Rapports

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 8 August (IRIN) - When Nigeria conducts a long-overdue national census in November, no data will be collected showing the religious or ethnic origins of its citizens. Africa's…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KANO, 1 August (IRIN) - Thousands of farmers have lost precious grain harvests in northern Nigeria where a massive invasion of birds from neighbouring Niger are stripping fields, officials…

INTERVIEW Théophane Patinvoh The Biafra War seems to be part of Nigeria's distant past, but the fear of violence and the idea of partition are still present among citizens of Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria's nascent democracy and crusade against corruption…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] ABUJA, 28 July (IRIN) - The government has rejected charges by Human Rights Watch (HRW) that torture by police officials is widespread and goes unpunished countering that reform,…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KANO, 26 July (IRIN) - Women in Kano State have been banned from riding in the same buses as men and from riding behind men on motorcycles as…

By Estelle Shirbon ABUJA, July 24 (Reuters) - Hundreds of children in northern Nigeria, close to the Niger border, are suffering from severe malnutrition brought on by measles, drought and rising food prices, relief organisation Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said. MSF,…

WaterAid is a British non-governmental organization with 25 years of experience in water, sanitation and hygiene education worldwide. It will join Church World Service (CWS) in addressing West Africa's water needs next year. WaterAid America's Development Director Emily Boyd-Carpenter spoke…

ABUJA, Jul 20, 2005 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Red Cross and the Nigerian Police have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) toward enhancing human rights in the most populous African country, according to a statement issued here on…

Introduction The socially devastating and economically disruptive crisis in Nigeria's Niger Delta raises fundamental concerns about how Western multinationals behave towards their host country's people, environment and government. This paper is not intended as a comprehensive survey of the Niger Delta's…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 13 July (IRIN) - After buying a new television in a popular market in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos, Ade Ojelabi was wending his way home when four…