Rapports

Reporters Without Borders is dismayed by yesterday’s bombings targeting newspapers in the capital, Abuja, and the northern city of Kaduna and calls on the Nigerian authorities to reinforce security for news media, journalists and other media…

Preventing new HIV infections among children and saving mothers’ lives were high on the agenda in a two-day mission to Nigeria by Michel Sidibé, UNAIDS Executive Director, and Ambassador Eric Goosby, the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator.…

LONDON, 27 April 2012 (IRIN) - Only a fraction of the millions of people worldwide with blood and autoimmune disorders survive - especially those in poorer countries - partly due to the lack of bone marrow…

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) today have condemned in the strongest terms the attacks against the premises of ThisDay newspaper in Abuja the capital, and a Media house…

If you simply scratch the surface, it appears as if Nigeria is having a golden moment. It’s a middle income country according to the World Bank, and is the second largest economy in Africa after South…

By Dan Nixon Rotary International News -- 25 April 2012 Rotary International has recognized Goodluck Jonathan, president of Nigeria, with its Polio Eradication Champion Award for his leadership and dedication to achieving a polio-free world. Wilfrid Wilkinson, incoming chair…

Malaria remains a huge threat to the lives of millions of people in the developing world and is one of the UK Government's biggest priorities. Over 655,000 people continue to die from the disease every year.…

24 Apr 2012 23:11 JOS, Nigeria, April 24 (Reuters) - An explosion shook an outdoor screening of a soccer match in the central Nigerian city of Jos on Tuesday, wounding several people while fans were watching a…

Abstract: The Nigerian civil war of 1967-70 was precipitated by secession of the Igbodominated south-eastern region to create the state of Biafra. It was the first civil war in Africa, the predecessor of many. We investigate…

By Kathryn McConnell | Staff Writer | 20 April 2012 Washington — Nigeria’s American-educated agriculture minister is leading efforts to raise Africa’s farm production. With lots of land, water and labor, and a diverse agro-environment system, “Africa has…