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Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our courses offer excellent training for a career in international development or for advanced study, and attract students of the highest calibre from across the world.
“I had waited for 10 years before my dream to study in Oxford became a reality and the experience was truly beyond expectation”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
Our students are taught to develop as critical and independent thinkers and when they leave us they are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need to bring about real change.
“My time at Oxford strengthened my critical analysis and provided me with a unique interdisciplinary grounding in history, politics and economics that has equipped me well in dealing with public policy issues and program development strategy.”
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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