Mosque blasts kill 55 in NE NigeriaTwo 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 NigeriaUN 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 victimsUN 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.
Kazakhstan to expand cooperation with OPECKazakhstan, 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 17Nigerian 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 emirHundreds 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 monarchHundreds 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 brassNigeria'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.