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(ECHO/NGA/BUD/2009/01000) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No.1257/96 of 20 June 1996 concerning humanitarian aid1 , and in particular Article 2(a) and Article 13 thereof, Whereas: (1) Nigeria is…
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Militants say safety of Shell staff not guaranteed - British hostages moved to secure location (Adds military comment, paragraphs 7-8) By Nick Tattersall LAGOS, April 15 (Reuters) - Nigeria's main militant group warned on Wednesday of further clashes with the military in the…
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Clashes between the rebels and Nigerian security forces have left at least 20 dead in Bayelsa, in the southern Niger Delta. At least 14 separatists were killed in an ambush on the Igbomoturu river, near the village of Okilo,…
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Ecouter les nouvelles Gros plan cette semaine sur la méningite, une maladie qui provoque une inflammation de l'enveloppe du cerveau et de la moelle épinière, qui touche principalement les enfants et les jeunes adultes âgés de 1 a 30 ans. L'Afrique de…
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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja, 11 April 2009 - The chairman of a presidential committee on Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta region said the government should adopt a "holistic" approach to resolve the crisis in the oil-producing region. The group said…
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By Lisa Schlein Geneva, 10 April 2009 - GAVI, the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, is fast tracking a $55 million contribution to establish a stockpile of vaccines to save lives and contain the spread of meningitis across Africa.…
Nigeria
ABUJA, April 2 (Reuters) - Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua said on Thursday he was prepared to grant amnesty to militants in the oil-producing Niger Delta who agree to lay down their weapons. "We will grant amnesty to all those who are…
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- The 2009 rainy season started normally in the South in late February with early maize planting. Full planting is expected to take place in April. - The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) issued its Annual Rainfall Prediction…
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KANO, 30 March 2009 (IRIN) - Officials in northern Nigeria's Kano State have rehabilitated a creaking water plant in the small town of Wudil, 30 km south of Kano city in an effort to bring residents cheap, safe water,…
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By Chris Morgan OGUN, Nigeria, 30 March 2009 - In the village of Madoga, trained community health workers from Nigeria and Benin Republic work together to reach all the children in the community. They are part of a mass campaign…
