Rapports

A purported spokesman for the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram says the group is engaged in direct talks with the government on ending violence in the country's north. In a statement obtained by VOA, Habu Mohammed, who…

(Washington, DC) – US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her trip to Nigeria should encourage President Goodluck Jonathan to address increasingly deadly violence in northern and central Nigeria, Human Rights Watch said in a letter…

ECOWAS Commission and the Africa Unite Campaign are rallying ECOWAS Member States to help end violence against women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa. To this end, the 5th Regional Committee Meeting of Africa Unite held at the…

The Oyo State Government has lauded efforts by researchers at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in successfully producing bread with 40 percent cassava flour that has similar eating qualities as 100% wheat flour bread.…

ECOWAS has made the elimination of malaria in West Africa by 2015 a major priority using an integrated strategy that involves strengthening of the vector control (biolarviciding) intervention component, the ECOWAS Commissioner for Administration and Finance, Mrs.…

By Karen Allen KATSINA STATE, Nigeria, 1 August 2012- The first thing that strikes you is their sense of confidence. Women with faces framed by colorful headscarves hold dynamic discussions in a packed classroom at…

Christopher Elias After reading the recent Wall Street Journal op-ed “Victory against polio is within reach,” I was reminded of the trip I took to Nigeria last month to look more closely at the polio work there…

New Future for Niger Delta Communities Finally In Sight on Anniversary of Ogoniland Environmental Assessment Study Nairobi, 1 August 2012 - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has welcomed the Government of Nigeria's decision to proceed with a…

Multiple advocacy and social mobilization efforts have been conducted in July to ensure not a single child is missed during large-scale polio immunization campaigns in Nigeria. ABUJA (Nigeria), 31 July 2012 - From 7-10 July, 2012, Nigeria…

By Karen Allen KATSINA STATE, Nigeria, 30 July 2012 – Nigeria has a vast coastline and river tributaries that irrigate the south, yet insufficient access to clean water contributes to millions of deaths every year. One in…