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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• November 15th 2005 – January 20th 2006
• January 20th 2006 – March 17th 2006
• March 18th 2006 – May 17th 2006
• May 18th 2006 – August 19th 2006
• August 22nd 2006 – November 3rd 2006
• November 3rd 2006 – January 10th 2007
• January 11th 2007 – March 8th 2007
• March 8th 2007 – April 19th 2007
• April 20th 2007 – June 5th 2007
• June 6th 2007 – July 16th 2007
• July 19th 2007 – September 24th 2007
• September 26th 2007 – December 24th 2007
• December 26th 2007 – April 16th 2008
• April 22nd 2008 – July 8th 2008
• July 9th 2008 – September 1st 2008
• September 1st 2008 – November 28th 2008
• November 28th 2008 – February 9th 2009
• February 11th 2009 – May 15th 2009
• May 15th 2009 – July 28th 2009
• July 28th 2009 – September 22nd 2009
• September 22nd 2009 – December 3rd 2009
• December 8th 2009 – January 12th 2010
• January 13th 2010 – February 17th 2010
• February 24th 2010 – April 12th 2010
• April 13th 2010 – June 4th 2010
• June 7th 2010 – August 27th 2010
• August 30th 2010 – October 6th 2010
• October 9th 2010 – December 15th 2010
• December 16th 2010 – April 3rd 2011
• April 5th 2011 – May 29th 2011
• May 29th 2011 – August 3rd 2011
• August 4th 2011 – October 11th 2011
• October 11th 2011 – December 21st 2011
• December 23rd 2011 – January 16th 2012
• January 16th 2012 – February 13th 2012
• February 14th 2012 – April 25th 2012
• April 26th 2012 – June 13th 2012
• June 13th 2012 – August 4th 2012
• August 5th 2012 – October 5th 2012
• October 7th 2012 – December 9th 2012
• December 10th 2012 – January 29th 2013
• January 30th 2013 – March 26th 2013
• March 28th 2013 – May 19th 2013
• May 20th 2013 – June 19th 2013

Nigeria: news

Nigeria gas flaring 'is illegal'

Tuesday, November 15th 2005, 10:27
related countries: Niger

Environmental rights group in Nigeria celebrate their victory in stopping gas flaring in the oil-rich Niger Delta.
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Nigerian leader third-term boost

Tuesday, November 15th 2005, 12:44

Nigeria's presidents should be allowed to run for a third term in office, a Nigerian Senate committee proposes.
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Nigerian bank fraudsters guilty

Saturday, November 19th 2005, 6:41
related countries: Botswana

A Nigerian court convicts two people for their part in a scam which defrauded a Brazilian bank of $242m.
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Nigeria governor 'skips UK bail'

Monday, November 21st 2005, 17:46
related countries: United Kingdom

The governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Bayelsa state is seen at home after being charged in a UK court with money laundering.
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Nigeria governor to be impeached

Wednesday, November 23rd 2005, 9:35
related countries: United Kingdom

A Nigerian governor who skipped bail in the UK and dressed as a woman to get home is impeached by his state.
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Governor 'did not flee in dress'

Friday, November 25th 2005, 10:57
related countries: United Kingdom

A Nigerian state governor denies reports that he escaped charges of money-laundering in the UK by disguising himself as a woman.
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Extra troops for Nigerian state

Monday, November 28th 2005, 12:18

Nigeria deploys soldiers in Bayelsa state as tensions rise following impeachment moves against the governor.
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Nigeria presses UK over governor

Monday, November 28th 2005, 15:06
related countries: United Kingdom

Nigeria's president asks the UK how a Nigerian state governor charged with money laundering was able to skip bail.
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Darfur rebels 'united' for talks

Tuesday, November 29th 2005, 9:42
related countries: Sudan

Rival leaders of the main rebels in Sudan's Darfur region agree to present a united front at peace talks due in Nigeria.
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Liberian Taylor's fate discussed

Wednesday, November 30th 2005, 14:58
related countries: Liberia

The Liberian and Nigerian leaders discuss the future of Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor, who is exiled in Nigeria.
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Nigeria summons 'rogue' governor

Thursday, December 1st 2005, 17:38

Nigeria's anti-corruption body moves against a governor in a special court, which can strip elected officials of immunity.
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Governor escape 'shames' Nigeria

Friday, December 2nd 2005, 10:46
related countries: United Kingdom

President Olusegun Obasanjo says the governor who jumped bail in the UK is "shameful" to Nigeria.
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Nigeria VP vows no hand in 'plot'

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 2:24

Nigeria's vice-president acts to distance himself from a supposed coup plot after a report in a local newspaper.
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Military in Lagos flats showdown

Tuesday, December 6th 2005, 13:06
related places: Lagos

Soldiers in the Nigerian city of Lagos descend on tower blocks in a well-off suburb to evict the residents.
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Nigeria arrests runaway governor

Friday, December 9th 2005, 16:18
related countries: United Kingdom

Nigeria's Bayelsa state governor, charged with money laundering in the UK, is impeached and arrested.
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Nigeria jet crash leaves 103 dead

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 6:47

Some 75 children are feared to be among 103 people thought to have died on a plane that crashed in Nigeria.
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Families seek Nigeria crash dead

Sunday, December 11th 2005, 15:30

Relatives of the victims of a plane crash in Nigeria crowd mortuaries to try to identify loved ones.
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Big shake-up for Nigeria airlines

Tuesday, December 13th 2005, 15:44

Nigeria's president orders major reforms of the aviation sector after the plane crash that killed over 100 people.
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Women bike ban clash in Nigeria

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 13:03
related places: Kano

Nigerian motorbike taxi riders and religious marshals fight in Kano over a women bike ban.
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Oil thieves sentenced in Nigeria

Wednesday, December 14th 2005, 19:56

Fifteen Eastern European sailors are sentenced to six months in prison in Nigeria after admitting to oil theft.
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India blocks West Africa oil deal

Friday, December 16th 2005, 10:38
related countries: India

Plans by India's state-owned energy company ONGC to buy a Nigerian oil and gas field are blocked by the government.
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Nigeria plane lands after scare

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 9:24
related countries: Ghana

A Nigerian plane makes a safe emergency landing in Ghana after hydraulic failure - following two recent fatal crashes.
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Deadly blast on Nigeria pipeline

Tuesday, December 20th 2005, 16:38
related countries: Niger

Unidentified gunmen blow up a pipeline in Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta region, officials say.
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Nigeria oil attack prompts alert

Thursday, December 22nd 2005, 21:27
related countries: Niger

Nigeria's president puts troops on high alert after an oil pipeline attack in Niger Delta that kills at least eight.
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Nigeria hits back at US warning

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 10:37
related countries: United States

Nigeria tells the USA to mind its own business over speculation the president may stand for a third term.
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Nigeria to offer free Aids drugs

Friday, December 23rd 2005, 18:53

Nigeria will provide all HIV drugs free of charge within two weeks, a government health official says.
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Contempt case for Shell over gas

Saturday, December 24th 2005, 16:16

The oil giant Shell is facing contempt of court litigation as a result of flaring gas from its Nigerian oil wells.
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Russian oil smugglers return home

Wednesday, December 28th 2005, 11:26
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Twelve Russian sailors convicted of smuggling crude oil from Nigeria arrive back in Moscow from Africa.
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Nigeria ex-ruler warns Obasanjo

Friday, December 30th 2005, 13:23

Former Nigerian military leader General Gowon says President Obasanjo should not try to stand for a third term in office.
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Nigeria troops kill 'oil thieves'

Monday, January 2nd 2006, 5:31
related countries: Niger

Security forces in Nigeria shoot 12 men they say were stealing oil from a pipeline in the southern Niger Delta.
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Nigerian banks face liquidation

Tuesday, January 3rd 2006, 11:56

A dozen Nigerian banks face liquidation after failing to prove they hold sufficient capital to meet new rules.
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Hajj pilgrims stranded in Nigeria

Wednesday, January 4th 2006, 16:43
related countries: Saudi Arabia

Pilgrims stranded in northern Nigeria protest at a lack of flights to Saudi Arabia for the Hajj.
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Nigeria to free half its inmates

Thursday, January 5th 2006, 9:59

Up to 25,000 Nigerian prisoners - more than half the total - are to be freed to reduce overcrowding.
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Saudis turn back Nigeria pilgrims

Friday, January 6th 2006, 14:40
related countries: Saudi Arabia

A plane load of Muslims from Nigeria trying to reach this year's Hajj are turned back in Saudi air space.
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Speedboat attack on Nigeria rig

Monday, January 16th 2006, 7:35
related countries: Niger

Gunmen in speedboats attack a Niger Delta oil platform, prompting oil company Shell to evacuate staff.
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Shell evacuates Nigeria workers

Monday, January 16th 2006, 14:20
related countries: Niger

Shell withdraws more than 300 workers from sites in the Niger Delta after a gunboat attack.
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Nigeria Aids-drug plan 'thwarted'

Monday, January 16th 2006, 23:09

Hospital service charges thwart Nigeria's pledge to provide all anti-Aids drugs free, activists say.
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Nigeria hostages 'in good health'

Tuesday, January 17th 2006, 9:16

The four foreign oil workers kidnapped by Nigerian militants tell Reuters news agency they are in good health.
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Nigeria rebels claim more attacks

Wednesday, January 18th 2006, 17:07

Nigerian rebels who have kidnapped foreign oil workers say they have attacked more oil platforms.
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Nigeria to outlaw same-sex unions

Thursday, January 19th 2006, 9:33

Nigeria's government moves to ban same-sex marriages, with five years in jail for anyone who takes part in one.
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Nigeria hostages 'not threatened'

Thursday, January 19th 2006, 13:34

Nigerian militants who kidnapped four foreign oil workers drop a Thursday deadline for their demands to be met, they say.
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Nigeria unions' oil region threat

Friday, January 20th 2006, 12:03

Oil workers' threaten to withdraw from Nigeria's main oil-producing region unless security improves.
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