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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Nigeria: news

Nigeria fraud ring uncovered

Thursday, September 6th 2007, 17:15

A multi-million dollar fraud ring has been cracked in Nigeria involving counterfeit cheques, say investigators.
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Nigeria to tackle power vandals

Monday, September 3rd 2007, 10:15

Nigerian President Yar'Adua is to seek extra powers to deal with those who sabotage oil and electricity lines, he says.
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Nigeria scraps state oil company

Thursday, August 30th 2007, 14:35

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua scraps state owned oil company, in a bid to restructure the oil sector.
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Nigeria oil city in slum clean-up

Monday, August 27th 2007, 12:45
related places: Port Harcourt

All waterfront buildings and shacks in Nigeria's oil capital, Port Harcourt are to be demolished, officials say.
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Nigeria freezes currency change

Friday, August 24th 2007, 23:25

Nigeria's justice minister says the redenomination of the national currency has been postponed.
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Poll report 'will incite Nigeria'

Friday, August 24th 2007, 11:55

Officials hit out at an EU report critical of April's polls, saying it was deliberately trying to incite Nigerians.
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Clash over Nigeria cross-dressing

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 13:03

Police battle with Muslim youths angry at bail being given to 18 men accused of dressing as women.
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Greek riots over Nigerian's death

Tuesday, August 21st 2007, 8:53
related countries: Greece
related places: Thessaloniki

Greek police clash with African immigrants protesting over the death of a Nigerian man in Thessaloniki.
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Nigeria probes HIV graduate test

Monday, August 20th 2007, 15:32

Authorities investigate a church-owned Nigerian university which imposed compulsory HIV testing on its students.
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HIV test before Nigerian marriage

Friday, August 17th 2007, 15:11

Couples must first take an HIV test before they will be allowed to marry, Nigeria's Anglican Church says.
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Gun battles in Nigeria oil city

Friday, August 17th 2007, 0:12
related places: Port Harcourt

Several people are feared dead after soldiers and militants clash in Nigeria's oil city of Port Harcourt.
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Nigeria illegal toothpaste alert

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 11:32

Nigerian authorities crack down on foreign-made toothpastes following the discovery of a harmful agent.
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Nigeria kidnap girl's father dies

Thursday, August 16th 2007, 9:36

The father of a three-year-old girl kidnapped in Nigeria dies of a heart attack a month after his daughter's ordeal.
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Nigeria set to free its currency

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 16:57

Nigeria's central bank plans to lift restrictions on its currency, the naira, making it convertible by 2009.
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Nigerian gunmen seize MP's mother

Tuesday, August 14th 2007, 15:03
related countries: Niger

Unknown gunmen kidnap the mother of a local state legislator in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, authorities say.
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Nigerian outrage over nude video

Monday, August 13th 2007, 17:21

A video showing a northern Nigerian film actress in a sex scene leads to public outcry in the mainly Muslim north.
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Gangs clash in Nigerian oil city

Saturday, August 11th 2007, 13:36

Four people die in clashes between gangs in Nigeria's oil region, bringing the number of dead this week to 10.
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Gay Nigerians face Sharia death

Friday, August 10th 2007, 10:30

Eighteen gay men face being stoned to death under Sharia law after being arrested in northern Nigeria.
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Nigerian died 'in TV challenge'

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 15:31

The contestant who died in a Nigerian reality TV programme drowned taking part in one of its challenges, police say.
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E-passport to check Nigeria fraud

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 13:10

Nigeria introduces a chip-based e-passport to check growing cases of forgery and identity theft.
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Boy, 11, kidnapped in Niger Delta

Thursday, August 9th 2007, 10:41
related countries: Niger

Gunmen seize the 11-year-old son of a state legislator from his home in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Russian hostages freed in Nigeria

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 22:31
related countries: Russia

Six Russians kidnapped more than two months ago from an aluminium firm in southern Nigeria are freed.
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Nigeria blocks huge clinic deal

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 10:28

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua orders suspension of a multi-million dollar contract awarded by his predecessor.
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Drowning stops Nigerian TV show

Monday, August 6th 2007, 16:10

A Nigerian reality television show is suspended after a contestant drowns, its sponsors say.
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Nigerian gunmen attack oil boats

Friday, August 3rd 2007, 11:43
related countries: Niger

At least three people are killed when Nigerian gunmen attack two oil boats in the troubled Niger Delta, police say.
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Nigerian Shia base knocked down

Wednesday, August 1st 2007, 13:46

Nigeria's security forces demolish the headquarters of a Shia sect, following religious clashes.
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Nigeria forces generals to retire

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 18:14

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua orders 40 generals to retire, but the government denies carrying out a purge.
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Nigerian gunmen seize Pakistani

Tuesday, July 31st 2007, 9:50
related countries: Pakistan

Unknown gunmen in speedboats kidnap a Pakistani construction worker in Nigeria's oil region.
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Ex-governor gets early release

Saturday, July 28th 2007, 13:48

A former Nigerian governor is released from jail, two days after being sentenced to two years for corruption.
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