Reports

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today said he was encouraged by the progress achieved by Nigeria in consolidating democracy and expressed hope that the forthcoming elections will meet the high expectations of the people of the West African country and the…

In response to the invitation of the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC), H. E. Jean Ping, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, dispatched an Observer Mission to Nigeria to observe the country's National Assembly (House of Representatives…

NAIROBI, 29 March 2011 (IRIN) - Power transfers from soldiers to civilians, concession speeches, post-poll lawsuits, unprecedented violence - West Africa has seen mixed outcomes in recent elections, and the region's most populous country and largest economy is up…

A key human rights bill passed by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan can help tackle abuses in the country, Amnesty International said today. It was announced at the weekend that President Jonathan had signed into law The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)…

Candidates Should Address Violence, Corruption, Impunity (Abuja, March 28, 2011) - Candidates in Nigeria's April 2011 elections should put the country's pervasive human rights problems at the heart of their political campaigns, platforms, and upcoming debates, Human Rights Watch said today…

Following an invitation from the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma, has constituted an Observer Group for the 2011 Nigeria National Assembly and Presidential Elections in Nigeria. It is my honour and privilege to lead this…

Report No: ICR00001674 Abstract Ratings for the HIV/AIDS Program Development Project for Nigeria were as follows outcomes were moderately satisfactory; risk to development outcome was substantial; Bank performance was moderately satisfactory and borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory.…

Tens of thousands of cases prevented, but more needs to be done to secure lasting success BRAZZAVILLE/DAKAR, 25 March 2011 - Health experts today confirmed that a devastating polio epidemic in west African countries is on the verge of being…

Political violence intensifies, increasing cost of marketed food - The rainy season has started early since the second dekad of March in Port-harcourt, Warri, Eket, Calabar, Benin, Abeokuta, Ibadan and Lagos, in conformity with national and international forecasts. - Political violence…

In the run up to the April elections in Nigeria, Amnesty International calls upon international election observers to make human rights monitoring a central aspect of their brief, and makes a number of recommendations below, which are aimed at…