Rapports

By Chinedu Offor Washington DC, 24 October 2008 - In Nigeria, the government of Rivers State in the Niger Delta has offered amnesty to several militant groups operating in the oil-rich area, if they stop attacking government facilities. In reply,…

ABUJA, 21 October 2008 (IRIN) - The Nigerian Ministry of Health is trying to determine what caused a gastroenteritis outbreak that has claimed 120 lives in northern Nigeria's Sokoto state and dozens more in the northwest, according to national…

KANO, 17 October 2008 (IRIN) - Malaria has killed 401 people in the last four weeks in northern Nigeria's Katsina state, according to local health officials. "In the last 28 days 401 people have died of malaria which has become…

- The performance of the 2008 growing season has generally been good throughout the country. After a late onset of rainfall, abundant and well distributed rainfall covered most areas of the country in August. The heavy…

By Gilbert da Costa Kano, Nigeria - Nigeria's polio cases have increased dramatically this year as officials struggle to fight an outbreak set off by the polio vaccine three years ago. Gilbert da Costa looks at a new community-based drive…

Urban and rural household food security has significantly improved in September owing to increased food availability and improved livestock productivity nationwide. Crop performance, pasture, and water resources have also improved over the past month due to…

ABUJA, 25 September 2008 (IRIN) The Nigerian government has announced it is unprepared for the tens of thousands of returnees who have fled the southern Bakassi province over the past month, and is calling on the UN to help…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross and Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is…

Les victimes certifiées de différents foyers de choléra qui se sont déclarés au cours des deux dernières semaines dans le Nord du pays s'élèvent à 97. Selon des sources médicales locales, les décès ont été enregistrés dans les États…

KANO, 22 September 2008 (IRIN) - Local government officials say cholera outbreaks across Katsina, Zamfara, Bauchi and Kano states in northern Nigeria have killed 97 people in the past two weeks, making it the worst outbreak in the north…