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

Oil price up on Nigerian attack

Monday, March 20th 2006, 14:54

Crude prices rise in early Monday trading following the latest attack on a foreign-owned pipeline in Nigeria.
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Ringing in changes in Nigeria

Saturday, March 18th 2006, 12:25

Twenty-seven years after covering the country's elections, Elizabeth Blunt returns to Nigeria to see how things have changed.
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Liberia seeks end to Taylor exile

Friday, March 17th 2006, 15:49
related countries: Liberia

Liberia formally asks Nigeria to extradite exiled former Liberian leader Charles Taylor to face war crimes charges.
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Nigerian MPs back third term

Friday, March 10th 2006, 12:52

A key group of Nigerian MPs votes in favour of changing the constitution to let presidents seek a third term.
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Nigeria militants fight military

Thursday, March 9th 2006, 16:09
related countries: Niger

The Nigerian military says it has fought a fierce gun battle with heavily armed militants in the Niger Delta.
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Nigeria Delta general moved out

Wednesday, March 8th 2006, 12:19
related countries: Niger

The general leading Nigeria's fight against rebels in the oil producing Niger Delta is replaced.
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Nigeria begins bird flu payments

Monday, March 6th 2006, 15:32

The Nigeria government starts paying compensation to farmers whose poultry have been killed by bird flu.
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Taylor off agenda at Abuja talks

Saturday, March 4th 2006, 19:39
related countries: Liberia
related places: Abuja

The presidents of Liberia and Nigeria meet, but do not discuss the fate of ex-Liberian leader Charles Taylor.
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Nigeria warns on political riots

Friday, March 3rd 2006, 15:41

Nigeria says it will take tough action against politicians stirring up violence, after communal clashes.
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Nigeria rebels free six hostages

Wednesday, March 1st 2006, 21:58
related countries: United States

Militants in southern Nigeria release six out of nine foreign oil workers seized nearly two weeks ago.
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Army hopeful of Nigeria releases

Tuesday, February 28th 2006, 9:48

Nigeria's military says non-stop negotiations will secure the release of kidnapped foreign oil workers.
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Nigerian religious riots continue

Friday, February 24th 2006, 23:14

Violence continues across Nigeria where religious riots have claimed more than 100 lives this week.
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Shell told to pay Nigeria's Ijaw

Friday, February 24th 2006, 20:07
related places: Ijaw

A Nigerian court orders oil giant Shell and some partners to pay $1.5bn to the Ijaw people of the Delta region.
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Nigeria 'hostage pictures' shown

Friday, February 24th 2006, 1:48

Nigerian rebels release photographs that appear to show seven of kidnapped foreign oil workers.
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Nigerians oppose third term move

Thursday, February 23rd 2006, 17:40

Most Nigerian delegates to public hearings oppose moves to let the president seek a third term in office, the BBC finds.
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Bodies pile up after Nigeria riot

Thursday, February 23rd 2006, 15:48
related places: Onitsha

Local human rights workers count 80 bodies after two days of anti-Muslim attacks in a southern Nigerian city.
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Riots in Nigeria leave many dead

Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 23:44

At least 20 Nigerians die in a second day of anti-Muslim attacks in the southern city of Onitsha.
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Africa bird flu disaster warning

Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 14:31

The UN changes its bird flu advice to Nigeria, saying the current strategy is not working and risks a regional disaster.
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Nigeria debates presidential term

Wednesday, February 22nd 2006, 11:52

Nigeria is holding hearings on constitutional change which could allow the president to run for a third term.
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Curfew after third Nigerian riot

Tuesday, February 21st 2006, 10:09
related places: Bauchi, More

More than 13 are killed in sectarian violence in Bauchi in Nigeria just days after 25 die in two other northern cities.
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Nigerian militants claim attacks

Monday, February 20th 2006, 9:51

The militant Nigerian group in the Delta holding nine foreign hostages say they have attacked two more oil industry targets.
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Nigeria cartoon protests kill 16

Sunday, February 19th 2006, 5:06

Sixteen people die as violence breaks out during protests over the Muhammad cartoons in northern Nigeria.
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Oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria

Saturday, February 18th 2006, 19:02

Nine foreign workers are seized in the latest attack by militants on oil installations in Nigeria.
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Nigeria oil 'total war' warning

Friday, February 17th 2006, 16:05

A Nigerian militant commander in the oil-rich south threatens "total war" unless foreign oil companies leave by midnight.
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The cost of corruption in Africa

Friday, February 17th 2006, 11:28

African countries lose about $148bn each year to corruption, Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says.
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Nigerian military in oil attack

Wednesday, February 15th 2006, 22:42
related countries: Niger

A Nigerian army helicopter attacks barges it says are being used in oil-smuggling in the Niger Delta.
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Nigeria bird flu screening starts

Monday, February 13th 2006, 18:11

Officials begin screening poultry farm workers as fears grow that the deadly bird flu virus is spreading in Nigeria.
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UN urges Nigeria bird flu action

Friday, February 10th 2006, 21:57

Nigeria must intensify measures to control the spread of the deadly bird flu virus, the UN warns.
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Nigeria confirms bird flu spread

Friday, February 10th 2006, 16:36

The deadly strain of bird flu is confirmed on three more farms in Nigeria, where thousands of poultry have died.
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