Rapports

Food security among the poor begins recovery in the extreme North - Prospects for the 2010 growing season are generally favorable and the country will likely experience another normal to abovenormal cereal and tuber harvest in October and November. - In…

LAGOS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Gunman have hijacked a school bus in Nigeria's Abia state, on the fringes of the oil-producing Niger Delta, and kidnapped 15 youngsters, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred early on Monday while the nursery…

Sep 28, 2010, 18:30 President Jonathan has approved the release of N1 billion and N750 million as Federal Government grants to Sokoto and Kebbi State Governments, respectively, as part of Government's assistance to alleviate the sufferings of victims of the…

This week's UN Millennium Development Goals summit highlighted the importance of reaching the world's most disadvantaged children in order to achieve the MDGs with equity by 2015. Here is a related story. By Greg Marinovich CALABAR, Nigeria, 23 September 2010 - Esther…

(Geneva/New York: 21 September 2010): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is stepping up efforts to assist Nigerian authorities in combating an outbreak of acute lead poisoning, which has reportedly affected hundreds of children to…

NEW YORK, 21 September 2010 - A brainstorming session to examine ways to make the case for education by showing its powerful impact on all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be held on 22 September, as world leaders gather…

African governments have been urged to encourage the emergence of more seed companies that will multiply, market, and disseminate improved maize varieties to farmers to boost food production. So far, in the West African region, only Nigeria has a relatively…

14 Sep 2010 16:57:05 GMT Source: Reuters * Jonathan, others expected to declare this week * Opposition questions election timetable * Former U.S. envoy warns of risk of violence By Nick Tattersall LAGOS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his main rivals…

KANO, 14 September 2010 (IRIN) - Poor diagnostics and weak surveillance are hampering government efforts to stem cholera in Nigeria says a government health worker. The disease is most severe in the north; as of 8 September 781 people have…

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