Nigeria floods toll has passed 600: government More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released … World • 17 Oct 22
London museum to return 72 artefacts to Nigeria London's Horniman Museum has said it would return 72 artefacts, including 12 brass plaques known as Benin Bronzes, looted from Benin City by British soldiers … UK • 08 Aug 22
Old bomb kills 13 scrap scavengers in northeast Nigeria Thirteen scrap-metal collectors in northeast Nigeria's Borno state were killed when a bomb they excavated blew up. World • 26 Jul 22
Two arrested in UK over child organ harvesting plot A Nigerian politician has been charged with allegedly plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK. UK • 23 Jun 22
Nigerian bishop criticises Higgins' shooting statement The bishop of a diocese in Nigeria where 40 parishioners were shot dead earlier this month has criticised President Michael D Higgins for his comments … Ireland • 13 Jun 22
At least 21 killed in Catholic church attack in Nigeria Gunmen killed at least 21 people, including children, in an attack on a Catholic church in southwest Nigeria today, local officials said, in violence that … World • 06 Jun 22
Nigerian oil vessel with 10 people aboard catches fire A floating oil vessel with 10 crew members on board has caught fire following an explosion in southern Nigeria's Delta region, its operator said. World • 03 Feb 22
Death toll in Nigeria high-rise collapse rises to 36 The death toll from the collapse of a high-rise building in an upscale area of Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos has risen to 36. World • 04 Nov 21
Nigeria rescues nearly 200 kidnap victims Nigerian security forces have rescued nearly 200 kidnap victims during raids on camps of criminal gangs in dense forests in the country's northwest, police said. World • 08 Oct 21
Shell agrees €95m payment over 1970 Nigeria oil spills Oil giant Shell has agreed to pay around €95 million to communities in southern Nigeria over crude spills in 1970, the company and the community's … World • 12 Aug 21
150 students missing after gunmen raid Nigerian school About 150 students are missing after armed men raided a boarding school in Nigeria's Kaduna state. Africa • 05 Jul 21
136 children kidnapped from school in Nigeria Gunmen seized 136 children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria at the weekend, the state government said, the latest in a string of such … World • 03 Jun 21
Children abducted from Islamic school in Nigeria Gunmen kidnapped scores of children from an Islamic seminary in central Nigeria, officials said, the latest in a string of such incidents in the country. World • 31 May 21
More than 150 feared drowned in Nigeria ferry accident More than 150 people were missing and feared drowned in northwest Nigeria after an overloaded boat ferrying passengers to a market sank in the Niger … World • 26 May 21
Dozens feared abducted after gunmen raid college At least 30 students are feared kidnapped in Nigeria after gunmen raided a college in a northwestern state. World • 12 Mar 21
All 279 kidnapped Nigerian students released - governor All 279 girls kidnapped from their boarding school in northern Nigeria have been released and are on government premises, the local governor has said. World • 02 Mar 21
42 freed after Nigeria school abductions Kidnappers have freed 42 people, including 27 children, snatched from a school in central Nigeria ten days ago, officials said, a day after more than … World • 27 Feb 21
Gunmen take 317 schoolgirls in Nigeria mass abduction Unidentified gunmen seized 317 schoolgirls in northwest Nigeria today, police said, the second such kidnapping in little over a week in a region increasingly targeted … World • 26 Feb 21
Nigerian woman named new boss in double first for WTO Nigerian economist Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the first female and first African head of the World Trade Organization, at a special general meeting today. Business • 15 Feb 21
Kidnapped boys in Nigeria returning home after release Over 300 boys kidnapped from a school in Nigeria are travelling back home under military escort after being released by their captors. World • 18 Dec 20
Almost 350 schoolboys kidnapped in Nigeria are rescued Security forces have rescued nearly 350 schoolboys who had been kidnapped by suspected Islamist gunmen in northern Nigeria and taken into a vast forest, the … World • 17 Dec 20
Boko Haram claims kidnapping of Nigerian students Militant group Boko Haram has claimed it abducted the hundreds of school students in northwest Nigeria last week. World • 15 Dec 20
Ten people rescued in Nigeria 'baby factory' raid Police in Nigeria have rescued ten people, including four children, four pregnant women and two other women from an illegal maternity home, a police spokesman … World • 02 Dec 20
Two weeks of spiralling protests in Nigeria For two weeks Nigeria has been rocked by protests that erupted against police violence and evolved into broader anti-government demonstrations led by the country's youth, … News Lens • 21 Oct 20
At least 12 killed in Nigeria shootings - Amnesty Nigerians were in shock after a shooting of peaceful protesters in the biggest city Lagos that Amnesty International blamed on security forces. World • 21 Oct 20
