Informes

High-Level Government Participation Needed at International Conference (Gusau, Nigeria, May 6, 2012) – High-level Nigerian government participation is needed at an upcoming international conference to make progress in ending a lead poisoning epidemic among children in Zamfara…

Throughout northern Nigeria, Christian churches are ramping up security as a militant Islamist sect, Boko Haram, targets places of worship. At a church in the northern city of Kaduna, Christians are refusing to let the near-constant…

In Nigeria, about a million students pass the college-entrance qualifying exam every year, but most never attend a college class. Nigerian universities can accommodate about 300,000 students yearly, leaving many of the country's brightest without…

Maternal healthcare is improving in rural Nigeria thanks to a program to expand the use of midwives. The program could serve as a model for other developing countries. It’s called the Midwife Service Scheme and it’s a…

ABUJA (Nigeria), 3rd May 2012 – While the proportion of missed children has shown a slightly decreasing trend in the last three rounds of Immunization Plus Days: 8.0% in December, 7.8% in February and 7.8% in…

Summary A series of major attacks in Nigeria in April are presumed to be the work of militants from the Boko Haram movement. There is little sign that extensive and rigorous police and army action against Boko…

Heather Murdock | Abuja West Africa imports a large amount of the food it consumes, leaving the region vulnerable to volatile international market prices that can cause riots in even the most peaceful countries. Nigerian officials say…

Key Messages The annual weather outlook issued by ECMWF, IRI and NIMET indicates an average rainy season in most areas throughout the country between April and September, likely resulting in a good October/November harvest. The greatest food insecurity…

Addis Ababa, 30 April 2012 - The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Dr. Jean Ping, strongly condemns the terrorist attacks perpetrated in Nairobi, Kenya, and in Kano, Nigeria, on 29 April 2012,…

Highlights A total of 13,218 Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) have been treated in the month of March in the 363 Community Management of Acute Malnutrition sites. 68% funding gap for Nutrition and 100% gap in other…