Thursday, November 2, 2017
Video - Nigeria child mortality due to pollution-related illnesses rises
The deaths of children in Nigeria from pollution-related illnesses are on the increasing.
And oil operations in the Niger Delta region are being blamed.
Researchers say 16,000 infants died in 2012 - but that figure continues to grow with greater contamination of food, air and water.
Grazing ban put in place to stop cattle wars in Nigeria
Nigeria has implemented a controversial ban on cattle grazing they say will bring peace to the area, but opponents have decried as a recipe for anarchy.
The ban, in the south-eastern Benue state, follows years violent and often deadly clashes between nomadic Fulani herdsman and local farmers.
The herders accuse farmers of killing their cattle while the farmers say the animals are destroying their crops.
The new law would require everyone to keep their livestock on ranches.
Those breaking the law face the possibility of a five year jail sentence.
The Fulani herdsman say it unfairly targets their nomadic way of life, but the Benue state government says its aim is to restore peace, reports the BBC's Chris Ewokor from the capital, Abuja.
The ban, in the south-eastern Benue state, follows years violent and often deadly clashes between nomadic Fulani herdsman and local farmers.
The herders accuse farmers of killing their cattle while the farmers say the animals are destroying their crops.
The new law would require everyone to keep their livestock on ranches.
Those breaking the law face the possibility of a five year jail sentence.
The Fulani herdsman say it unfairly targets their nomadic way of life, but the Benue state government says its aim is to restore peace, reports the BBC's Chris Ewokor from the capital, Abuja.
Destruction of communities
The herders have been forced from their more traditional grazing lands in the north by the Boko Haram insurgency, and the encroaching desert.
It has put them in direct conflict with local farmers, resulting in death and the destruction of entire communities.
The Global Terrorism Index says Fulani militants were responsible for almost 1,800 deaths during 2014 and 2015, leading to the government ordering a crackdown on the herders.
It considers the herders' raids as the second-biggest threat to peace in the country after the Islamist Boko Haram militants.
However, the Fulani insist they are only trying to defend themselves and preserve their way of life.
The herders have been forced from their more traditional grazing lands in the north by the Boko Haram insurgency, and the encroaching desert.
It has put them in direct conflict with local farmers, resulting in death and the destruction of entire communities.
The Global Terrorism Index says Fulani militants were responsible for almost 1,800 deaths during 2014 and 2015, leading to the government ordering a crackdown on the herders.
It considers the herders' raids as the second-biggest threat to peace in the country after the Islamist Boko Haram militants.
However, the Fulani insist they are only trying to defend themselves and preserve their way of life.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Video - Nigerian charity aims to end stigma through education
A charity in Nigeria is calling on the government for more assistance in the care of nearly a million children living with disabilities. Aid workers say the problem extends beyond young people with physical impairments. Many children face discrimination at home and in their communities -- driven by mis-information.
Video - Nigerians celebrate Anthony Joshua after another win
We begin with boxing news, and Nigerians have been celebrating British boxer Joshua Anthony as one of their own. Born in Nigeria, Anthony at the weekend retained all his world titles agains Carlos Takan. And Nigerians made sure they didn't miss a second of the action.
Video - Court orders Nigeria to pay $244 million to victims of Biafran war
An ECOWAS regional court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian government to pay 244 million dollars in compensation to those affected by the Biafran war. The court has found the Nigerian government guilty of failing to de-mine and remove unexploded devices from the 11 states where the civil war was fought between 1967 and 1970.
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