Rapports

DAKAR, 7 October 2011 (IRIN) - Following a spate of increasingly violent attacks by the Boko Haram "terrorist" group [ http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93250 ] in August, the Nigerian government set up a committee to outline the best way…

Worried by the incessant violent conflicts between farmers and castle rearers along the borders of Benue and Nassarawa States, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has brought together the stakeholders to find lasting solutions to the…

States eligible for $500,000 grant to address pressing health issues Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: +1.206.709.3400 Email: media@gatesfoundation.org SEATTLE -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, announced a new initiative today for Nigeria’s Executive Governors…

Vice-President, Governors sign communique; Gates announces Nigeria Immunization Leadership Challenge Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Phone: +1.206.709.3400 Email: media@gatesfoundation.org ABUJA, Nigeria -- Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, today expressed confidence that polio can be stopped…

28 Sep 2011 14:10 Source: Reuters // Reuters Boko Haram has ill-defined structure, radical views Poverty, weak governance feed unrest - report No short-term solution to Islamist sect threat By Joe Brock ABUJA, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Negotiating with a Nigerian Islamist…

Good production prospects for the 2011 growing season as rainfall intensifies across the country. Overall, the 2011 growing season is progressing favorably as cereals and tubers are at advanced stages of maturity, consistent with earlier forecasts for…

Religion and Foreign Policy Conference Call Speaker: John Campbell, Ralph Bunche Senior Fellow for Africa Policy, Council on Foreign Relations Presider: Irina A. Faskianos, Vice President, National Program & Outreach, Council on Foreign Relations September…

The Federal government has approved the introduction of two important vaccines that will prevent deaths resulting from severe infections such as pneumonia and meningitis into the National Immunization Schedule, from the first quarter of 2012. This was…

Efforts to add value to crops such as cassava require more attention than ever before to transform Nigeria’s agricultural sector, Dr. Peter Hartmann, Director General, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has said. Apart from improving farmers’ incomes,…

I. OVERVIEW With the April 2011 general elections, Nigeria may have taken steps towards reversing the degeneration of its previous elections, but the work is not finished. Despite some progress, early and intensive preparations for the 2015…