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.

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Nigeria: news

Behind Nigeria's piracy

Tuesday, June 18th 2013, 14:45

How corruption in Nigeria's oil sector has fuelled sea attacks
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Tahiti 1-6 Nigeria

Monday, June 17th 2013, 21:44

South Pacific islanders Tahiti score a historic goal in their Confederations Cup debut, which ends in a respectable defeat by Nigeria.
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Nigeria settle bonus payment dispute

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 18:46
related countries: Brazil

Nigeria will play in the Confederations Cup in Brazil after a dispute about bonus payments is settled.
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Nigerian survives two days under sea

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 16:36

A Nigerian man whose boat sank in rough seas survives for two-and-a-half days, trapped in an air bubble 30m (98ft) below in freezing seawater.
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VIDEO: Man survives three days trapped under sea

Thursday, June 13th 2013, 15:00

A chef for an oil company has survived three days trapped at the bottom of the sea after his boat capsized off the coast of Nigeria.
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Oil tycoon wife wins divorce ruling

Wednesday, June 12th 2013, 14:46

The Supreme Court rules in favour of a Nigerian oil tycoon's wife, in a case that lawyers say could have significant implications for some wealthy divorcing couples.
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Nigeria's army gunning for Boko Haram

Friday, June 7th 2013, 16:19

Villages once more under Nigeria's control after Islamists ousted
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VIDEO: Nigerian city returning to life

Friday, June 7th 2013, 16:16
related places: Maiduguri

The BBC's Will Ross reports from the Nigerian city of Maiduguri, where life is returning to normal after a military offensive against Boko Haram militants.
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Nigeria decree to tackle militancy

Wednesday, June 5th 2013, 9:17

Nigeria officially bans two militant Islamist groups, warning that anyone who helps them will face a minimum jail sentence of 20 years.
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VIDEO: Boko Haram officially banned in Nigeria

Wednesday, June 5th 2013, 5:40

The Islamist group Boko Haram has been officially banned by the Nigerian government and declared a terrorist network.
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Nigerian MPs ban same-sex marriage

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 17:26

Nigerian lawmakers back a bill banning same-sex marriage, setting jail terms of up to 14 years for offenders.
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Hezbollah armoury 'found in Nigeria'

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 17:01
related countries: Lebanon

An armoury belonging to the Lebanese group Hezbollah has been discovered in northern Nigeria, the West African nation's army and spy agency say.
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Threat of hunger in oil-rich Niger Delta

Thursday, May 30th 2013, 5:04
related countries: Niger

The Nigerian fishermen no longer able to net big fish in oil creeks
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Key Nigerian governor suspended

Monday, May 27th 2013, 17:22

Nigeria's ruling party suspends powerful state governor Rotimi Amaechi, who does not support President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election in 2015.
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Nigeria: 'Cut off' under emergency rule

Monday, May 27th 2013, 13:07

Living under Nigeria's emergency rule without mobile networks
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Nigeria Boko Haram camps 'destroyed'

Friday, May 24th 2013, 20:01

The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.
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Thousands at author Achebe's funeral

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 21:32

Thousands of mourners attend the funeral of renowned Nigerian author Chinua Achebe in his home town of Ogidi in Anambra state.
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Igbo burials: How Nigeria will bid farewell to Achebe

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 14:44

How Nigeria is bidding farewell to author Chinua Achebe
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VIDEO: Achebe funeral due to take place

Thursday, May 23rd 2013, 5:02
related places: Ogidi

The funeral of the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe is due to take place on Thursday in his home town of Ogidi in the east of the country.
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Nigeria to free 'terror' women

Tuesday, May 21st 2013, 18:03

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan orders the release of all women held over "terrorist activity" - a Boko Haram condition for holding peace talks.
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'Mass arrests' at Nigeria funeral

Monday, May 20th 2013, 18:19
related places: Maiduguri

About 120 militant Islamists are arrested in Maiduguri as they organise the funeral of a commander killed in clashes, the Nigerian army says.
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Boko Haram militants 'in disarray'

Monday, May 20th 2013, 11:21

The Nigerian military says that Boko Haram militants in the north-east of the country are "in disarray" as a result of its offensive against them, however it has not produced any evidence.
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Nigeria army says crackdown to go on

Sunday, May 19th 2013, 3:57
related places: Maiduguri

Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.
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Nigeria army imposes curfew on city

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 17:55
related places: Maiduguri

Nigeria's military announces a 24-hour curfew in parts of the city of Maiduguri and says it has arrested 65 militants as it fights Boko Haram rebels.
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Kerry urges Nigeria army 'restraint'

Saturday, May 18th 2013, 11:24
related countries: United States

The US warns Nigeria's army against human rights violations as it pursues a campaign against Islamist militants in the north-east.
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Nigeria air raids on militant camps

Friday, May 17th 2013, 19:58

Air raids target a militant training camp in north-east Nigeria as a military plane is hit by anti-aircraft fire, officials say.
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Jail over Nigeria baby drug deaths

Friday, May 17th 2013, 15:02

Two Nigerians are sentenced to seven years in prison over the deaths of at least 80 children who took adulterated teething medicine.
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VIDEO: Army crackdown on Nigeria militants

Friday, May 17th 2013, 14:21

The Nigerian military says it has launched an all-out assault on Islamist militants in the north-east of the country.
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Man 'unlawfully killed' in Nigeria

Friday, May 17th 2013, 12:29
related countries: United Kingdom

An engineer from Greater Manchester was unlawfully killed by his kidnappers in Nigeria minutes after a UK-led rescue operation stormed in, an inquest finds.
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Nigeria begins raids on Boko Haram

Friday, May 17th 2013, 10:28
related places: Adamawa

Nigeria's army begins operations against militant Islamists, while residents report overnight explosions and gunfire elsewhere in the north.
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'Huge' campaign on Nigeria's borders

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 20:19

Nigeria declares a "massive" campaign to combat militants in the country's border territories, amid a flourishing Islamist insurgency.
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VIDEO: Nigeria in 'state of emergency'

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 14:31

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency in three states after a series of deadly attacks by Islamist militant groups.
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Nigeria president declares emergency

Wednesday, May 15th 2013, 6:15

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declares a state of emergency in three north-eastern states after a spate of deadly attacks by Islamist militants.
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'Scores killed' in Nigeria attacks

Tuesday, May 14th 2013, 15:51
related places: Benue

Fifty-three people are killed and 13 villages burnt in a series of attacks by cattle herders on a farming community in Nigeria's Benue state, a local MP tells the BBC.
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Iranian convicted over Nigeria arms

Monday, May 13th 2013, 15:38
related countries: Iran
related places: Lagos

An Iranian man and his Nigerian accomplice are found guilty of smuggling weapons into Lagos and sentenced to five years in prison by a Nigerian court.
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Nigeria militants film 'hostages'

Monday, May 13th 2013, 12:44

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram releases a video showing women and children it says it has abducted - in a new tactic for the group.
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Nigerian doctors shut hospital

Friday, May 10th 2013, 18:48
related places: Maiduguri

Doctors close the main hospital in Nigeria's north-eastern city of Maiduguri in protest at alleged police assaults on staff and patients.
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Nigerian 'baby factory' raided

Friday, May 10th 2013, 16:22

Police in Nigeria rescue 17 pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies from a house and say they are looking for a woman they suspect was planning to sell the babies.
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Nigeria cult ambush 'kills police'

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 15:03
related places: Nasarawa

At least 30 police officers in Nigeria have been killed in an ambush by a local cult in the central Nasarawa state, officials say.
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'Many dead' in Nigeria militant raid

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 23:42
related places: Borno

Fifty-five people have been killed in a raid by Islamist militant group Boko Haram in Nigeria's north-eastern Borno state, the military says.
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Nigeria pilots die in military crash

Tuesday, May 7th 2013, 9:17
related countries: Mali, Niger

A Nigerian warplane involved in operations against militant Islamists in Mali crashes in Niger, killing the two pilots, the army says.
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Dozens killed at Nigeria funeral

Saturday, May 4th 2013, 16:17
related places: Wukari

At least 39 people are killed in clashes between Christians and Muslims at the funeral of a traditional ruler in Wukari, Taraba state.
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Images 'reveal Nigeria army abuse'

Wednesday, May 1st 2013, 13:18
related places: Baga

Satellite images reveal that 2,275 homes were destroyed during a military raid to hunt down militant Islamists in the northern Nigerian town of Baga last month, a rights group says.
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Boko Haram 'was paid hostage ransom'

Friday, April 26th 2013, 23:26
related countries: France

Boko Haram militants were paid more than $3m (£2m) before freeing seven French hostages, a confidential Nigerian government report says.
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VIDEO: Nigeria's polio vaccine battle

Friday, April 26th 2013, 12:40

2012 was a challenging year for Nigeria with 122 reported cases.
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Nigeria polio: Immunising the vaccine fears

Friday, April 26th 2013, 10:45

"My son's case may make others take polio in Nigeria seriously"
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Nigeria army seizes heavy weapons

Tuesday, April 23rd 2013, 16:29
related places: Baga

Nigeria's army says it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting with militants in Baga - believed to have been one of the first times Boko Haram has used heavy weapons.
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VIDEO: 'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 19:18

Intense fighting between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria is reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army has disputed this figure
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'Scores killed' in Nigeria fighting

Monday, April 22nd 2013, 15:56

Clashes between the military and Islamist militants in northern Nigeria are reported to have killed at least 185 people, however the army disputes this figure.
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Nigeria state tackles rumour mongers

Thursday, April 18th 2013, 15:05

Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state explains why it has put up a series of advertising hoardings, urging people to "Say no to rumour mongers".
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US rejects Nigeria torture case

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 16:58
related countries: United States
related places: Shell

US courts cannot rule on lawsuits about human rights abuses abroad, the US Supreme Court rules, rejecting a case against Shell oil firm in Nigeria.
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Nigeria leader backs militant talks

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 16:07

Nigeria's president is establishing a committee to examine how to enter into dialogue with Boko Haram and bring in an amnesty for the Islamist insurgents.
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Nigeria tycoon 'plans $8bn refinery'

Wednesday, April 17th 2013, 16:06

Africa's wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, says he aims to invest up to $8bn in a major new oil refinery that would double Nigeria's current oil output.
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Cleaning up Nigeria’s toxic playgrounds

Friday, April 12th 2013, 19:42

Nigeria’s struggle to clean up deadly dust in mining villages
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Nigeria moots death penalty for rape

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 13:45

Nigeria should consider imposing the death penalty on convicted rapists, says Zainab Maina, the country's women's affairs minister.
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Nigeria militants reject amnesty

Thursday, April 11th 2013, 8:55

Nigeria's Islamist group Boko Haram rejects the idea of an amnesty a week after the president sets up a high level team to consider the idea.
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Ambushed Nigeria police bodies found

Wednesday, April 10th 2013, 11:26
related countries: Niger

Nigeria's security forces have found the bodies of 11 of the 12 policemen killed in the oil-rich Niger Delta on Friday, police say.
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