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Nigeria

28 November 2012

Emergency appeal to provide support after devastating floods

By Nwakpa O. Nwakpa and Moustapha Diallo Mohamed Momo, 58, lives in the village of Ozahi, in Kogi State, and still finds it difficult to find the words to describe the nightmare he and his neighbours have lived through since heavy rains caused the local river to burst its banks in late August. “Floodwaters invaded our houses and our...
Urgent needs continue two months after Nigeria’s worst flooding in 40 years
25 November 2012

Urgent needs continue two months after Nigeria’s worst flooding in 40 years

In Late August, Nigeria experienced the worst flooding in 40 years; a disaster that affected 33 of 36 states.
The drive for universal bed-net coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria
24 April 2012

The drive for universal bed-net coverage in Cross River State, Nigeria

In Cross River State, the dirt road into Bazohure village seems hardly passable, but Awara Rekpene Sunday and his team of Red Cross volunteers are making their way ...
Tackling taboos to put children back into the classroom
14 December 2011

Tackling taboos to put children back into the classroom

Education is one of the most important factors in helping a community develop. But many children in Nigeria miss school or find it hard to concentrate because of the ...
Using cellphones to combat malaria in Nigeria
1 July 2011

Using cellphones to combat malaria in Nigeria

The IFRC and the Nigerian Red Cross Society rolled out new cell phone surveys for malaria prevention work in Nigeria
Nigeria: Red Cross helps thousands displaced by post-election violence
1 December 2008

Nigeria: Red Cross helps thousands displaced by post-election violence

The Nigerian Red Cross, with 70 of its volunteers, is working around the clock to help people wounded and displaced by post-election violence in the city of Jos, ...
Nigerian gas pipe line explosion – Red Cross responds
27 December 2006

Nigerian gas pipe line explosion – Red Cross responds

Teams of Nigerian Red Cross Society volunteers have responded in the wake of a massive gas pipe line explosion that claimed at least 260 lives in Ilado, a village ...
3 February 2003

Red Cross active in aftermath of Lagos blast

Corporate money has impact on Nigerian HIV/AIDS campaigns
2 December 2002

Corporate money has impact on Nigerian HIV/AIDS campaigns

A partnership struck by the International Federation and the Swiss food multinational Nestlé earlier this year is starting to have an positive impact on Red Cross ...
22 November 2002

Nigeria: Red Cross responds to anti-Miss World Pageant riot

Red Cross volunteers have been assisting victims of violent protests which broke out in Kaduna city in northern Nigeria on Thursday (Nov 21) leaving, according to ...
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