News: Nigeria

We have started to collect the most important news related to Nigeria in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Nigeria – overview

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• December 27th 2020 – August 25th 2020
• August 20th 2020 – January 1st 2020
• December 31st 2019 – July 6th 2019
• July 2nd 2019 – December 15th 2018
• December 15th 2018 – June 12th 2018
• June 12th 2018 – August 31st 2017
• August 22nd 2017 – February 25th 2017
• February 23rd 2017 – November 2nd 2016
• October 31st 2016 – July 22nd 2016
• July 21st 2016 – April 3rd 2016
• April 2nd 2016 – December 4th 2015
• November 30th 2015 – August 26th 2015
• August 25th 2015 – June 11th 2015
• June 11th 2015 – April 13th 2015
• April 13th 2015 – February 26th 2015
• February 25th 2015 – January 12th 2015
• January 11th 2015 – November 10th 2014
• November 7th 2014 – September 9th 2014
• September 8th 2014 – July 4th 2014
• July 4th 2014 – May 26th 2014
• May 25th 2014 – May 6th 2014
• May 6th 2014 – March 16th 2014
• March 16th 2014 – January 2nd 2014
• December 24th 2013 – September 25th 2013
• September 20th 2013 – June 19th 2013
• June 18th 2013 – April 10th 2013
• April 7th 2013 – January 19th 2013
• January 17th 2013 – November 1st 2012
• November 1st 2012 – August 9th 2012
• August 8th 2012 – June 6th 2012
• June 5th 2012 – March 8th 2012
• March 7th 2012 – January 16th 2012
• January 16th 2012 – November 26th 2011
• November 25th 2011 – August 26th 2011
• August 26th 2011 – May 27th 2011
• May 24th 2011 – January 27th 2011
• January 21st 2011 – October 21st 2010
• October 20th 2010 – August 16th 2010
• August 15th 2010 – May 10th 2010
• May 10th 2010 – March 3rd 2010
• March 2nd 2010 – January 7th 2010
• January 6th 2010 – October 23rd 2009
• October 23rd 2009 – July 30th 2009
• July 29th 2009 – April 27th 2009
• April 19th 2009 – January 6th 2009
• January 3rd 2009 – September 4th 2008
• September 1st 2008 – June 20th 2008
• June 19th 2008 – January 30th 2008
• January 23rd 2008 – September 20th 2007
• September 19th 2007 – July 4th 2007
• July 4th 2007 – April 26th 2007
• April 25th 2007 – March 3rd 2007
• March 2nd 2007 – December 20th 2006
• December 19th 2006 – September 6th 2006
• September 1st 2006 – May 11th 2006
• May 10th 2006 – February 17th 2006
• February 15th 2006 – November 23rd 2005
• November 21st 2005 – November 15th 2005

Nigeria: news

2020 and me: 'EndSARS was our Black Lives Matter'

Sunday, December 27th 2020, 0:00
related places: Kiki, Lagos

After protests, a strike, and lockdown, Kiki, a student from Lagos, Nigeria, can’t wait for the year to be over.
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Boko Haram kill villagers in Christmas Eve attack

Friday, December 25th 2020, 17:17

The Islamist group also burnt down the church in the Christian village in northeast Nigeria.
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The Nigerian blogger scouring the past to inform the future

Wednesday, December 23rd 2020, 0:31

How a young man's passion for history may help future generations of Nigerians.
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Nigeria kidnapping: Mahuta children rescued after gun battle

Sunday, December 20th 2020, 13:25
related places: Mahuta

Police say vigilantes helped rescue 84 children after Nigeria's second mass kidnapping in eight days.
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Nigeria school attack: Was it really Boko Haram?

Friday, December 18th 2020, 10:53

Militant activity is spreading across northern Nigeria with other groups expressing allegiance to Boko Haram
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Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys freed, local authorities say

Thursday, December 17th 2020, 21:46

The authorities say more than 300 are on their way home but it is unclear if all have been freed.
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Humboldt Forum: Berlin museum opens despite criticism over looted art

Wednesday, December 16th 2020, 17:26
related countries: Germany

One of the exhibits set for the Humboldt Forum next year will be sculptures looted from Nigeria in 1897.
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Nigerian states close schools after students kidnapped in Katsina

Wednesday, December 16th 2020, 16:47
related places: Katsina

More than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.
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How one boy escaped kidnappers

Monday, December 14th 2020, 21:24
related places: Katsina

Abdulhadi avoided the mass kidnapping in Nigeria's Katsina school but his twin Mustapha brother was lost in the chaos.
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Nigeria's Katsina school abduction: 'How I escaped my kidnappers'

Monday, December 14th 2020, 18:26
related places: Katsina

A student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.
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Black Lives Matter: Activists demand #EndSARS protesters' release

Thursday, December 10th 2020, 12:19

Alicia Keys is one of a number of prominent figures calling on Nigeria's president to free protesters.
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Nigeria: The midwife bringing antenatal classes to first-time dads in Lagos

Thursday, December 10th 2020, 0:03
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lagos

Tolulope Adeleke is a UK midwife organising antenatal classes for first time dads in Lagos, Nigeria.
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The new 'Nigerian princes' of hacking?

Wednesday, December 2nd 2020, 0:07

BEC hacking is one of the most common types of cyber-attack and experts say Nigeria is its epicentre.
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End Sars protests: The Nigerian women leading the fight for change

Tuesday, December 1st 2020, 0:34

The feminists who were the backbone of the EndSars protests, which threaten Nigeria's status quo.
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Dozens of farm workers killed in 'insane' Nigeria attack

Sunday, November 29th 2020, 16:17
related places: Maiduguri

Nigeria's leader condemns the "slaughter" of more than 43 labourers in the north-eastern Borno state.
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Letter from Africa: Culture clash over Nigeria's rival alphabets

Sunday, November 15th 2020, 1:11

A court case of the use of Arabic script on the local currency reveals deep cultural and religious divides.
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British Museum to help dig for Nigerian treasures

Friday, November 13th 2020, 18:21
related countries: Benin, United Kingdom

The plan for a new museum and archaeology mission follows calls for it to return its Benin Bronzes.
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The Nigerians standing up to sex-work traffickers in Sicily

Thursday, November 12th 2020, 0:14

The Nigerian leading a battle to help rescue those like herself from a life of prostitution in Sicily.
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Cancer in Nigeria: 'My wife would still be alive had she got treatment'

Sunday, November 8th 2020, 0:09

Andrew Gift believes his wife would still be alive had she followed the doctor's advice.
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Oyigbo clashes: 'Nigerian security agents shot dead my fiancée'

Tuesday, November 3rd 2020, 15:09

The army is accused of carrying out revenge killings after three policemen and six soldiers were killed.
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End Sars protests: Why Anthony Unuode gave his life for a better Nigeria

Tuesday, November 3rd 2020, 0:09

Nigerians pay tribute to #EndSars protester Anthony Unuode after he was killed in the capital.
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End Sars protests: 'I felt I was going to die there'

Thursday, October 29th 2020, 0:05
related countries: United Kingdom
related places: Lagos

Ephraim, a British-Nigerian activist at the heart of the End Sars protests in Lagos, talks about what he saw.
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Why Nigerian looters are targeting Covid-19 aid

Monday, October 26th 2020, 17:39

Raids on warehouses and businesses continue in the wake of anti-police brutality protests.
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How the End Sars protests have changed Nigeria forever

Friday, October 23rd 2020, 23:51

The campaign against police brutality has encouraged young Nigerians to take on the older generation.
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Why Nigerian protesters want Beyoncé to be more like Rihanna

Thursday, October 22nd 2020, 14:36

Beyoncé said she wanted to help the anti-police brutality protesters but some were not impressed.
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End Sars protests: 'It was a massacre... We pay for these bullets'

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 23:16

An organiser of protests against police brutality in Nigeria tells the BBC he saw soldiers shoot people dead.
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Nigeria Sars protest: Unrest in Lagos after shooting

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 17:58
related places: Lagos

Amnesty International says at least 12 people were killed on Tuesday during protests in the city.
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Nigeria Sars protests: Horror over shootings in Lagos

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 14:04
related places: Lagos

Anger and shock after men in camouflage open fire on those protesting at Lagos' Lekki toll gate.
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End Sars protests: People 'shot dead' in Lagos, Nigeria

Wednesday, October 21st 2020, 13:40
related places: Lagos

Witnesses say several died when soldiers opened fire in Lagos but the army calls it "fake news".
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Nigeria protests: Millions placed under curfew as violence spreads

Tuesday, October 20th 2020, 20:36
related places: Lagos

Curfews are extended beyond the city of Lagos as anti-riot officers struggle to control protests.
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End Sars: How Nigeria's anti-police brutality protests went global

Friday, October 16th 2020, 23:50

Why did Nigerian protests against police brutality gain international attention and support?
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Hated Nigerian police unit 'turned to banditry'

Friday, October 16th 2020, 12:47

The Sars police unit is accused of widespread abuses, leading to 10 days of nationwide protests.
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From End Sars to End Swat, Nigeria protests explained

Friday, October 16th 2020, 6:32

How and why did Nigeria's End Sars protests turn into End Swat protests?
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End Sars: Nigerian army warning amid anti-police brutality protests

Thursday, October 15th 2020, 16:25

The statement follows a week of protests against police brutality which have shaken the country.
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End Sars protest: Nigeria police to free all protesters

Tuesday, October 13th 2020, 17:08

The police chief says he has also ordered officers to stop using force against demonstrators.
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End Sars protests: The young Nigerians who forced the president to back down

Monday, October 12th 2020, 23:17

Nigeria's #EndSARS protests gathered momentum online, but burst onto the streets to force a change.
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Sars ban: Two dead in Nigeria police brutality protests

Monday, October 12th 2020, 19:53

Protests against police brutality continue despite the announcement that a notorious unit is disbanded.
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Sculptor in Nigeria creates black prosthetic hand for his brother

Sunday, October 11th 2020, 23:04

When Ubokobong lost his fingers in an explosion, he struggled to find a realistic artificial black replacement until his brother John stepped in.
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SARS ban: Nigeria abolishes loathed federal special police unit

Sunday, October 11th 2020, 14:42

It comes after footage of federal officers killing a man was shared online, sparking unrest.
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Gracious David-West: Nigerian serial killer sentenced to death in Port Harcourt

Friday, October 9th 2020, 12:31
related places: Port Harcourt

The nine killings provoked outrage, especially in the southern city of Port Harcourt, last year.
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Once unknown Nigerian 'masterpiece' by Ben Enwonwu up for sale

Thursday, October 8th 2020, 23:15
related countries: Benin

Experts did not know of Ben Enwonwu's Court of the Oba of Benin until it was offered for sale.
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Why some Nigerian families lock up children and the mentally ill

Saturday, October 3rd 2020, 23:31

Maltreatment of adults with mental illness and children living with relatives has shocked Nigerians.
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August Browne: The Nigeria-born man who joined the Polish resistance

Friday, October 2nd 2020, 23:24
related countries: Poland

August Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance.
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Nigeria turns 60: Can Africa's most populous nation remain united?

Thursday, October 1st 2020, 0:04

Nigeria's greatest challenge on its 60th anniversary remains its diversity, writes Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani.
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Islamist militants kill 18 in north-eastern Nigeria

Sunday, September 27th 2020, 11:16

The Islamic State group said it was behind the ambush on a convoy of government officials.
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Auschwitz Memorial director offers to serve sentence for Nigeria 'blasphemy' boy

Friday, September 25th 2020, 16:33
related countries: Poland

Polish historian says he will serve part of the jail term of a boy, 13, convicted of blasphemy in Nigeria.
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Nigerian fuel tanker explosion kills 25 in Lokoja

Wednesday, September 23rd 2020, 15:24
related places: Lokoja

A primary school pupil and students are among 25 people killed when the tanker's brakes failed.
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Lagos Inferno: What caused the blast that destroyed a Nigerian girls' school

Sunday, September 20th 2020, 23:02
related places: Lagos

An explosion in Lagos, Nigeria killed 23 people and destroys a girls’ boarding school. But what caused it?
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Unicef condemns jailing of Nigeria teen for 'blasphemy'

Wednesday, September 16th 2020, 14:25
related places: Kano

The 13-year-old was sentenced to 10 years in prison for blasphemy by an Islamic court in Kano.
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The Nigerian filmmakers risking jail with lesbian movie Ife

Monday, September 14th 2020, 23:04
related places: Ife

The film board in Nigeria, where same-sex relationships are banned, says the film violates strict laws on homosexuality.
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Nigerian porn star arrested 'for filming' at sacred Osun Osogbo ground

Monday, September 14th 2020, 17:11
related places: Osun

Nigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country's revered Osun-Osogbo grove.
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Letter from Africa: Behind Ghana and Nigeria's love-hate affair

Saturday, September 12th 2020, 23:51
related countries: Ghana

Why the current tensions over the closure of some Nigerian-owned shops in Ghana should come as no surprise.
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Nigeria's opportunity for return of Benin Bronzes

Friday, September 11th 2020, 23:51
related countries: Benin

With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, the emphasis moves to Nigeria.
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Nigerian men arrested over German PPE 'scam'

Monday, September 7th 2020, 11:54
related countries: Germany, Netherlands

The men are accused of cloning the website of a Dutch company to obtain an order from a German state.
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Letter from Africa: Why journalists in Nigeria feel under attack

Sunday, September 6th 2020, 23:01

A video of a tongue-lashing one reporter recently received comes as no surprise, writes Mannir Dan Ali.
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The Nigerian drummer who set the beat for US civil rights

Tuesday, September 1st 2020, 23:57
related countries: United States

Babatunde Olatunji was part of a generation of Africans who fought for racial justice in the US.
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Africa declared free of wild polio in 'milestone'

Tuesday, August 25th 2020, 15:07

Nigeria is now rid of wild polio having had more than half of global cases less than 10 years ago.
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