News Topic - Nigeria

Tainted Baby Teething Drug Kills 25 Children in Nigeria
Teething formula tainted with a toxic thickening agent has killed 25 children in Nigeria, prompting regulators to yank it from shelves and shut down its manufacturer, officials said.
Fox News  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:57 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World

Nkwocha eyes third spot
Perpetua Nkwocha says Nigeria must now focus on finishing third at the African Women's Championship.
BBC News  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:33 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World: Africa

Teething drug kills 25 children in Nigeria
AFP - Nigeria's food and drug control agency NAFDAC said 25 children have died in the last fortnight after taking a teething mixture discovered to contain a harmful susbstance, local media said Wednesday.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 26, 2008 12:07 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Health

World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Contaminated Medicine Blamed for Deaths
At least 25 young children have died, apparently after being administered a teething mixture that was contaminated with the industrial solvent diethylene glycol, a senior Nigerian health official said at a news conference.
New York Times  –  Nov 26, 2008 06:57 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World

Nigeria to launch mass polio immunization drive
Reuters - Nigeria will launch a new campaign to vaccinate millions of children against polio Wednesday in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease that has crippled hundreds this year, the World Health Organization said.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 26, 2008 03:33 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in Health

U.S. jury retires in case over Chevron Nigeria clash
Reuters - A jury began deliberating on Tuesday on whether Chevron Corp is liable for a death and injuries among Nigerians in a clash that ended their three-day occupation of an offshore oil platform a decade ago.
Yahoo!  –  Nov 26, 2008 01:46 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
found in World