'All options' to free schoolgirls to be considered Nigeria's government has said it is reviewing all options in response to Islamic militant group Boko Haram's offer to trade the schoolgirls it abducted last month for jailed comrades. News • 12 May 14
'All options' to free schoolgirls to be considered Nigeria's government has said it is reviewing all options in response to Islamic militant group Boko Haram's offer to trade the schoolgirls it abducted last month for jailed comrades. News • 12 May 14
UN threatens action over abductions in Nigeria The UN Security Council has expressed outrage at the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in two attacks by Islamist militants, demanding their immediate release and threatening to take action. News • 12 May 14
UN threatens action over abductions in Nigeria The UN Security Council has expressed outrage at the abduction of hundreds of Nigerian school girls in two attacks by Islamist militants, demanding their immediate release and threatening to take action. News • 12 May 14
Nigeria believes schoolgirls still in the country Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month are still in his country and have not been moved to neighbouring Cameroon. News • 09 May 14
Nigeria believes schoolgirls still in the country Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has said he believes 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants last month are still in his country and have not been moved to neighbouring Cameroon. News • 09 May 14
Nigerian president vows to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, saying their rescue would mark "the beginning of the end of terrorism" in the country. News • 08 May 14
Nigerian president vows to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to find more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels, saying their rescue would mark "the beginning of the end of terrorism" in the country. News • 08 May 14
US, France to help search for Nigerian schoolgirls Nigerian police have offered a 50 million naira (€222,000) reward to anyone with information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels. News • 07 May 14
US, France to help search for Nigerian schoolgirls Nigerian police have offered a 50 million naira (€222,000) reward to anyone with information leading to the rescue of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist rebels. News • 07 May 14
US offers help to find Nigerian schoolgirls Nigeria has welcomed a US offer to send a team of experts to the country to support the response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group. News • 06 May 14
US offers help to find Nigerian schoolgirls Nigeria has welcomed a US offer to send a team of experts to the country to support the response to the kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls by an Islamist militant group. News • 06 May 14
Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility today for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria last month and threatened to "sell them on the market". News • 05 May 14
Boko Haram threatens to sell abducted schoolgirls The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility today for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls in northeast Nigeria last month and threatened to "sell them on the market". News • 05 May 14
Nigerian leader orders push to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists. News • 04 May 14
Nigerian leader orders push to free schoolgirls Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered top security chiefs and officials to secure the safe release of 223 schoolgirls abducted three weeks ago by suspected Islamists. News • 04 May 14
Bomb blast on outskirts of Nigerian capital A blast on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja has killed at least nine people. News • 02 May 14
Bomb blast on outskirts of Nigerian capital A blast on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital Abuja has killed at least nine people. News • 02 May 14
Majority of students kidnapped in Nigeria freed Nigeria's military said its forces had freed most of the more than 100 teenage schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants. News • 16 Apr 14
Majority of students kidnapped in Nigeria freed Nigeria's military said its forces had freed most of the more than 100 teenage schoolgirls abducted by Islamist Boko Haram militants. News • 16 Apr 14
71 killed in blasts at bus station in Nigeria Twin blasts at a bus station packed with commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital this morning killed 71 people and injured 124 others, police have said. News • 14 Apr 14
71 killed in blasts at bus station in Nigeria Twin blasts at a bus station packed with commuters on the outskirts of Nigeria's capital this morning killed 71 people and injured 124 others, police have said. News • 14 Apr 14
79 people killed in Nigerian herdsmen attacks 79 people have been killed in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara State News • 06 Apr 14
79 people killed in Nigerian herdsmen attacks 79 people have been killed in an attack by Fulani herdsmen on a village in northern Nigeria's Zamfara State News • 06 Apr 14
Nigeria poised to become Africa's biggest economy Nigeria could leap-frog South Africa to become Africa's biggest economy this weekend, when the results of a new way of calculating national output are announced. Business • 04 Apr 14
Nigeria poised to become Africa's biggest economy Nigeria could leap-frog South Africa to become Africa's biggest economy this weekend, when the results of a new way of calculating national output are announced. Business • 04 Apr 14
Gunmen kill over 100 people in Nigeria Gunmen have killed more than 100 people in an attack on three villages in central Nigeria, two local government officials said this morning. News • 16 Mar 14
Gunmen kill over 100 people in Nigeria Gunmen have killed more than 100 people in an attack on three villages in central Nigeria, two local government officials said this morning. News • 16 Mar 14
Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed more than 100 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria. News • 16 Feb 14
Boko Haram kill more than 100 in Nigeria Suspected Boko Haram Islamists have killed more than 100 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria. News • 16 Feb 14
70 reported killed in clashes in Nigeria Nigeria's military said this morning it had killed at least 50 Islamist rebels fleeing towards Cameroon in a battle in which 15 of its own soldiers and five civilians also died. News • 24 Dec 13
70 reported killed in clashes in Nigeria Nigeria's military said this morning it had killed at least 50 Islamist rebels fleeing towards Cameroon in a battle in which 15 of its own soldiers and five civilians also died. News • 24 Dec 13
Pirates kidnap two Americans off Nigerian coast Pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both US citizens. News • 24 Oct 13
Pirates kidnap two Americans off Nigerian coast Pirates have attacked an oil supply vessel off the Nigerian coast and kidnapped the captain and chief engineer, both US citizens. News • 24 Oct 13
Boko Haram kill 20 in north east Nigeria At least 20 people were killed when Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a town in northeast Nigeria, triggering clashes with troops stationed there. News • 06 Oct 13
Boko Haram kill 20 in north east Nigeria At least 20 people were killed when Islamist group Boko Haram attacked a town in northeast Nigeria, triggering clashes with troops stationed there. News • 06 Oct 13
Around 40 students killed in Nigeria attack Around 40 students have been shot dead by suspected Islamist militants, who stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria. News • 30 Sep 13
Around 40 students killed in Nigeria attack Around 40 students have been shot dead by suspected Islamist militants, who stormed a college in northeastern Nigeria. News • 30 Sep 13
Boko Haram leader may be dead - report The Nigerian military has said that the leader of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died of gunshot wounds weeks after a clash with soldiers. News • 19 Aug 13
Boko Haram leader may be dead - report The Nigerian military has said that the leader of militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, may have died of gunshot wounds weeks after a clash with soldiers. News • 19 Aug 13
Gunmen 'kill 30' at mosque in Nigeria Gunmen are reported to have killed at least 30 people in an attack in a farming region in northeast Nigeria. News • 12 Aug 13
Gunmen 'kill 30' at mosque in Nigeria Gunmen are reported to have killed at least 30 people in an attack in a farming region in northeast Nigeria. News • 12 Aug 13
Nigeria and higher costs hit Shell profits Rising costs, oil theft in Nigeria and weak US shale liquids production have hurt profits at Royal Dutch Shell. Business • 01 Aug 13
Nigeria and higher costs hit Shell profits Rising costs, oil theft in Nigeria and weak US shale liquids production have hurt profits at Royal Dutch Shell. Business • 01 Aug 13
Bomb blasts in Nigerian city Kano kill four Multiple bomb blasts in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano killed at least four people. News • 29 Jul 13
Bomb blasts in Nigerian city Kano kill four Multiple bomb blasts in Nigeria's biggest northern city of Kano killed at least four people. News • 29 Jul 13
29 students killed in Nigerian school attack Islamic extremists have killed 29 students and one teacher in an attack on a boarding school in northeast Nigeria. News • 06 Jul 13
29 students killed in Nigerian school attack Islamic extremists have killed 29 students and one teacher in an attack on a boarding school in northeast Nigeria. News • 06 Jul 13
55 dead after suspected Boko Haram raid in Nigeria Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram raided the northeastern town of Bama tonight, leaving 55 people dead, the military said. News • 07 May 13
55 dead after suspected Boko Haram raid in Nigeria Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram raided the northeastern town of Bama tonight, leaving 55 people dead, the military said. News • 07 May 13
