Reports

- In general, the outlook for the current agricultural season is good in the north central and the southern parts of the country owing to a normal start of the season and normal to above- normal…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - A three-day international meeting of disease control experts has ended here with participants advocating the integration and co-implementation approach in dealing with Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Malaria control interventions. According to World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates,…

(Adds background) ABUJA, June 24 (Reuters) - Senior U.N. official Ibrahim Gambari, appointed by Nigeria to set up a peace summit meant to end unrest in the oil-producing Niger Delta, said on Tuesday he would seek a 90-day truce with…

Jane Lennon, from CAFOD's HIV team, was struck by the challenges faced by those living with HIV in Nigeria's rural areas - but also heartened by the support they receive As I sat under a huge tree in rural…

BUJA, Nigeria, 23 June 2008 - The Government of Japan donated $8.04 million on Friday to UNICEF for Child Survival programmes in Nigeria. The grant is for polio eradication, routine immunization and the prevention of malaria. The donation took place…

By Nick Tattersall LAGOS, June 17 (Reuters) - Nigerian militants responsible for the bombing of oil pipelines and the kidnapping of foreign workers in the Niger Delta said on Tuesday they would not take part in a peace summit called…

By Sarah Simpson | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor One year after President Umaru Yar' Adua took power, vowing to bring stability to the oil-rich Niger Delta region, observers say little progress has been made. Port Harcourt, Nigeria - Militants in…

The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies. The DREF is a…

KANO, 16 May 2008 (IRIN) - A decision by the Nigerian government to reverse an earlier decision to import 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from Thailand to ease supply pressures on rice in Africa's most populous country was met…

Introduction Gender analysis focuses on the different roles and responsibilities of women and men and how these affect society, culture, the economy and politics. For example, important differences exist between women and men in their quality of life; in the…