Новости по теме Nigeria

Several killed in huge blast at Nigeria gas plant A huge explosion at an industrial gas plant in southeastern Nigeria razed nearby buildings and killed several people on Christmas Eve.

25 December 2015

Mosque blasts kill 55 in NE Nigeria Two bomb blasts ripped through mosques in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 55 people and injuring more than 100.

24 October 2015

Ban Ki-moon to mark jihadist attack on UN in Nigeria UN chief Ban Ki-moon begins a visit to Nigeria at the weekend to commemorate a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants and meet the country's new leader.

22 August 2015

UN chief urges Nigeria to help Boko Haram victims UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on Nigeria to step up medical and psychological aid to survivors of Boko Haram attacks and victims of rape.

23 May 2015

Nigeria's Buhari vows action on Boko Haram, graft after election win President-elect Muhammadu Buhari vowed to rid Nigeria of the "terror" of Boko Haram after his historic election victory.

02 April 2015

Nigeria election: Buhari wins by 2.57 million votes - official result Main opposition candidate Muhammadu Buhari won Nigeria's presidential election by 2.57 million votes.

01 April 2015

Suicide attacks kill 38 as Boko Haram threatens Nigeria vote Two suicide attacks in northeast Nigeria killed at least 38 people, less than six weeks from elections, as the leader of Boko Haram vowed to disrupt the vote.

18 February 2015

Nigeria police warn against election violence Nigeria's police chief warned politicians and their supporters against violence before next month's presidential election.

13 January 2015

At least eight killed in 'Boko Haram attack' in Cameroon At least eight people were killed in Cameroon on Monday in a rocket attack blamed on the Islamist group Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.

07 October 2014

Teachers union calls for boycott of Nigeria school restart The head of Nigeria's main teachers union called for a boycott of next week's re-opening of schools.

17 September 2014

Building collapse at Nigerian megachurch: emergency services At least three people were killed when a building linked to one of Nigeria's most famous preachers and televangelists collapsed in Lagos.

13 September 2014

Nigeria delays start of school year over Ebola virus Nigeria said that resumption of classes in all public and private schools will be delayed by a month to put in place "preventive measures".

27 August 2014

WHO declares Ebola epidemic a global emergency Nigeria became the latest country to declare a national emergency over the deadly Ebola virus.

09 August 2014

Suspected militants kidnap Cameroon minister's wife, kill 6: police Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped the wife of a senior Cameroonian minister and a traditional leader in attacks in the far north of the country that left at least six dead.

28 July 2014

Cameroon sends 14 Boko Haram members to prison: report A military court in Cameroon has handed down prison sentences of up to 20 years to 14 Boko Haram members, the country's state broadcaster Crtv reported.

26 July 2014

Kazakhstan to expand cooperation with OPEC Kazakhstan, a Central Asian oil producer, will expand its cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

14 July 2014

Bomb blast in Nigeria capital kills 21, wounds 17 Nigerian authorities have arrested one suspect, and killed another, after a bomb claimed 21 lives in a shopping centre in the capital Abuja, a city gripped by fear of attacks by Boko Haram Islamists.

26 June 2014

Protests after Nigeria's ousted central bank chief named new emir Hundreds of youths took to the streets of Nigeria's second biggest city on Sunday to protest against naming the ousted central bank chief Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano, the country's number two Muslim leader.

09 June 2014

Thousands mourn death of influential Nigerian monarch Hundreds of thousands of people flocked the streets of Nigeria's second city on Friday to pay their final respects to one of the country's most influential traditional rulers as he was laid to rest.

07 June 2014

'We know where missing girls are': Nigeria's top brass Nigeria's highest ranking military officer on Monday gave a glimmer of hope to the families of more than 200 schoolgirls held by Boko Haram militants, revealing they had located the missing teenagers.

27 May 2014

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