Rapports

Heather Murdock ANKA, NIGERIA — A large percentage of people killed by malaria each year are in Nigeria, and the disease is the country’s number one killer of small children. Health officials say modern life-saving drugs…

For Anthonia Bashorun and millions of other Nigerian women, taking part in elective politics is not easy. Women often do not receive the support and mentoring they need to compete with their male counterparts. In turn,…

The devastation from Nigeria's worst floods in decades could have been reduced by better planning and preparation. Over the past few weeks, the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in at least half a century has led to…

On 15 October, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the Minister of Education of Nigeria Ruqayyatu Ahmed Rufa’i signed an agreement to establish an International Institute for Biotechnology at the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, as a…

Peter Clottey The president of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says his group is not satisfied with the level of security in some parts of the country, where Christian churches have been attacked by armed groups. “We…

At the first national conference on human resources for health (HRH) last year, a number of challenges were identified, including weak constitutional provision for HRH, inadequate provision/absorption, maldistribution, poor retention of health workers and non-existence…

October 17, 2012 Ottawa, Ontario―Today, the Honourable Julian Fantino, Minister of International Cooperation, announced that the Government of Canada, through the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), is providing assistance to help those affected by the flooding in…

ABUJA, Nigeria, 16 October 2012 - Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today launched Saving One Million Lives, an ambitious and comprehensive initiative to scale up access to essential primary health services and commodities for Nigeria’s women…

Sorghum, maize, millet, cowpea, gari (fermented cassava starch), and rice are all found in Nigerian markets. Sorghum, millet and maize are widely consumed by most households, but especially in the north, and are used by various…

KANO, Nigeria, Oct 16 2012 (IPS) - Locals in the city of Maiduguri in the northeastern Nigerian state of Borno have intensified their calls for the military to withdraw from the town, the stronghold of the…