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NIGERIA: College slammed for H...

NIGERIA: College slammed for HIV testing

PlusNews
Saturday, September 1, 2007
A private Christian university in Nigeria has come under fire from activists and health officials over its policy of compelling students to undergo...
NIGERIA: Demolition plans brin...

NIGERIA: Demolition plans bring new ethnic twist to Port Harcourt conflict

IRIN
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
State government plans to demolish several slums in the unstable southern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt could spark ethnic tensions, fuel violence,...
NIGERIA: Construction of hundr...

NIGERIA: Construction of hundreds of local health centres suspended

IRIN
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Recently-elected Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar' Adua has suspended the construction of 774 healthcare centres throughout his country, drawing...
NIGERIA: Tens of thousands lan...

NIGERIA: Tens of thousands languishing in prison awaiting trial

IRIN
Friday, August 24, 2007
About 60 percent of inmates in Nigerian prisons await trial, often for years, in unsanitary, overcrowded conditions, human rights groups and UN...
NIGERIA: Floods leave thousand...

NIGERIA: Floods leave thousands homeless

IRIN
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Floods in various parts of Nigeria have forced thousands of people from their homes, polluted water sources and increased the risk of disease. ...
NIGERIA: Children dying needle...

NIGERIA: Children dying needlessly from measles and other preventable diseases

IRIN
Monday, July 16, 2007
Measles is a preventable disease yet when it strikes in Nigeria it finds a ready pool of victims most of whom are children. In June more than 50...
NIGERIA: Chlorine gas from wat...

NIGERIA: Chlorine gas from water plant kills three in southeast

IRIN
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
At least three people were killed when chlorine gas being used at a water treatment plant in Nigeria's southeastern Cross River state escaped into...
Nigerian gunmen release Britis...

Nigerian gunmen release British toddler

Wikinews
Monday, July 9, 2007
Nigerian gunmen have released three-year-old Margaret Hill, after holding her captive for four days. The toddler has since been reunited with her...
Nigerian gunmen kidnap three-y...

Nigerian gunmen kidnap three-year-old British girl

Wikinews
Saturday, July 7, 2007
A three year old British girl, Margaret Hill, has been kidnapped by a group of gunmen in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. The kidnappers have...
Media practitioners calls for ...

Media practitioners calls for empowerment

The Daily Observer Newspaper
Friday, June 29, 2007
Based on the papers presented, study group works and discussions, participants of West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management...
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