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NIGERIA: Sickle-cell disorder killing 100,000 infants a year

Thursday, August 21, 2008

At least 100,000 infants die from the sickle-cell genetic disorder in Nigeria every year, and the country still has the highest incidence of the...

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NIGERIA: Sex, trucks and HIV

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

Petrol tankers parked nose-to-tail line the five-kilometre stretch of road from the southern Nigerian town of Eleme to its refinery, waiting to fuel...

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NIGERIA: New bird flu strain confirmed

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

A highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza never previously registered in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in northern Nigeria but local...

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New bird flu strain detected in Nigeria

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

FAO calls for increased surveillanceA strain of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza previously not recorded in sub-Saharan Africa has been detected in...

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NIGER-NIGERIA: Border on high-alert for bird flu

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Tuesday, August 05, 2008

Niger’s Ministry of Livestock is intensifying its bird surveillance along the 1,500-kilometre border with northern Nigeria after a recent resurgence...

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150,000 children in Niger benefit from Dubai Cares and UNICEF Education Project

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Programme will focus on reducing gender disparityDUBAI, 16 July 2008 – Dubai Cares, a charitable organization that aims to provide primary education...

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Thousands flee Nigerian town to escape from militants

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WIKI NEWS http://en.wikinews.org

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Thousands of people have fled an oil town in the Niger Delta, Nigeriayesterday after an unknown militant group said that all people notoriginally...

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NIGERIA: Trafficking of girls, abuse worsening

africa » nigeria » kano

Monday, July 07, 2008

The trafficking of girls from villages to cities in Nigeria is increasing and the state is powerless to stop the trade, officials told IRIN. “The...

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NIGERIA: Two million at risk of radiation cancer

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Monday, July 07, 2008

Nigerian environmental and health officials warn that slightly radioactive tailings found in abandoned mines in central Nigeria’s Plateau state poses...

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NIGERIA: Economic growth masks high unemployment

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IRIN NEWS http://irinnews.org

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Anoverall trend towards economic growth in Nigeria masks the fact thatmillions have been forced into low-wage jobs in the once industrialnorth, trade...

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