nigeria

Banex Plaza bomb attack: At least 21 people killed in Abuja blast

At least 21 people have been killed and other 52 injured in a bomb attack on Banex Plaza shopping center…

10 years ago

Nigeria bomb attack: Abuja’s Banex Plaza shopping center hit by huge explosion

A huge explosion rocked an area near Banex Plaza shopping centre in the Nigerian capital Abuja on Wednesday, two witnesses…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Emir of Gwoza Alhaji Idrissa Timta shot dead in Borno attack

Three of Nigeria’s high-ranking traditional leaders today came under heavy bombardment from Boko Haram militants while on their way to…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram kills 17 people in Alagarno attack

Boko Haram has been accused of killing at least 17 people in an attack on Alagarno, a village in north-east…

10 years ago

Nigeria: Two bomb explosions kill at least 46 in Jos

Two bomb explosions killed at least 46 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, police say. The first blast…

10 years ago

World Economic Forum 2014: Nigeria to close Abuja schools and government offices

The Nigerian government has decided to shut schools and government offices across the capital Abuja, while a World Economic Forum…

11 years ago

Nigeria: 100 schoolgirls abducted by gunmen in Chibok

Boko Haram gunmen abducted around 100 schoolgirls in an attack on a school in north-east Nigeria, officials say. The attackers…

11 years ago

Nigeria: At least 135 civilians killed by Boko Haram militants in Borno

At least 135 civilians have been killed by gunmen in north east Nigeria since Wednesday, Borno state senator Ahmed Zannah…

11 years ago

Nigeria: Boko Haram insurgents attack military airbase in Maiduguri

Boko Haram militants have attacked a military airbase in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria, destroying two helicopters, the authorities say. Eyewitnesses say…

11 years ago

Boko Haram to be named as terrorist organization by US

Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram is to be named as a foreign terrorist organization by the US state department.…

11 years ago

Abubakar Shekau: Nigeria’s Boko Haram leader may be dead

Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau may have been killed by the security forces during a shoot-out, an army spokesman…

11 years ago

Google launches Gmail SMS in Africa

Google has launched Gmail SMS, a text message-based version of its email service, in some of the African countries. Gmail…

12 years ago

Shell asked to pay Nigeria $5 billion over Bonga oil spill

Nigeria's oil regulator has asked industry giant Shell to pay $5 billion for the Bonga oil spill from last December.…

12 years ago

Nigeria: Dana Air plane with at least 162 people on board crashes into a building in Lagos

A Dana Air passenger plane with at least 162 people on board has crashed into a building in Nigeria's main…

12 years ago

Nigeria: at least 16 people killed in a bomb attack at Bayero University in Kano

Red Cross officials say at least 16 people have been killed in a gun and bomb attack at Bayero University…

13 years ago

Italy demands UK clarifications around the failed bid to rescue Chris McManus and Franco Lamolinara in Nigeria

Giulio Terzi, the Italian foreign minister, has asked British government to provide the "utmost clarity" around the failed bid to…

13 years ago

Nigeria: at least three people killed in suicide attack at a church in Jos

At least three people have been killed in a suicide car attack at a church in the troubled central Nigerian…

13 years ago

Nigeria: 158 members of Boko Haram organization has been arrested after Kano blasts

158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organization has been arrested in raids in the northern city of Kano…

13 years ago

Nigeria: President Goodluck Jonathan announced 30% drop in the price of fuel

President Goodluck Jonathan has announced an immediate drop in the price of fuel, following a week of strikes and protests…

13 years ago

Nigeria: trade unions announced indefinite strike unless the fuel subsidy removal is reversed

Trade unions in Nigeria have announced an indefinite strike and mass demonstrations unless the removal of a fuel subsidy is…

13 years ago

Nigeria: fury of people and trade unionists as fuel price double after subsidy ended

Nigerian people and trade unionists have condemned the government for withdrawing a fuel price subsidy which has led petrol prices…

13 years ago

Nigeria: 40 died in a series of bomb attacks during Christmas Mass service at Catholic churches

A series of bomb attacks in Nigeria, including two during Christmas Mass services at Catholic churches, killed 40 people and…

13 years ago