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29 Apr 2010 16:57:17 GMT * Violent crime by small bands resurging in oil region * Amnesty centres housing former militants shut down * Industry sources report sharp rise in oil thefts (Adds kidnapping of five drug agency officials) By Austin Ekeinde PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, April…

By Geoffrey Njoku and Paula Fedeski World Malaria Day, 25 April, focused this year on the challenge of achieving universal coverage with essential malaria-control interventions. Here is a story of progress and challenges in one malaria-endemic country, Nigeria. KANO STATE, Nigeria,…

WARRI, 23 April 2010 (IRIN) - The government's amnesty programme whereby militants in the Niger delta are to be disarmed and rehabilitated with a stipend, job training and a micro-credit loan, has been linked to reduced violence in the…

Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds. Substantial investments have been made as a result of the United Nations target for universal bed net coverage by December 2010. This has led to major progress in malarial control but gaps…

Residents say roads near Jos too dangerous for travel * Police kill two Nigerians suspected of planning attack By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, April 21 (Reuters) - Sporadic violence in Nigeria's central Plateau state has killed at least nine people this week, police…

JOS, 13 April 2010 (IRIN) - To what extent are the perpetrators of mass killings, such as what took place in central Nigeria's Plateau State recently, [http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportId=88354] held accountable for their actions? The director of a local NGO, League for Human…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT - Light rains recorded in southern regions in March - In 2009, reduced rainfall in the far north and flooding in the south negatively affect crop yields. - Cereal prices stabilize in the north, but national food prices increase Heavier…

Nigeria's acting president says his new Cabinet will improve security in the volatile Niger Delta, where years of violence have reduced Nigerian oil production. Acting President Goodluck Jonathan says his Cabinet reflects the federal government's commitment to take bold steps to…

JOS, Nigeria, April 6 (Reuters) - Three Nigerians were killed in clashes between Christian and Muslim gangs in the central city of Jos, where hundreds have died in similar violence this year, a military spokesman said on Tuesday. A rally…

Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Treaty Room Washington, DC SECRETARY CLINTON: Good afternoon. It is a great pleasure for me to welcome Secretary Ahmed to the State Department for the official launch of the United States-Nigeria Binational Commission. Today, we are taking…