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Nigeria: 'Save Children From Effects of Lead Poison in Zamfara'
Daily Trust, 12 September 2012
District Head of Bagega in Zamfara State Alhaji Jibrin Haruna has urged the Federal and Zamfara governments to hasten remediation of Bagega village in the state in order to save… Read more »
Nigeria: 400 Children Dead From Lead Poisoning
The Nigerian coordinator for the African Youth Initiative on Climate Change has said that over 1,000 people, including an estimated 400 children have died from the inhalation of lead poison in Zamfara due to improper mining practices.
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19 July 2012
Nigeria gold rush is killing children
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
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Hundreds of children in northern Nigeria's Zamfara state have died because of gold mining.More than 400 have perished in the past two years, and ... see more »
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9 January 2012
Nigeria: Lead Poisoning in Zamfara Affects Thousands
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- Human Rights Watch
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Since 2010 ongoing, widespread, acute lead poisoning in Zamfara state has killed at least 500 children. Considered the worst outbreak of lead ... see more »
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10 February 2012
Nigeria: Group Calls for Intervention in Lead Poisoning Cases
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- Channels Television
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- Channels Television
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Human Rights Watch has asked the Government to urgently come to the aid of the people of Bagega and other communities where over 400 children have ... see more »
