Informes

Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua offered "amnesty and unconditional pardon" to all those who directly or indirectly participated in actions by militants of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta. The offer, which is open for 60 days until…

LAGOS, Jun 20, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Over 43 million Nigerians are currently being threatened by the adverse effect of desertification, thereby undermining the means of their livelihoods, according to the Ministry of Environment on Saturday. John Odey, Nigeria's…

LAGOS, Jun 19, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Nigeria has some 10,000 refugees and more than 80,000 internally displaced persons, according to the National Commission for Refugees (NCR). Hajiya Hadiza Kangiwa, federal commissioner for refugees, released the figures on Friday…

June 18 (Reuters) - Nigerian militants have carried out a series of attacks against oil facilities in the Niger Delta since the army launched its biggest offensive in the region for years last month. Here are some questions and answers…

Militant leader considering federal amnesty - Wants military to halt Delta offensive and withdraw By Austin Ekeinde PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, June 16 (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant leader will consider participating in a federal amnesty programme if the military halts its offensive…

Press Release No:2009/64/NB WASHINGTON, June 16, 2009 - The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved the following project: IDA Credit: US$100 million equivalent Terms: Maturity = 40 years; Grace period = 10 years Project ID: P115036 Project Description: The objective of the…

ABUJA, 11 June 2009 (IRIN) - With access to Nigeria's Delta creeks still restricted, the extent of the impact of military operations on Delta residents remains unclear, say rescue workers. Niger Delta residents who fled to Warri local government area,…

KANO, 8 June 2009 (IRIN) - Amid deadly clashes with farmers and expulsion orders by state authorities, thousands of nomadic herders in Nigeria do not know where to turn. The latest clashes, in Plateau state on 6 and 7 June,…

LAGOS, Jun 08, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Gunmen has on last Friday kidnapped the coordinator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Uchenna Ani, in southeast Nigeria's Enugu State, the Lagos-based Punch newspaper reported Monday. The UNDP official was…

Ten Steps for Yar'Adua to Improve Human Rights Record (Dakar) - President Umaru Yar'Adua of Nigeria, halfway through his presidential mandate, has undermined the country's foremost anti-corruption body, done little to rein in an abusive police force, and failed to address…