Rapports

Nigeria, Africa’s world largest producer of cassava, will save more than N315bn (about $2.1bn) annually if bakers adopt 50 per cent cassava flour inclusion in wheat flour, says Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akin Adesina. At the…

In Nigeria, federal lawmakers are establishing a special security fund to help the military fight the radical Islamist group Boko Haram. Senate leaders say the special security fund will enable Nigerian armed forces to better combat violence…

14 Nov 2011 12:13 Source: Reuters // Reuters Boko Haram is multi-layered, majority focus on local issues Central bank head, diplomats call for social, economic change President Jonathan says "terrorist attacks" are temporary By Joe Brock MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nov 14(Reuters) - Wiping…

11 November 2011 - The mass lead poisoning from mining activities in Zamfara State in Nigeria, which was discovered in March 2010, continues to affect villagers in three Local Government Areas (LGAs): Anka, Bukkuyum and Maru. While…

Nigeria's Defence Minister Bello Halliru Mohammed says his men are once again "on top" of the security situation in the north - which has seen a spate of attacks by militant Islamist group Boko Haram -…

SG/SM/13924 AFR/2277 The following statement was issued on 5 November by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General condemns the armed attacks and bombings which have taken place in and near the north-east Nigerian city of Damaturu,…

SC/10437 AFR/2278 The following Security Council press statement was issued on 5 November by Council President José Filipe Moraes Cabral (Portugal): The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks that occurred in Damaturu…

Hold Perpetrators Accountable, Ensure Security Forces Respect Rights (Abuja, November 8, 2011) – The bombings by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram that killed at least 100 people in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe on November…

Executive summary Over the last decade, the political crisis over ‘indigene’ rights and political representation in Jos, capital of Plateau State, has developed into a protracted communal conflict affecting most parts of the state. At least 4,000…

The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Borno and Yobe states of Nigeria on 6 November 2011, which targeted number of places including…