Brief No 1 – The Sharia Courts – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Brief No 2 – The Case of Hisbah – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Brief No 3 – Zakat & Waqf Institutions – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Brief No 4 – Impact on Women – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Brief No 5 – The Roles of Ulama – Download (PDF Format)

Policy Papers

NRN Policy Paper No 1 – Islamic Actors and Interfaith Relations in Northern Nigeria – Download (PDF Format)

NRN Policy Paper No 2 – Interfaith Relations in Northern Nigeria – Download (PDF Format)