Nigeria says has Islamists on defensive
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) - Nigeria claimed an early success for its military offensive against Islamist insurgents in the northeast on Monday, saying the militants' activities had been stifled by nearly a...
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Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation...
Analysis: Militant uprising not yet likely in Nigeria’s oil delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Despite a deadly attack on police and emailed threats from a militant group, Niger Delta militants are unlikely to resurrect the campaign of violence that once...
Exclusive: Petrobras said to auction $5 billion of Nigeria oil assets
HONG KONG/ABUJA (Reuters) - Brazilian oil company Petrobras is to auction off its stakes in Nigerian oil fields to raise cash for domestic projects, a deal that may fetch up...
Analysis: Nigeria losing ground in changing oil world
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will earn less for its oil and struggle to replace reserves unless it can end years of industry stagnation, at a time its biggest customer is...
Nigeria hit by three pirate attacks in eight days: agency
ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) - Pirates attacked three vessels off the coast of Nigeria in the space of eight days this month, killing one person, a maritime agency said, in a sign...
Nigeria hit by three pirate attacks in eight days: agency
ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) - Pirates attacked three vessels off the coast of Nigeria in the space of eight days this month, killing one person, a maritime agency said, in a sign...
Nigeria to tackle worst ever lead poisoning this week-senator
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will release funds this week to tackle the world's worst lead poisoning outbreak which has killed at least 400 children, a senator said on Monday, ending...
Nigeria to tackle worst ever lead poisoning this week-senator
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria will release funds this week to tackle the world's worst lead poisoning outbreak which has killed at least 400 children, a senator said on Monday, ending...
Christmas brings fear of church bombs in Nigeria
MADALLA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Kneeling over a dusty grave on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital, 16-year old Hope Ehiawaguan says a prayer, lays down flowers and tearfully tells her brother...