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Briefing on Nigeria is a series produced from 1998-2000.
Briefing No. 9
Editors and writers of
Nigeria's independent news media have fought bravely and vigorously
in defence of their individual and group rights during the years
of military dictatorship. Since the collapse of military rule and
with the instauration of democracy in May 1999 the expectation that
dark days are over seems to require a more tentative response.
Briefing No. 8
Nigeria is at the brink
of a huge AIDS epidemic. For years, successive military regimes
promoted an attitude of denial and claimed that there was no serious
HIV/AIDS problem in the country. Now under a democratic dispensation,
the word is getting out.
Briefing No. 7
The Panos Institute,
Washington, DC, working in partnership with the Independent Journalism
Centre, Lagos, organized a three-day workshop on Computer-Assisted
Research and Reporting (CARR) on November 16-18, 1999 at Excellence
Hotel and Conference Centre, Ogba, Lagos.r
Briefing No. 6
The oil rich Niger-Delta
region of Nigeria has become the cockpit of a tense triangular conflict
between many ethnic communities, oil producing multinational companies
and the ruling military government.
Briefing No. 5
A dramatic development
is taking place in Nigeria's media industry, with profound implications
for the future of democracy.
Briefing No. 4
On June 12, 1998 14 million
Nigerians voted to elect Mashood Kashimawo Abiola [MKO] Abiola as
president of Nigeria after an eight-year transition program which
reportedly cost -N-50 billion Naira [about $900 million ].
Briefing No. 3
Prospective plans of Nigeria's
principal ethnic majority groups are taking shape and the hint is
strong that the complexion of future politics will move increasingly
towards greater decentralization.
Briefing No. 2
Last week General Abdulsalam
Abubakar ignored calls for a Government of National Unity and
a Sovereign National Conference in his nationwide broadcast
where he outlined the directions of his administration.
Briefing No. 1
With the passage of Abiola
as the consensus candidate in the next civilian-ruled administration,
eyes are now trained in the direction of who heads a government
of National Unity to midwife the transition program.
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