Apr 15, 2013
World sea piracy falls 35 per cent, with the with the spotlight shifting to West Africa as navies helped keep pirates away from Somalia. Read Article World sea piracy falls, but West Africa waters remain dangerous
Mar 14, 2013
Nigeria is proving to be Yahclick's fastest-growing market since the company launched its satellite broadband service in December. Read Article Yahclick satellite service off to fast start in Nigeria
Feb 26, 2013
Gunmen claiming to be from the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram release video threatening to kill a kidnapped French family of seven if authorities there don’t release their imprisoned comrades. Mana Rabiee reports. Watch Video Video: Nigerian Islamists threaten to kill French hostages
Feb 19, 2013
The group that calls itself Ansaru issued a statement in which it said its fighters kidnapped the foreigners on Saturday night in Jamaare. Read Article Islamists kidnap seven foreign workers in northern Nigeria
Jan 30, 2013
Dutch court rules that Royal Dutch Shell subsidiary should be held responsible for pipeline leaks that are poisoning farmland in Nigeria. Read Article Oil firm held to account for Nigeria contamination
Dec 26, 2012
Gunmen attacked a church in volatile northern Nigeria during a Christmas Eve service, killing six people including the pastor, before setting the building ablaze. Read Article Gunmen kill six at Christmas church service
Nov 23, 2012
What's Up: Nigeria's Lagos state sold its biggest bond issue of 80 billion naira to fund infrastructure projects. Read Article Optimism for Nigeria spurs Lagos bond sale
Oct 04, 2012
Nigerian soldiers moved house to house yesterday in an urgent bid to hunt down attackers responsible for the massacre of 40 people who were shot or had their throats slit in a student housing area. Read Article Nigerian troops swarm after 40 killed in student massacre
Oct 02, 2012
Gunmen opened fire on students in a college in the northeast Nigerian city of Mubi today, killing and wounding an unknown number, emergency services said. Read Article Gunmen open fire on students at Nigerian college
Sep 28, 2012
Saudi officials have detained 908 Nigerian women at the Jeddah airport in a dispute over whether they were to be accompanied by male guardians. Read Article Detention of almost 1,000 female Haj pilgrims causes diplomatic rift
