Informes

Abuja_(dpa) _ Seven students were among those killed Saturday in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State, as the death toll from two days of political clashes rose to 65. Local reports said more than 75 people had been…

By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Clashes between rival ethnic and religious groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 20 people on Friday, injured hundreds more and forced thousands from their homes, the…

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja - Government troops have been called in to deal with spreading religious violence in the central Nigerian Plateau state. Dozens are feared dead and several houses have been destroyed. Residents are appealing for help as…

Abuja_(dpa) _ After scores of people were killed in riots following local elections, Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua Friday ordered the Nigerian military to take charge in Jos, the capital city of central Nigeria's Plateau State. Olusegun Adeniyi, special advisor to the…

By Tume Ahemba LAGOS, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Nigeria will launch a new campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio on Wednesday in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease that has crippled hundreds this year, the…

LAGOS, 24 novembre 2008 (PLUSNEWS) Pour se marier au Nigeria, souvent, il ne suffit pas que les mariés se présentent devant l'autel, en présence des témoins, alliances en main : de nombreuses églises chrétiennes demandent également les résultats des tests…

UCHI, Nigeria, 12 November 2008 - UNICEF Representative in Nigeria Dr. Suomi Sakai and other UNICEF staff recently visited Uchi Community Primary School, located in Benue State, and toured the school's improved water and sanitation facilites. The atmosphere was serene,…

Abstract (provisional) Background Childhood immunization is a cost effective public health strategy. Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) services have been provided in a rural Nigerian community (Sabongidda-Ora, Edo State) at no cost to the community since 1998 through a privately financed…

The 2008 growing season in the north ended during the first dekad of October, following a cessation of rainfall by mid–October. The extension of rains into October in the north enabled crops to reach maturity, including…

KANO, 31 October 2008 (IRIN) - Despite a good harvest in 2008 Nigeria's grain stocks are running low causing cereal prices - which usually fall post-harvest - to climb, according to merchants and farmers in northern states. The combination of…