World news about “Nigeria” published by euronews.
Nigeria still reeling from Friday’s bomb blasts Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the scene of last week’s carnage in which insurgents killed over 180 people. A coordinated series of bomb… 23/01/2012
Further explosions in Nigeria as death toll rises As the clean up continues on the streets of Nigeria’s northern city of Kano after Friday’s gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents two more explosions… 22/01/2012
Blasts rock Nigeria as death toll rises Two bomb blasts have rocked the southern state of Bayelsa in Nigeria damaging a bridge and buildings but no one was killed. The explosions come on the back… 21/01/2012
Deadly blasts hit Nigeria’s second city At least seven people have been killed in a series of coordinated bombings and gun attacks in Nigeria’s second city. Islamist sect Boko Haram reportedly… 21/01/2012
Military aircraft exercise in Kano Military aircraft on a routine training exercise in Kano (filmed by Idris) 17/01/2012
Jonathan performs U-turn on Nigerian petrol prices Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has performed a major U-turn by announcing that petrol prices will be reduced after five days of mass protests. The… 16/01/2012
Nigeria: fifth day of strike over fuel subsidy – nocomment Nigerians take to the streets for a fifth day of strikes over the lifting of a popular fuel subsidy but the country’s main unions says protests will be… 14/01/2012
Nigerian oil unions suspend strike Following days of protest, Nigeria is expecting a calmer weekend after unions suspended strike action over the government’s removal of a fuel subsidy. Tens… 13/01/2012
Unions threaten to cut Nigerian oil production Four days into Nigeria’s general strike, the prospect is that the country may be exporting no oil come Sunday. The main oil union said it would shut down… 13/01/2012
Nigerian oil workers announce output shutdown Nigeria is on the brink of even deeper economic disruption with oil workers threatening to shut down output of crude. The country is in the grip of a… 12/01/2012
Nigerian unions continue strike over oil subsidies Nigeria was deadlocked for a third straight day on Wednesday amid an ongoing general strike in protest at the scrapping of oil subsidies. The government… 11/01/2012
Nigeria fuel strike enters third day Nigeria’s fuel strike enters its third day as deadlock remains between the government and unions over the removal of a vital motor fuel subsidy. The dispute… 11/01/2012
Nigerians keep up petrol protests It is day two of a general strike in Nigeria called by unions to protest against the scrapping of petrol subsidies. Lagos’ multi-lane motorways are full of… 10/01/2012
Three killed in Nigeria fuel protests – nocomment Three people were shot dead during a nationwide strike in Nigeria against the government’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies. 10/01/2012
Nigerians protest over fuel price rise – nocomment Nigerian unions in Lagos on Tuesday embarked on street protests against a sudden surge in fuel prices, which nearly doubled after government subsidies were… 04/01/2012
Messi arrives to hero’s welcome in Bangladesh Hundreds of fans gave the Argentine national football team a noisy welcome on their arrival at their hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday. But the biggest… 05/09/2011
Fire guts Shell facility in the Niger Delta – nocomment Fire guts a Royal Dutch Shell facility in the Niger Delta after an oil spill. 19/08/2011
Women’s football World CupSupporters of Germany cheer their team before the Women’s World Cup Group A soccer match against Nigeria in Frankfurt. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach 01/07/2011
Three dead in Nigeria fuel strike clashesThree people have been shot dead during a nationwide strike in Nigeria against the government’s decision to scrap fuel subsidies. The price of a litre of… 09/01/2012
Unions strike in Nigeria over fuel subsidy cutsTrade unions in Nigeria staged a nationwide strike on Monday over the government’s scrapping of fuel subsidies. The industrial action in Africa’s top… 09/01/2012
Fears of escalating conflict in NigeriaTensions are rising in Nigeria over economic and religious issues. At least one person has been killed in protests over the removal of a government subsidy… 04/01/2012
Coastal pollution fears after Nigeria oil spillThose living along Nigeria’s coastline said on Monday that officials are not doing enough to clean up last month’s deep sea oil spill. Thirteen coastal… 02/01/2012
Nigeria: 50 dead as emergency declaredNigeria announced a state of emergency in the northeast of the country on Saturday, as at least 50 people were killed during clashes between ethnic groups… 01/01/2012
Blasts in Nigeria following Christmas Day bombingsEyewitnesses say at least four people have died following an explosion near a mosque in the city of Maiduguri, in north-eastern Nigeria. The military have… 30/12/2011
Deadly shootings in NigeriaArmed gunmen have shot dead three people in Nigeria’s Plateau state. Nigeria is still reeling from Sunday’s church bombings that killed at least 40 people… 29/12/2011
Efforts underway to contain oil spill off Nigeria coastNigeria’s largest oil spill in more than a decade is being contained, according to the company Shell. Emergency measures have been brought in to try and… 27/12/2011
Nigeria vows to bring Christmas bombers to justiceGoodluck Jonathan has paid his respects to the almost 40 victims of Nigeria’s Christmas Day church blasts, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. The… 26/12/2011
Leaders condemn Nigeria bomb blastsEuropean leaders have condemned the multiple Christmas day bomb attacks in Nigeria that killed at least 40 people. Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido… 26/12/2011
Islamist extremists claim Nigerian church killingsIslamist extremists brought Christmas carnage to churches across Nigeria and have threatened more bloodshed in the days to come. In all there were five bomb… 25/12/2011
Boko Haram claims Nigerian church bombingsThe Islamist extremist group Boko Haram have said they carried out a wave of fatal Christmas Day bombings against churches in Nigeria, and have warned there… 25/12/2011
Death toll rises after Nigerian militant attacksThe death toll continues to rise after a series of deadly militant attacks in Nigeria. Initial reports said about 65 people died in bombings and shootings… 06/11/2011
‘Underwear bomber’ pleads guilty to all chargesA man accused of trying to blow up a US airliner with a bomb in his underwear has changed his plea to guilty. Nigerian Omar Farouk Abdulmutallab told a… 12/10/2011
Islamist group says it bombed UN’s Nigeria HQA radical Muslim group says it carried out Friday’s car bomb attack at UN headquarters in Nigeria, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more. The… 26/08/2011
Bomb attack on UN’s Nigerian HQ kills 18At least 18 people have been killed in Nigeria following an attack on the United Nation’s headquarters in the capital, Abuja. The Red Cross says another 11… 26/08/2011
At least 18 dead as bomb strikes UN office in NigeriaThe United Nations office in Nigeria’s capital Abuja has been hit by a car bomb. A local medical worker said at least 18 people had died, the police said the… 26/08/2011
Shell accepts responsibility for Nigeria oil spillsThe oil company Shell has accepted that a Nigerian community can seek compensation after two major oil spills three years ago. It follows decades of damage to… 04/08/2011
Nigerian bomb attack kills 25Some 25 people have been killed after suspected radical Islamists bombed a drinking spot in Maiduguri in Nigeria. The military says it suspects the Boko… 27/06/2011
Several dead in Nigeria blastSeveral people have been killed following a suspected suicide bomb attack on the Nigerian police headquarters in the capital Abuja. Officials say the… 16/06/2011
Suicide bomb attack in NigeriaA suspected suicide bomber has targeted a police station in the Nigerian capital Abuja. The explosion is the latest in a series of attacks against the… 16/06/2011
Nigeria’s Jonathan takes oath for first full termNigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has been sworn in for his first full elected term as president. After the pomp and ceremony, he faces tough challenges – namely… 29/05/2011
Another vote another day of violence in NigeriaNigeria’s electoral process has once again been marred by violence as the country voted for 36 state governors. Bombs exploded in the north-eastern city of… 26/04/2011
Nigeria’s state elections to proceed despite violenceNigeria’s president says state elections will go ahead next week despite rioting which is feared to have killed hundreds of people across the mostly Muslim… 22/04/2011
Nigeria recriminations over violenceIn Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan says that the post-election violence “was not a spontaneous reaction”. The Red Cross says that tens of thousands of… 21/04/2011
Nigeria tense amid fears of further violenceContinuing violence in Nigeria’s Muslim north has led to fears that the area is becoming ever more radicalised and could lead to further bloodshed between the… 20/04/2011
Nigeria: scale of killing becomes clearerAt least 33 people have been killed in post-election violence in Nigeria’s major cities alone according to witnesses and rescue workers. There were… 19/04/2011
Post-election violence erupts in NigeriaMany people are reported dead in post-election violence in the north of Nigeria, the homeland of the runner-up in Saturday’s vote. Gangs of youths went on… 19/04/2011
Violence follows Nigerian presidentialAnger over the result of Nigeria’s presidential election triggered riots that killed several people in the north of the country, the homeland of the… 19/04/2011
Jonathan appeals for an end to Nigerian violenceNigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan has been officially declared the winner of the country’s election, and his first call as re-elected president was an appeal for… 18/04/2011
Jonathan poised for win in Nigeria’s presidential pollNigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan appears set for victory in Africa’s biggest presidential election. Despite a strong showing by his closest rival… 17/04/2011
Presidential count underway in NigeriaThe count is underway following what observers say has been the cleanest presidential election in Nigeria in decades, and the full results should be in within… 17/04/2011
Nigerians vote in key presidential electionIt is decision time for millions of Nigerians voting in Africa’s biggest presidential election. With more than 73 million people registered to vote, queues… 16/04/2011
Nigerians choose their presidentVoting is underway in Nigeria, where the most populous African nation is choosing its president. Since military rule ended in 1999 Nigeria has not succeeded… 16/04/2011
Nigeria votes for a new presidentNigerians vote for a new president today, a week after parliamentary elections, and 73 million voters will again be using new fingerprint technology which… 16/04/2011
Counting underway in NigeriaNigeria is counting votes in parliamentary elections that have been twice delayed and cost the lives of around 100 people in pre-ballot violence. And 10 per… 09/04/2011
Second attempt at Nigerian electionNigerians have started voting in the first of three elections amidst tight security. The vote has been marred by a deadly bomb attack on Friday, and… 09/04/2011
Nigeria hit by a day of political violenceA number of people have been killed in a suspected bomb blast at a Nigerian election office in Suleja, on the northwestern edge of the capital Abuja. There… 08/04/2011
Market bomb blast hits NigeriaA bomb in Nigeria’s capital Abuja has killed at least four people. Earlier reports had put the number of dead much higher. More than a dozen others were… 01/01/2011
At least 80 reported dead in Nigerian clashesAt least 80 people are said to have died in Nigeria’s Christmas bomb attacks and subsequent clashes between armed Christian and Muslim gangs. A government… 28/12/2010
Renewed clashes in Nigeria after bombingsThere has been a resurgence in the violence between armed Christian and Muslim groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos Witnesses talked of buildings… 27/12/2010
Bloody Christmas Eve in NigeriaPictures are now in from near Jos in central Nigeria where bombs tore through two villages on Christmas Eve. Around 40 people died and over 70 were injured… 26/12/2010
Nigeria military free 19 hostages in Niger Deltageria’s military on Wednesday freed 19 hostages in an operation in the country’s main oil-producing region. Seven of those taken were foreigners while the… 18/11/2010
Fears rise over Nigerian health crisisBoth the UN and Doctors without Borders are expressing concern that a free-for-all gold rush in northern Nigeria will kill more people if nothing is… 21/10/2010
Deadly attack on Nigerian independence celebrationsAt least eight people have been killed and three others injured by bomb blasts in the Nigerian capita, Abuja, as the West African country celebrates 50 years… 01/10/2010
Schoolchildren kidnapped in NigeriaThe hunt is on in Nigeria for a gang of kidnappers who have taken a group of schoolchildren hostage. The 15 youngsters are all pupils at the Abayi infants… 28/09/2010
Nigeria hit by deadly lead poisoning outbreakMore than 100 children have been killed by lead poisoning as a result of illegal gold minining in northern Nigeria. Authorities in Zamfara state say a total… 04/06/2010
Nigeria’s President Yar’Adua diesNigerian television has announced the death of President Umaru Yar’Adua after a long fight against heart and kidney problems. The 58-year-old died at his… 06/05/2010
Death of asylum seeker sparks official inquiryIn Switzerland an official investigation is to be launched following the death of an asylum seeker at Zurich aiport while he was being taken on board a plane… 19/03/2010
Nigeria’s Goodluck Jonathan dissolves cabinetNigeria’s acting President Goodluck Jonathan has dissolved the country’s cabinet and become its sole administrator. It is only one month since he was… 18/03/2010
Hundreds die in Nigeria’s sectarian clashesTroops are patrolling the streets of the central Nigerian city of Jos as aid workers count the dead following clashes between Christians and Muslims. As… 08/03/2010
Ethnic clashes in Nigeria kill hundredsUp to 300 people may have been killed in fighting in the central Nigerian state of Plateau. In a village south of the state capital, Jos, there were… 08/03/2010
Religious clashes flare in NigeriaViolent clashes in Nigeria between Muslim and Christian gangs have claimed the lives of almost 150 people.Security forces have been trying to prevent a… 19/01/2010
Nigerian farmers take Shell to Dutch courtIn a David against Goliath case, Nigerian farmers are taking on petroleum giant Shell and demanding compensation for oil spills that contaminated their… 30/12/2009
Islamic rebels routed, says NigeriaNigeria says its security forces in the north have beaten back Islamic radicals behind days of unrest that has left hundreds of people dead. Militants are… 30/07/2009
Nigerian President calls for calm after fightingIn northern Nigeria troops have traded fire with Islamic militants surrounding the suspected hideout of a radical Muslim leader accused of orchestrating a… 29/07/2009
Nigeria: scores dead in religious violenceViolence in Nigeria sparked by fundamentalists demanding more Islamic sharia law has killed at least 80 people. Fighting has now erupted in four Nigerian… 28/07/2009
Nigerian rebels sign up to ceasefireThe Nigerian rebel group Mend has announced a 60-day ceasefire. The group-The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta-say the deal was reached after… 15/07/2009
Nollywood comes to SwitzerlandTrapped Dream is a thriller from Nigeria – a so-called Nollywood film – about Chike and his ill-fated attempt to get to Europe. Over the past few decade the… 27/03/2009
Nigerian city now quiet after ethnic bloodshedThe authorities in the central Nigerian city of Jos have arrested dozens of men suspected of being involved in sectarian fighting which has claimed the lives… 01/12/2008
