Reports

Amnesty International and prominent human rights organizations in Nigeria have today condemned the human rights violations being perpetrated by the Nigerian security forces in Borno state in response to abuses by Boko Haram. The security forces…

15 Jul 2011 10:29 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, July 15 (Reuters) - Two explosions rocked the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday, the latest in a string of incidents in a region plagued by attacks by a radical…

Heavy rains and flooding in Nigeria have killed at least 20 people in the commercial capital Lagos where the governor has ordered the immediate demolition of buildings illegally constructed on drainage canals. Heavy rains this week drove…

The fear of attacks by Islamic militants in Nigeria is spreading south to the commercial capital, Lagos, where city buses are being checked for bombs. A group that says it is fighting for a separate Islamic…

Nigeria-based Karma Foods Limited is establishing a $20million factory that will take delivery of locally produced soybeans at the end of this year’s harvest, and open up new marketing opportunities for Nigerian soybean farmers. The 75,000 metric…

The current ECOWAS Chairman and President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has called on ECOWAS Member States to ratify and domesticate the African Union (AU) Convention on Humanitarian Assistance and Internal Displacement so as to strengthen their collective capacity…

(Abuja/New York, 6 July 2011): Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos today met in Abuja with Nigerian and ECOWAS officials to discuss the humanitarian situation in Nigeria and West Africa as well…

By Alex Wynter in, Nigeria. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) this week rolled out new cell phone surveys for malaria-prevention work in Nigeria. This…

By Peter M. Lewis Contributor: Jennifer G. Cooke, Richard Downie Jun 30, 2011 This report, Nigeria: Assessing Risks to Stability, is part of a series examining the risks of instability in 10 African countries over the next decade. The…

Over the last decade, the political crisis over ‘indigene’ rights and political representation in Jos, capital of Nigeria’s Plateau State, has developed into a protracted communal conflict affecting most parts of the state. At least 4,000…