Rapports

LAGOS, 24 October (IRIN) - A crude oil pipeline belonging to Royal/Dutch Shell has ruptured in southern Nigeria's Delta State. The resulting oil slick has affected five communities, company officials said on Wednesday. Godfrey Odigie, the Shell official in charge of…

I. Summary When a civilian government was reinstated in Nigeria in 1999, many of those living in the Niger Delta region, the source of Nigeria's oil wealth, hoped that a "democratic dividend" would end decades of neglect they had suffered…

This Programme Update is intended for reporting on Annual Appeals. Appeal No. 01.03/2002 Appeal Target: CHF 2,831,2 79 Period covered: April - September 2002; last Programme Update (no. 1) issued on 3 May, 2002. "At a Glance" Appeal coverage: 71.4% Related Appeals:…

LAGOS, 21 October (IRIN) - The head of Nigeria's police force, Tafa Balogun, on Friday ordered police officers to shoot on sight any rioters who attempt to burn or otherwise destroy their barracks. Balogun's directive was in response to two recent…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 25 September (IRIN) - At a time of growing apprehension about the successful conduct of general elections due in Nigeria early next year, a voter registration exercise from…

LAGOS, 10 September (IRIN) - The umbrella association of Nigerian lawyers has called on President Olusegun Obasanjo to declare emergency rule in the southeastern state of Anambra, where they allege that law and order has broken down irretrievably. A statement…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 6 September (IRIN) - Persistent wrangling between the executive and legislative arms of government in Nigeria took a critical turn when the House of Representatives last month…

Launched on: 31 January 2002 for 3 weeks for CHF 748,133; Programme extended for a total period of three months and budget revised to CHF 1,523,000 (USD 900,377 or EUR 1, 031,674). DREF Allocated: CHF 150, 000 Beneficiaries: 12,000 "At a…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 16 August (IRIN) - When a group of unarmed women protesters occupied ChevronTexaco's main oil export terminal in Nigeria last month, they not only disrupted operations in a…

LAGOS, 16 August (IRIN) - Women protesters in Nigeria have again occupied an oil facility belonging to ChevronTexaco to back demands for amenities and jobs, company officials said on Friday. A similar round of protests had affected several facilities of…