Informes

10 Feb 2010 16:37:00 GMT LAGOS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant group warned on Wednesday of further unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta, saying that Vice President Goodluck Jonathan's assumption of power as acting president was illegal. The JRC…

Malnutrition rates among children 0 to 36 months and women of reproductive age in Nigeria are high and vary significantly across rural-urban locations, geopolitical zones, and agro-ecological zones, thereby constituting a significant public health challenge. Using the 2003 National Demographic…

In spite of Nigeria's abundant natural and human resource endowment, poverty remains pervasive, multifaceted, and chronic. Given the most recent data available, it is estimated that approximately 69 million (or 54.4 percent) Nigerians lived in poverty in 2004, an increase…

08 Feb 2010 17:50:15 GMT * UN, Shell to help fund $5 million pilot project * Programme limited to 150 trainees at a time * UN hopes to expand to two more states By Austin Ekeinde PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The…

06 Feb 2010 16:30:35 GMT * Scores of names omitted from electoral lists * Main candidates all complain of irregularities * Prominent lawyer questions legality of poll By Tume Ahemba and Anamesere Igboeroteonwu AWKA/ONITSHA, Nigeria, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Candidates and voters decried widespread…

Four-horse race in Anambra polarises ruling party * State governors key in choosing presidential candidates * Additional security forces deployed for vote By Tume Ahemba AWKA, Nigeria, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One of Nigeria's politically most turbulent states goes to the polls on Saturday to…

ABUJA, 4 February 2010 (IRIN) - Despite abundant oil wealth in the Niger Delta region in southeast Nigeria, residents lack basic services including electricity, piped water, health clinics and schools. The region has seen decades of unrest stemming mostly…

Minister says amnesty will take time * Government revising post-amnesty programme * Militants have warned of "all-out assault" By Felix Onuah ABUJA, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's defence minister denied on Wednesday that an amnesty programme for former rebels in the Niger Delta…

Abstract Background: HIV-awareness programs tailored toward the needs of rural communities are needed. We sought to quantify change in HIV knowledge in three rural Nigerian villages following an integrated culturally adapted and technology assisted educational intervention. Methods: A prospective 14-week cohort study…

KANO, 29 January 2010 (IRIN) - If the Nigerian authorities fail to punish those responsible for the latest intercommunal violence, they are only paving the way for further bloodshed, say human rights advocates, historians, politicians and religious leaders. "Outbreaks of…