Reports

17 Jan 2010 18:20:55 GMT Source: Reuters * Night time curfew in place for Jos residents * Police arrest 35, fighting contained in one neighbourhood By Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria, Jan 17 (Reuters) - At least 12 Nigerians on Sunday were killed in clashes…

Abstract (provisional) Background The introduction of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has improved the diagnosis and treatment of malaria. However, any successful control of malaria will depend on socio-economic factors that influence its management in the community. Willingness to pay (WTP) is important…

WARRI, 15 January 2010 (IRIN) - Some 8,000 Delta State residents remain homeless eight months after government forces stormed militants with the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). Most of the displaced are residents of Oporosa and Okerenkoko…

KANO, 12 January 2010 (IRIN) - Eleven children are being detained by police over violence that broke out on 29 December in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, according to the Nigeria Red Cross. The children - all aged…

Ex-militants to decide Tuesday on amnesty participation * Yar'Adua's absence has stalled post-amnesty programme By Austin Ekeinde PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Jan 11 (Reuters) - The prolonged absence of Nigeria's president, who is in hospital overseas, has stalled a federal amnesty programme and forced…

Despite the plethora of challenges facing the savannah region of West Africa, agricultural research is helping in transforming the lives of millions of resource poor farmers in those areas. The deployment of improved seeds backed by the dissemination of innovative…

Abstract (provisional) Background Improvement of utilization of malaria treatment services will depend on provision of treatment services that different population groups of consumers prefer and would want to use. Treatment of malaria in Nigeria is still problematic and this contributes to worsening…

Executive summary Immigration to Nigeria Nigeria is an important destination country for migrants in the West African region. The latest available figures indicate that the number of immigrants residing in Nigeria has more than doubled in recent decades, from 477,135 in…

LAGOS, Dec 30 (Reuters) - The death toll from clashes between Nigerian security forces and members of an Islamic sect in the northern city of Bauchi has risen to 40 but calm has returned, the Red Cross and police…

ABUJA, NIGERIA, 30 December 2009 - UNICEF laments the death of the children in clashes that erupted in Bauchi on 28 December. Observers report that most of the people involved in the incident were children aged between 10 and…