Reports

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Authorities in Nigeria's northern state of Niger have imposed a night curfew on the troubled Suleja emirate, which Saturday joined the growing list of flash-points in the country wracked by weeks of bloody religious and…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KADUNA, Nigeria, 24 March (IRIN) - In southern Nigeria, the economic powerhouse of the country, the popular perception is that the historical political dominance of the north has…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] KADUNA, 21 March (IRIN) - A curfew remains in force in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna, one month after bloody religious clashes between Muslims and Christians over…

[This report does not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations] LAGOS, 15 March (IRIN) - A new-found hope was the abiding sentiment of Nigerians last year when civilian President Olusegun Obasanjo was sworn in, ending the curse of…

NATIONS UNIES Bureau de coordination des affaires humanitaires I R I N pour l'Afrique de l'Ouest Tel: + 225 20-21-73-54 Fax: + 225 20-21-63-35 E-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci SIERRA LEONE: Des casques bleus à nouveau bloqués par les rebelles Une patrouille de 107 casques bleus de l'ONU…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 22-40-4440 Fax: +225 22-40-4435 e-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci SIERRA LEONE: UN peacekeepers blocked by rebels again A patrol of 107 UN peacekeepers and six military observers were stopped on…

UNITED NATIONS Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Integrated Regional Information Network for West Africa Tel: +225 22-40-4440 Fax: +225 22-40-4435 e-mail: irin-wa@irin.ci NIGERIA: Ijaws, Itsekiris end conflict in Warri Ijaws and Itsekiris, who have been at war with each other since 1997 over…

Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigerians enter a new week mourning losses of dozens of lives and millions of dollar worth of property after several days of largely avoidable sectarian violence in the northern Kaduna state of the populous multi-…

ABIDJAN, 22 February 2000 (IRIN) - Soldiers and police are patrolling the streets of Kaduna to try to restore order following clashes between Muslims and Christians during a demonstration over the implementation of Islamic Sharia law in the northern…

Seasonably dry conditions prevail. Planting of the first maize crop is expected to start in March in the south. The overall food supply situation is satisfactory. However, due to heavy rain, three hydroelectric dams released water in the Kaduna, Benue…