ARTICLES RELATING TO NIGERIA

Thousands mourn Achebe at funeral

2013-05-23 21:24

Thousands have mourned Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe at the home town funeral of the man regarded as the father of modern African literature.

FirstRand eyes Nigerian nationalised banks

2013-05-23 13:34

Financial services provider FirstRand has expressed interest in acquiring Nigeria's two nationalised banks.

Graft hinders Nigeria's superpower vision

2013-05-22 16:40

Since getting independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has played a major role in politics in the African continent.

Nigeria arrests 120 Boko Haram militants

2013-05-21 07:42

The Nigerian military has arrested 120 suspected Boko Haram militants in Borno State, in a sweep to curb the insurgency in the country’s north-east, the army says.

Nigeria army: 17 killed during offensive

2013-05-20 09:14

Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country’s restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers.

2 jailed for killer teething drug

2013-05-18 08:02

A Nigerian court has sentenced two officials from a pharmaceutical company to seven years in prison, over the sale of an adulterated teething drug that killed 84 babies in 2008.

Islamists could face war crimes charges

2013-05-17 20:18

Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists could face charges of crimes against humanity, the UN's human rights office has warned.

Nigeria military shells camps, kills 21

2013-05-17 13:55

A security official in northeast Nigeria says soldiers have shelled suspected of Islamic extremists fighting in the region, killing at least 21 people.

Jets join offensive in northeast Nigeria

2013-05-16 18:04

Nigeria has sent fighter jets in support of troops fighting increasingly powerful Islamist insurgents in its northeast.

State of emergency in parts of Nigeria

2013-05-14 21:09

Nigeria's president has declared a state of emergency across three north-eastern territories, because of ever-increasing guerrilla attacks by Islamic extremists.

Nigeria pushes GM food crops

2013-05-14 09:03

Nigeria hopes to exploit biotechnology to help feed its growing population as the country looks to a future without oil.

Nigerian, Iranian jailed for arms plot

2013-05-13 20:57

An Iranian and his Nigerian accomplice have been sentenced to five years in prison, over a plot they orchestrated to smuggle a shipment of military-grade weapons into West Africa.

Nigeria military helicopter crashes

2013-05-09 16:47

A Nigerian military helicopter has crashed in the country's oil-rich southern delta, just days after one of its jets crashed.

Nigerian town on lockdown after attacks

2013-05-08 13:38

Nigerian soldiers have blanketed the town of Bama, where residents stayed indoors after co-ordinated assaults by heavily armed Islamist insurgents killed 55 people.

Nigerian Islamists attack town, kill 55

2013-05-08 08:11

Nigerian gunmen have launched co-ordinated attacks on military barracks, a prison and police stations in the north-eastern town of Bama, killing 55 people and springing 105 inmates.

Zuma: Over 100 SA firms in Nigeria

2013-05-07 17:23

More than 100 South African companies are doing business in Nigeria across several industries, President Jacob Zuma says.

Jonathan: SA, Nigeria must work together

2013-05-07 16:34

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says it is imperative that Africa's two biggest economies work together for the good of the continent, otherwise both will be considered failures.

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Goodluck Jonathan visits SA

2013-05-07 10:55

See the latest pictures of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's state visit to South Africa.

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Nigeria military jet crashes in Niger

2013-05-06 23:36

A Nigerian fighter jet taking part in military operations against al-Qaeda-linked Islamic militants in Mali has crashed in western Niger.

39 killed in Nigerian clash

2013-05-05 12:07

Police say at least 39 people have been killed in ethnic violence in a rural town in Nigeria.

20 killed in central Nigeria violence

2013-05-04 14:28

At least 20 people have been killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state, prompting a round-the-clock curfew.

Regulator aims to limit MTN's dominance

2013-05-03 20:03

Nigeria's telecoms regulator has ordered MTN to charge customers the same rate whether calling rival operators or other MTN users, it says.

Witnesses describe Nigeria assault

2013-05-01 10:50

Witnesses in a northeast Nigeria village where at least 187 people were killed in fighting between the military and Islamic extremists say soldiers set fire to homes.

Gunmen kill 5 in attack on Nigerian town

2013-04-29 21:09

Gunmen armed with rocket-propelled grenades, has attacked a police station and a bank in northern Nigeria, killing three policemen and two civilians.

 

Nigeria 'insurgency' children to be freed

2013-05-23 18:33

Nigerian authorities have detained children in connection with the Islamist insurgency they are battling, but the government plans to release them under a peace gesture announced this week.

Achebe's body arrives home

2013-05-22 19:24

The body of revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe has arrived in his home state in Nigeria, where hundreds of admirers packed a stadium to pay tribute a day ahead of his funeral.

Nigeria to free women held for terrorism

2013-05-22 07:51

Nigeria says it would release several suspects held for "terrorist activities", including all women in custody, in what it called a peace gesture to the Islamists it is battling in the north.

Nigeria retakes Islamist strongholds

2013-05-20 22:01

Nigeria's military says it has re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive against Boko Haram militants.

10 insurgents killed in Nigeria

2013-05-19 09:26

Nigeria's military has said on it has killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group.

Dozens of insurgents killed in Nigeria

2013-05-17 21:45

A sweeping offensive against Boko Haram Islamists has left dozens of insurgents dead, the defence ministry says, as the military pressed on with air raids and ground assaults across three states.

Nigeria: Gunmen attack police station

2013-05-17 16:04

Gunmen have stormed a police station and a bank in a town in Nigeria’s northwest, beyond a region covered by a military crackdown on an Islamist insurgency.

MTN network down amid Nigeria unrest

2013-05-16 21:06

Mobile phone service has been cut in areas of northeast Nigeria as the military sends more soldiers to the region to fight Islamic extremists.

Troops deploy in Nigeria's northeast

2013-05-16 09:20

Nigeria's military has announced a "massive" deployment of troops to its restive northeast, after the president declared a state of emergency in areas where Islamist insurgents have seized territory.

Nigeria cops uncover 2nd 'baby factory'

2013-05-15 13:23

Nigerian police say they have found six pregnant teenage girls in a raid on a house and arrested three people suspected of planning to sell their babies.

Nigeria: Pirates free Polish, Russian crew

2013-05-14 15:11

Pirates have released five Polish and Russian crew members they kidnapped from a cargo ship off the coast of Nigeria last month, the vessel’s management company says.

Nigeria extremists admit to kidnappings

2013-05-13 21:47

The leader of an Islamic extremist group in Nigeria says his group has started kidnapping women and children, as part of its bloody guerrilla campaign against the country's government.

New Nigeria Islamist video claims attacks

2013-05-13 12:11

The purported head of Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed recent deadly attacks in the northeast in a video which also depicts women and children apparently being held hostage.

28 cops killed in Nigerian clash

2013-05-09 09:12

At least 28 policemen have been killed in central Nigeria by an ethnic militia, an official says.

Chad emerges as African power broker

2013-05-08 10:42

Chad’s president, a survivor of countless rebellions, has stepped into a void left by Africa’s traditional heavyweights and turned his desert nation into a powerbroker as France disengages from its former colonies.

Nigeria police station attacked with RPGs

2013-05-07 22:04

Heavily armed men have attacked a police station in north-eastern Nigeria, killing several police officers and civilians.

SA, Nigeria forum hailed as historic

2013-05-07 17:16

Powerhouses South Africa and Nigeria have pledged to worker closer together after signing nine pacts covering oil and gas, power, defence and communication.

Zuma wants African intervention brigade

2013-05-07 14:28

The African Union needs a stronger military capacity to respond to instability on the continent, President Jacob Zuma has said after meeting his Nigerian counterpart Goodluck Jonathan.

Nigeria, SA leaders aim to boost ties

2013-05-07 08:52

Leaders from Africa's two largest economies, South Africa and Nigeria, are set to meet in an effort to improve sometimes patchy ties.

10 killed in Nigeria church, market attack

2013-05-06 07:48

Police say at least 10 people have been killed in an attack in northeast Nigeria that targeted a church and a local market.

Scores killed in Nigeria clashes

2013-05-04 22:27

At least 20 people have been killed in violent clashes between Christian and Muslim mobs in central Nigeria's Taraba state, prompting a round-the-clock curfew, an aid worker says.

Worries over Nigeria army violence claims

2013-05-03 22:10

The United Nations human rights watchdog has voiced concern about violence in north-eastern Nigeria that has inflicted numerous casualties and displaced civilians.

Nigeria town paralysed after slaughter

2013-05-01 21:19

A few residents stand amid razed houses and charred vehicles in the Nigerian fishing town of Baga, still mostly deserted nearly two weeks after fierce fighting between troops and Islamist insurgents.

Nigeria in trying moment, says Jonathan

2013-04-30 07:31

Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation, is currently going through a "trying moment", President Goodluck Jonathan says, while launching seven new police helicopters.

Pirates kidnap 5 from ship off Nigeria

2013-04-29 13:48

Pirates have kidnapped five crew members from a cargo ship off Nigeria, a piracy watchdog and a security source say.

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