Nigeria
London, 14 February 2013 – News that funds to remediate Bagega village in northern Nigeria have finally been released and work has begun in the village is encouraging, Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said today.…
Nigeria
Radio journalists charged for allegedly sparking killings blamed on Islamist sect Boko Haram of women administering vaccines The Guardian, Tuesday 12 February 2013 15.22 EST Police in northern Nigeria have arrested and charged three radio journalists for allegedly…
Nigeria
KANO, 12 February 2013 (IRIN) - Commercial activities in the northern trade hub of Kano are down by half since 2010 because of the campaign of violence waged by militant group Boko Haram and government efforts…
Nigeria
The Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has condemned the recent killings of polio vaccinators in northern Nigeria and reiterated the support of the OIC for the polio eradication campaigns in…
Nigeria
New York/ GENEVA, 8 February 2013 - UNICEF and The World Health Organization (WHO) join the Government of Nigeria in condemning attacks in Kano state, Nigeria, that have killed and injured healthworkers. Such attacks are a…
Nigeria
Posted: 05 February 2013 Hundreds of fatal police shootings which each year leave families anguished and bereaved are not being investigated effectively because of a failure of the Nigerian justice system, Amnesty International says in a report…
Nigeria
Period covered by this Ops Update: 28 December 2012 to 25 January 2013. Appeal target (current): CHF 3,453,527; Appeal coverage: 65%; Appeal history: • This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on a preliminary basis on 29…
Nigeria
ABUJA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Nigeria will release funds this week to tackle the world's worst lead poisoning outbreak which has killed at least 400 children, a senator said on Monday, ending months of official inaction…
Nigeria
Nigerian farmers have commended the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) for giving them improved cassava planting materials. The dissemination of the improved varieties is part of efforts by the Nigerian government under the Agricultural Transformation Agenda…
Nigeria
Sorghum, maize, millet, cowpea, gari (fermented cassava starch), and rice are all found in Nigerian markets. Sorghum, millet and maize are widely consumed by most households, but especially in the north, and are used by various…
