Nigeria
Nigeria signs $80 bln of oil, gas infrastructure deals with China
Business
July 1, 2016
Nigeria signs $80 bln of oil, gas infrastructure deals with China
Nigeria has signed oil and gas infrastructure agreements worth $80 billion with Chinese companies, the West African country's state oil…
Africa’s richest man got a fistful of dollars in Nigerian currency squeeze
Business
June 23, 2016
Africa’s richest man got a fistful of dollars in Nigerian currency squeeze
As Nigeria grapples with a foreign exchange crisis, one person stands out in the scramble to obtain hard currency: Aliko…
Nigeria to abandon naira peg in favour of open market trading
Business
June 16, 2016
Nigeria to abandon naira peg in favour of open market trading
Nigeria's central bank said on Wednesday it would begin "purely" market-driven foreign currency trading next week, abandoning its 16-month peg…
Military sweep in Nigeria’s Delta risks fuelling more dissent
World
June 10, 2016
Military sweep in Nigeria’s Delta risks fuelling more dissent
The Nigerian army has swept into villages in the southern swamplands in an operation to crush the Niger Delta Avengers…
Nigeria militants blow up gas, oil pipelines
World
May 27, 2016
Nigeria militants blow up gas, oil pipelines
Militants attacked crude oil and gas pipelines operated by Nigeria's state oil firm in the Niger Delta, a community leader…
Second ‘Chibok girl’ rescued, says Nigerian army
World
May 20, 2016
Second ‘Chibok girl’ rescued, says Nigerian army
A second girl who was among more than 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in a raid on their school…
Nigerian army says arrests suspected ‘Avengers’ militants in Delta
World
May 16, 2016
Nigerian army says arrests suspected ‘Avengers’ militants in Delta
The Nigerian army said on Monday it had arrested members of a militant group which has claimed responsibility for a…
Boko Haram may be sending fighters to Islamic State in Libya: US officials
Middle East
May 14, 2016
Boko Haram may be sending fighters to Islamic State in Libya: US officials
There are signs that Nigeria's Boko Haram jihadists are sending fighters to join Islamic State in Libya, and of increased…
Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of mass killings of Shi’ites in northern city
World
April 22, 2016
Amnesty accuses Nigerian army of mass killings of Shi’ites in northern city
Amnesty International said on Friday that Nigeria's army killed hundreds of men, women and children from a minority Shi'ite Muslim…
Nigeria bets on elephants and warm springs to lure tourists
Life & Style
April 15, 2016
Nigeria bets on elephants and warm springs to lure tourists
A luxury safari is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when potential tourists think of Nigeria but…