Informes

Food prices increase unseasonably in the extreme north Key messages The 2012 growing season is favorable in the south, as planting peaks in May. In the north central, the season has started normally in May while in the…

N°: 147/2012 24 May 2012 [OUAGADOUGOU-BURKINA FASO] The President of the ECOWAS Commission, Ambassador Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, has affirmed that West Africa will overcome its "transient" security challenges for the sustenance of peace and stability in the region. “ECOWAS…

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has inaugurated Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Club in 10 pilot schools in Anambra State on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The event which took place at Girls Secondary School (Amaenyi) Awka…

ABUJA, 15 May 2012 (IRIN) - Aid organizations and rights groups are putting more pressure on the Nigerian government to release a promised US$5.4 million in aid for lead-poisoned children, but government officials keep ducking the…

Executive Summary: This report provides a comprehensive view of gender in Nigeria. It assesses progress in key areas, including: employment and livelihoods, education and health, political representation, and violence. It finds that women and girls suffer systematic…

International day of the Midwife on the 5 May 2012 celebrates midwives worldwide and highlights the challenges and achievements they are making every day to save mothers’ and babies’ lives. Aisha Moh'd Kazaure is no ordinary midwife.…

Abuja/London, Friday 11 May 2012 – At an international conference in response to a lead poisoning crisis (1) in Zamfara, Nigeria, delegates endorsed a clear action plan and called for a commitment by the Nigerian government…

Nigeria’s first National Nutrition Summit may have come and gone, however, the impact of the summit will stay with us for a long time and most likely change the nutrition landscape of Africa’s most populous nation…

Briefing paper　　 In March 2010, MSF was alerted to a high number of child fatalities in Zamfara state, northern Nigeria – an estimated 400 children died. Laboratory testing later confirmed high levels of lead in the blood…

KEBBI (Nigeria), 7th May 2012 – Selected from their respective settlements (villages), 200 volunteer community mobilizers (covering 200 high risk settlements) are now fully operational in Kebbi State, in northern Nigeria. Their mission is to reduce…