No casualties reported in attack in petroleum-rich Niger Delta region — site of past rebellions that were quelled only when government started paying off militants in 2009
Pirates increasingly turn to hostage-taking as regional navies grow more effective at responding to their crimes
Despite the global drop in the price of oil, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has refused to allow the country's currency to devalue, leading to a shortage of foreign exchange. Chris Stein reports from Lagos businessmen and consumers are feeling the impact as the country deals with a severe fuel shortage.
Report's release Friday comes as government filed charges that carried death penalty against hundreds of sect's surviving members
Two years after Islamist militants kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls in northern Nigeria, video purports to show some missing girls just four months ago
Head of an association of parents of abducted schoolgirls says 18 mothers and fathers have died since the mass kidnapping
Fati Abubakar embarked on mission to rebuild reputation of Borno State capital, birthplace of brutal Boko Haram insurgency
Displaced persons in villages remain unconvinced they can simply return to their homes after they were overrun by Boko Haram
Recent deaths of party supporters leave some Rivers State residents too afraid to cast ballots in Saturday’s legislative elections
Analysts split on whether overhaul will be enough to bring meaningful reform to Nigeria’s chaotic petroleum sector
Advocates promoting idea of choosing locally-made products over imports as drop in petroleum prices continues to hurt oil-dependent nation
Global drop in price of crude has battered country’s economy, slowing economic growth and cutting into government revenue
YorubaName.com aimed at Yoruba people who might have forgotten their name’s meaning or never learned it in the first place
Booksellers import books from abroad to sell on the streets of Africa's largest city, and what‘s popular with readers may surprise you
Used booksellers are importing books from abroad and selling them on the streets of Africa's largest city. What‘s popular with readers may surprise you. Chris Stein reports from Lagos.
Analysts worried for Africa’s largest economy as crude prices have fallen to $35 per barrel from their peak of over $100 a barrel in 2014
Last week’s attack marks the fifth time an oil installation in the delta has been sabotaged since the start of the year
Fighters stormed Dalori village over weekend, burning huts and detonating suicide bomb; around 40 people are dead
‘Quackery is a major pain in Nigeria,’ said strategist who worked to develop searchable database of country's licensed medical professionals
Lassa fever has sickened at least 57 people and killed 34 since it broke out in Nigeria late last year; fever broke out in parts of country’s north, before spreading south
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