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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 March 2008 A $44 billion lawsuit brought by the Nigerian government against three tobacco companies has resumed at the Abuja federal court. The federal government is seeking damages for what is says were public health cos
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 26 June 2007 Nigeria's new President Umaru Yar'Adua is contemplating the formation of a national unity government in a bid to unite his fractious nation. Mr. Yar'Adua has been holding talks with leaders of Nigeria's thre
By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt, Nigeria 27 May 2007 Happiness despite hardships in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 27 May 2007 A group of Nigerian artists and dancers from the Muslim north once dreamt of oil riches in the southern delta region, but instead
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 24 January 2007 Educated women in Nigeria are playing a more prominent role in professions long-dominated by men. As for illiterate and poorly educated women, there are few work options beyond petty trading, food preparation,
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 29 June 2006 Two Nigerian journalists arrested for a story on a presidential aircraft have been released on bail by a court in Abuja Thursday. -------- The federal high court in Abuja has ordered the release of the two jour
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 22 June 2006 The build-up to the 2007 elections in Nigeria has seen a fierce challenge by some of the country's major ethnic groups. The South-South region, which includes the oil-rich Niger Delta, has mounted the most vigo
Nigerian Churches Ramp Up Security Against Attack Risk Near-daily violence in northern Nigeria is increasingly targeting churches. Bombings and other attacks have killed dozens of Christians in recent months. Armed policeman keep watch outside this A
Amnesty Condemns Reinstatement of Nigerian General Accused of War Crimes 大赦国际谴责复职的尼日利亚军官犯有战争罪 LONDON Human rights group Amnesty International has strongly criticized the reinstatement of a Nigerian army command
US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions CAPITOL HILL The Obama administration says it is taking action to help rescue more than 250 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in mid-April, but that it is encountering challenges and obstacles in the
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 08 June 2007 The Nigerian Supreme Court has rejected a request for bail for a jailed Niger Delta militant leader currently facing treason charges. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that his supporters have vowed to
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 May 2007 The outgoing Nigerian government is entertaining bids in a last-minute auction on Friday of 45 oil exploration licenses. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the plan is going ahead despite a court ord
By Franz Wild Abidjan 14 March 2006 An unidentified woman walks on oil pipeline belonging to the Shell oil company as armed militants in Nigeria are vowing to further cut daily oil exports A new repor
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 March 2007 Nigeria 's electoral commission has removed the name of Vice President Atiku Abubakar from the ballot sheet, effectively disqualifying him from contesting next month's presidential elections. Gilbert da Costa
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 October 2006 Renewed violence in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has reportedly killed nine soldiers in the latest firefight involving militants and government troops. Nigerian seperatist rebels brandish weapons in a show
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 June 2006 A militant group in the Niger Delta Wednesday staged a bloody raid on an oil facility seizing five South Korean oil workers and killing four soldiers. ----------
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 July 2006 Nigerian child holds up a chicken outside the family home in Todo village Recent research findings that Nigeria may have been hit repeatedly by different strains of bird flu are raising concern, as the West Afr
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 19 June 2007 The Nigerian government has offered concessions to the country's two main labor unions to head off a nationwide strike set for Wednesday. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja says the unions may arrive at a final decision
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 15 September 2006 Nigerian oil unions say they could resume their strike, if the government fails to meet their demands. The unions suspended their strike Thursday, a day after it started. ----- A Nigerian army gunboat arri
By Fid Thompson Dakar 01 October 2009 Oprah Winfrey in Copenhagen, Denmark 30 Sep 2009 Emerging Nigerian writer Uwem Akpan's short story collection, Say You're One of Them, recently was chosen by U.S. television talk show host Oprah Winfrey for her
By Sarah Simpson Kano 11 April 2007 Lawal Manesara, left, discuss with Ali Usman, centre, and sani Bako, right, all polio victims in a street of Lagos, Nigeria, 4 May 2005 Many polio victims in the northern Nigerian city, Kano, have turned their back