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Briton, Italian kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped a Briton and an Italian working for a construction firm in northern Nigeria after storming their apartment, police said on Friday, but a ransom had not been demanded.

Nigeria gunmen kidnap Briton

Gunmen in Nigeria kidnap two foreign engineers - a British man and his Italian colleague, in the north-west state of Kebbi.

Briton, Italian kidnapped in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen have kidnapped a Briton and an Italian working for a construction firm in northern Nigeria after storming their apartment, police said on Friday, but a ransom had not been demanded.

Nigeria militants: No more pipeline bombings despite military crackdown in oil-rich delta

LAGOS, Nigeria - Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich delta say they will not bomb pipelines, despite a military crackdown on militant camps.

No more pipeline bombings, Nigeria militants say

Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich delta say they will not bomb pipelines, despite a military crackdown on militant camps. A Niger Delta Liberation Force spokesman said in a Friday statement that they would "not let President Goodluck down by engaging in pipeline bombing" after an April 16 vote made Goodluck Jonathan the first elected president from the oil-producing region.

Nigeria: Nation Takes Possession of U.S. Warship Friday

To effectively secure the Niger Delta and the Gulf of Guinea, CGC CHASE, a 378-foot (115 m) United States Coast Guard ship, will be transferred to the Nigerian Navy Friday.

Cadbury Nigeria Says Won’t Pay Dividend, Building Up Its Cash Reserves

Cadbury Nigeria Plc (CADBURY) , a confectionery manufacturer, won’t pay a dividend for fiscal 2010 as it tries to build its cash reserves, Chairman Atedo Peterside said.

Army clashes with militants in oil-rich Nigeria

Nigeria's military says it clashed with militants in the country's oil-rich southern delta after a group threatened to launch attacks.

Nigeria launches probe into election violence

Nigeria's president on Wednesday gave experts six weeks to explain what led to the spate of election-related violence which marred a series of polls that had burnished the democratic image of th...

Nigeria probes deadly election violence

Nigeria has launched a probe into post-election riots believed to have killed hundreds of people last month, with a prominent Muslim heading the panel.

Nigeria launches probe into election violence

Nigeria's president on Wednesday gave experts six weeks to explain what led to the spate of election-related violence which marred a series of polls that had burnished the democratic image of the oil-rich West African nation.

Nigeria Sells $300 Million at Auction; Naira Weakens on Dollar Shortfall

Dollars were sold for between 153.31 naira and 153.71 naira each, the bank said on its website today. The marginal rate, which is also used as the prevailing exchange rate, was 153.38 naira compared with 153.18 naira at its previous auction held on May 9.

Nigeria defend Argentina squad

The Nigerian Football Federation defends the under-strength squad that Argentina will field for their 1 June friendly in Abuja.

Nigeria’s Senate Plans to Pass Delayed Oil Industry Reform Bill Next Week

Nigeria’s Senate plans to pass a bill to regulate the oil industry of Africa’s top producer next week, after addressing concerns about taxes and royalties raised by international energy companies, Lee Maeba, chairman of the Joint Senate Committee on Petroleum, said in an interview today in Abuja, the capital.

Radical sect kills top unionist, wounds son, in Nigeria’s restive northeast, police say

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Authorities in northeastern Nigeria are blaming a radical Muslim sect for the drive-by killing of a high-profile unionist. The Borno state police chief said gunmen shot the state chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Tuesday night in front of his home in the city of Maiduguri. Mohammed Abubakar said Ibrahim Dudu Gobe’s teenage son was shot in the leg and ...