Full Coverage: Nigeria

04/25/2008 Over 3,000 Nigerian women die each year due to complications resulting from unsafe abortions, says a new study from a sexual and reproductive health institute.

04/22/2008 Öljyn korkea maailmanmarkkinahinta ei näy nigerialaisten arkitodellisuudessa. Maan tuotanto- ja valtiorakenne estää hyötyjen tasaisemman jakautumisen.

04/17/2008 Disabled people in Yola, Nigeria, who previously believed begging was their only means to an income, have gained economic independence and new livelihoods by starting a shoemaking business.

03/03/2008 The head of a Nigerian organization seeking to empower people through sustainable development among youth and in rural areas discusses the history of the AIDS epidemic in Nigeria, the "AIDS generation" in this country, and ongoing awareness and prevention campaigns.

01/31/2008 Learning About Living, an innovative program run by OneWorld and local organizations in Nigeria, uses computers and mobile phones to teach teenagers about sexuality and HIV/AIDS prevention.

01/31/2008 "Terveysministeriö varoittaa, että tupakoijaa uhkaa kuolema nuorella iällä", lukee savukeaskissa Afrikan runsasväkisimmässä valtiossa Nigeriassa. Teksti ei kuitenkaan paljoa auta, jos nuoriso ei sitä osaa lukea.

01/30/2008

01/16/2008 Nigerian hallitus varoitti maassa toimivia öljy-yhtiöitä viime lokakuussa, että niiden on lopetettava maakaasun soihdutus uuden vuoden alkaessa. Nyt aikaraja on jo lykätty vuoden loppuun, eikä moni usko senkään toteutuvan. Soihdutus vaikuttaa tuhoisasti ympäristöön ja ihmisten terveyteen.

01/07/2008 Kansainvälinen korruption vastainen koalitio arvostelee Nigerian hallitusta korruption vastaisessa taistelussa kunnostautuneen talousrikosyksikön puheenjohtajan erottamisesta epäselvin perustein.

01/04/2008 The government of Nigeria has been criticized by a global coalition against corruption after the Nigerian Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, known for his strong anti-corruption stance and track record, was removed from office.
From: This Day (Lagos)

01/04/2008 In the wake Kenya’s political crisis, the country could learn valuable lessons from past Nigerian attempts to solve post-election crises, writes Okello Oguli in Abuja.
+ How Kenya lost its way
+ OneWorld Guide to Nigeria

12/20/2007 As UN member states voted overwhelmingly for a moratorium on the death penalty, an influential rights watchdog has challenged Nigeria's claim that no one has been executed in its prisons for several years.

12/18/2007 Secret executions have taken place in Nigeria’s prisons despite the country's recent assurances that no-one has been executed there "in years".

12/10/2007 Diagnosed with HIV at a time when having the disease led to social exclusion, Olayinka Jegede-Ekpe suffered through the stigma and became a spokeswoman for the rights of Nigerians living with the disease.

11/20/2007 MyQuestion - launched today - will enable Nigerian youngsters to ask questions about reproductive health and HIV/AIDS issues through text messages, without even having to say the questions out loud.

11/18/2007 Nigeria should launch an independent public inquiry into the police shooting of more than 8,000 people since 2000, says an international rights group.
From: Human Rights Watch

11/08/2007 Umaru Yar'Adua has become the first African head of state to criticize the Zimbabwean president -- citing his disregard for the rule of law -- in the lead up to next month's Africa-Europe summit.
From: SW Radio Africa

09/28/2007 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) recently declared war on the Nigerian government and oil companies, demanding that local communities see benefits from the billions of dollars of oil removed from the region.

09/21/2007 Mainstreet Technologies threw its hat in the ring this week to be the first to complete an African west coast fibre project to compete with SAT3. The cable will connect 12 countries, some already connected to SAT3, others not. Russell Southwood spoke to the project’s CEO Funke Opeke and discovered how it intends to win the race to complete.

09/14/2007 Activists from Nepal, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Thailand are currently gathering outside the UN headquarters in New York to demand greater attention be paid to global hunger. Through a regularly updated blog, the campaigners are sharing behind-the-scenes action, video feeds, concert footage, and more.