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Two Senior Employees of Shell Oil Kidnapped in Nigeria
Apr 27, 2019 10:07Two senior employees of the oil company 'Shell' have been kidnapped and their police escorts killed in Nigeria's restive oil rich 'Delta' region, according to police reports.
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Nigeria: Impossible to drive Iran's oil export to zero
Apr 26, 2019 10:25Nigeria's petroleum minister said that the US plan to drive Iran's oil export to zero is an impossible plan.
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Medical team allowed to check Zakzaky’s health in Nigeria
Apr 26, 2019 08:11A group of medical experts and consultants has completed its initial health assessment of Nigeria’s top Muslim cleric and his wife.
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Nigerians rally to demand Zakzaky's release
Apr 24, 2019 17:31Hundreds of people have staged a fresh protest rally in Nigeria to voice their support for prominent Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held in detention for more than three years, and demand his immediate release.
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55 Boko Haram militants killed in multinational joint task force operation
Mar 17, 2019 12:23Fifty-five Boko Haram militants were killed in the past two days following a joint operation by forces from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Benin and Niger.
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Fifty missing in oil pipeline blast in Nigeria
Mar 03, 2019 11:44More than 50 people are missing after a leaking oil pipeline exploded and caused a stampede in southern Nigeria.
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Election-related violence in Nigeria kills dozens of people
Feb 25, 2019 14:13Dozens of people have been killed in a wave of violence related to presidential and parliamentary elections in Nigeria.
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Nigeria presidential election postponed by a week
Feb 16, 2019 10:47Nigeria’s presidential election, which was due to be held on Saturday, has been postponed by a week, the chairman of the country’s electoral commission said hours before polls were due to open.
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Nigeria, Libya blacklisted by EU over terrorism financing
Feb 14, 2019 18:24The European Commission has included Nigeria and Libya in its blacklist of countries which are involved in money laundering and financing of terrorism.
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Boko Haram kills 60 in Nigeria
Feb 02, 2019 10:42Amnesty International said an attack by the Boko Haram terrorist group on Nigeria’s northeastern town of Rann has left at least 60 people dead, denouncing Nigerian authorities for their failure to protect civilians.
