Informes

Press Release No:2006/340/AFR WASHINGTON, March 29, 2006 -- The World Bank Board of Directors today approved an International Development Association (IDA) credit (1) of US$50 million to support Nigeria’s efforts to minimize the threat posed by the…

UNITED NATIONS, New York, 28 March 2006 - Nigeria's first census in 15 years ended late last night following a two-day extension to ensure universal coverage of the head count in the total tally. UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, provided…

[ This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 23 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - At least 10 people have died as Nigeria's first census in 15 years takes place this week amid violence, delays and…

LAGOS, Mar 22, 2006 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank is to disburse 10 million dollars for the implementation of rural water program in Nigeria, the west African country's water resources minister said on Wednesday. The amount…

Par Reine AZIFAN Après le Nigeria, un autre pays voisin du Bénin, à savoir le Niger vient d'être touché par la grippe aviaire qui se trouve désormais à nos portes. En prenant la mesure de la menace, le gouvernement…

Abuja_(dpa) _ More than three million Nigerians have been displaced internally since May 1999 when Nigeria returned to democracy after 16 years of unbroken military rule, the state-run National Commission for Refugees said in Abuja on Monday. It told a…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] BIRNIN YERO, 9 Mar 2006 (IRIN) - For months residents of Birnin Yero, a small village of mud walls and a mix of corrugated iron and thatch roofs…

As many as 50,000 people were displaced and about 150 killed in a wave of sectarian violence across various Nigerian states at the end of February, sparked by protests over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, according to the Nigerian…

Nigeria's outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, initially confirmed at a single farm on 8 February, has now spread to several parts of the country. To date, outbreaks have been detected on more than 130 farms in 11…

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent emergency medical supplies to help Nigeria cope with an outbreak of bird flu The Ministry of Foreign Affairs this week sent eight tons of emergency medical supplies to Nigeria, to help it cope with an…