Reports

WARRI/LAGOS, 10 October 2012 (IRIN) - Some 1.3 million Nigerians have been displaced and 431 have died in what the authorities say is the worst flooding in over 40 years, with 30 of the country's 36…

Highlights In the month of August, 24,675 children were admitted to a total of 450 sites. The cumulative number of children reached in all 11 States of Nigeria between January and August is at 137,783. 137,783 children were…

Dangerous animals, including crocodiles, snakes and hippos, have found their way into homes and communities in central Nigeria after devastating flooding, residents say. Read the story on BBC

Abstract The effect of weather shocks on children's anthropometrics is investigated using the two most recent rounds of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey. For this purpose, climate data for each survey cluster are interpolated using daily…

02 October 2012, Dakar/Geneva – Severe flooding in Nigeria has left at least 148 people dead and displaced over 64,000 people across 18 of the country’s 38 States. Torrential downpours in recent weeks have caused widespread…

This preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 899,094 in cash, kind or services to support the Nigeria Red Cross Society to assist 10,000 beneficiaries for 6 months, and will be completed by 25 March 2013. A final…

ABUJA — Polio is again on the rise in Nigeria and doctors said the entire region should be on alert. An alarming number of new cases have been found in the north, where authorities are already…

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:39 GMT Source: Reuters // Reuters By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Nigeria's "robust" approach to neutralizing a threat posed by Islamist sect Boko Haram using military force, holding…

LAGOS, 27 September 2012 (IRIN) - The Nigerian government plans to integrate 3,642 additional former Niger Delta fighters into its amnesty programme, but some ex-militia leaders have denounced the move, saying it excludes the bulk of…

Food security gradually improves despite widespread flooding Key messages Due to a normal onset of the rains and good spatial and temporal distribution of rainfall during this year's growing season, prospects are good for an above-normal main harvest…