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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• November 15th 2005 – January 2nd 2006
• January 3rd 2006 – February 13th 2006
• February 15th 2006 – March 23rd 2006
• March 25th 2006 – May 12th 2006
• May 12th 2006 – July 27th 2006
• August 3rd 2006 – September 18th 2006
• September 21st 2006 – November 3rd 2006
• November 3rd 2006 – December 23rd 2006
• December 24th 2006 – February 3rd 2007
• February 4th 2007 – March 15th 2007
• March 15th 2007 – April 16th 2007
• April 17th 2007 – May 15th 2007
• May 16th 2007 – June 18th 2007
• June 20th 2007 – July 16th 2007
• July 19th 2007 – August 21st 2007
• August 24th 2007 – October 30th 2007
• October 31st 2007 – January 9th 2008
• January 12th 2008 – March 14th 2008
• March 18th 2008 – June 9th 2008
• June 10th 2008 – July 18th 2008
• July 22nd 2008 – September 1st 2008
• September 1st 2008 – October 15th 2008
• October 16th 2008 – January 6th 2009
• January 6th 2009 – February 17th 2009
• February 18th 2009 – May 5th 2009
• May 6th 2009 – July 2nd 2009
• July 3rd 2009 – August 1st 2009
• August 1st 2009 – September 22nd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – November 11th 2009
• November 12th 2009 – December 28th 2009
• December 29th 2009

Nigeria: news

Baby caught HIV at Lagos hospital

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 11:28
related places: Lagos

Nigeria sacks three hospital officials after a baby was infected with HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion.
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Nigerian foreign minister resigns

Thursday, August 3rd 2006, 16:46

Nigerian Foreign Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala resigns, days after being replaced as head of the economic reform team.
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Oil workers seized in Nigeria

Friday, August 4th 2006, 11:34
related countries: Germany, Niger

Three Filipino oil workers and a German are kidnapped in Nigeria's petroleum-producing Niger Delta region
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Late bid to stop Bakassi handover

Monday, August 7th 2006, 8:59

Hundreds of residents of the Bakassi peninsula declare independence, as Nigeria prepares to withdraw.
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Nigeria starts Bakassi withdrawal

Tuesday, August 8th 2006, 7:45
related countries: Cameroon

Nigerian troops begin to leave the Bakassi peninsula, ahead of a deadline to hand the area over to Cameroon.
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More oil staff seized in Nigeria

Wednesday, August 9th 2006, 11:33
related countries: Niger, Norway

Two Norwegian oil workers and two Ukranians are kidnapped in Nigeria's Niger Delta region.
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Nigerian troops leaving Bakassi

Friday, August 11th 2006, 11:09
related countries: Cameroon

Nigeria is withdrawing the last of its troops from the Bakassi peninsula ahead of a handover to Cameroon.
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Nigeria 'to name corrupt leaders'

Friday, August 11th 2006, 12:26

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it will publish the names of political leaders who have stolen from the treasury.
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More kidnappings in Nigeria

Monday, August 14th 2006, 15:32

Two Britons are among five foreign workers taken at gunpoint from a club in Port Harcourt - Nigeria's oil city.
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Nigeria hands Bakassi to Cameroon

Monday, August 14th 2006, 16:33
related countries: Cameroon

Nigeria hands over the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon as Nigerian troops complete their withdrawal.
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Riots follow killing in Nigeria

Tuesday, August 15th 2006, 10:08

Nigerian youths rampage in a south-western state after the murder of a leading local politician.
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Nigeria in kidnap crackdown

Wednesday, August 16th 2006, 7:44

Nigeria's president vows tough action after a spate of kidnappings of foreign workers in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Babangida to contest Nigeria poll

Wednesday, August 16th 2006, 8:44

Nigeria's former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida announces his candidacy for the 2007 presidential election.
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Nigeria kidnap suspects in court

Wednesday, August 16th 2006, 13:44

Four men appear in court in Nigeria over attacks on oil plants, as the president vows a crackdown on kidnapping.
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Nigeria agents in corruption raid

Thursday, August 17th 2006, 12:18

Nigerian anti-graft officers raid companies belonging to an associate of ex-President Babangida.
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Nigerian soldiers raid city slum

Friday, August 18th 2006, 22:31
related places: Port Harcourt

Nigerian forces raid a poor district of Port Harcourt in a crackdown on armed gangs in the area.
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Oil worker in Nigeria is released

Saturday, August 19th 2006, 9:46
related countries: Germany

A German oil worker kidnapped by an armed gang in southern Nigeria earlier this month is released.
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Nigeria runs kidnap crackdown

Saturday, August 19th 2006, 18:44

A crackdown to tackle armed groups involved in kidnapping gets under way with scores of arrests in south Nigeria.
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Nigeria police 'killed suspects'

Tuesday, August 22nd 2006, 8:58

Amnesty International accuses the Nigerian police of summarily killing crime suspects captured in a raid.
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Oil workers released in Nigeria

Thursday, August 24th 2006, 0:20

Six foreign oil workers kidnapped 10 days ago from a Nigerian nightclub have been freed, officials say.
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Nigeria troops 'burn Delta slums'

Friday, August 25th 2006, 17:12
related places: Port Harcourt

Nigerian soldiers set fire to hundreds of slum houses in Port Harcourt following a kidnapping, residents say.
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Italian hostage released in Delta

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 10:03
related countries: Italy

Nigerian kidnappers release an Italian oil worker abducted last week, while a Nigerian worker is found dead.
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Deportation row on French flight

Wednesday, August 30th 2006, 16:05
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Two passengers are arrested and taken off a flight in Paris amid protests over the deportation of a Nigerian youth.
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Oil unions set to strike in Delta

Thursday, August 31st 2006, 10:21
related countries: Niger

Nigerian oil workers' unions are to stage a brief strike protest at the lack of security in the Niger Delta.
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Nigeria police to get arms boost

Friday, September 1st 2006, 9:37

Nigeria's police are planning to buy 80,000 new firearms ahead of next year's elections, a spokesman says.
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Nigeria military finds arms cache

Wednesday, September 6th 2006, 11:57
related places: Port Harcourt

Nigeria's military discovers an arms cache belonging to a wanted militant leader in oil-rich Port Harcourt.
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Obasanjo accuses deputy of fraud

Thursday, September 7th 2006, 17:39

Nigeria's President Obasanjo sends lawmakers a letter alleging fraud against his deputy.
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Nigeria targets poll corruption

Monday, September 11th 2006, 15:47

Nigeria anti-corruption agency is to investigate politicians seeking senior posts in next year's polls, it says.
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Nigeria oil unions stage strike

Wednesday, September 13th 2006, 14:27
related countries: Niger

Thousands of oil workers take part in a three-day strike to protest at the lack of security in the Niger Delta.
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Nigeria mourns for crash generals

Monday, September 18th 2006, 16:17
related places: Abuja

Nigeria is to hold three days of mourning after 10 of senior army commanders are killed in a plane crash.
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