Nigerians Demand Return of Ancient Art What was once the ancient Kingdom of Benin is now the heart of the Nigerian art world, with statues adorning the streets and an art museum in the Benin City town square. But locals say the displayed art is only

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(169) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(十二月)

被绑架少女获释 系尼日利亚政府与博科圣地谈判的结果 Eighty-two school girls who were kidnapped in Nigeria just over three years ago arrived in the capital city of Abuja yesterday. It was part of an agreement between the African

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年6月

Nigeria has both the largest population and largest economy of any African nation. There are two major rivers in Nigeria, the Benue and Niger Rivers and both of them have flooded. The country is in it's rainy season. Flooding is common at that time.

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Nigerian Parents Mark Children's Faces for Safety More than 500 languages are spoken in Nigeria and that number does not include traditional forms of communication, like talking drums, which have beats that can be literally translated into words. Nig

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Natural Hair Care Movement Takes Root in Nigeria 尼日利亚兴起天然护发运动 ABUJA In Nigeria, activists and entrepreneurs are promoting natural ways for black women to care for their hair amid concerns that some commonly used products like

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Tribal Languages, Economic Woes Inspire Nigerian Music Success in the arts may be a long shot, but in a country where most people live in poverty, Nigerian musicians say it could be their best and only shot. Ifeyinwa Samuel Ndukwu, known to her fans

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Activists Decry Lagos Slum Demolition 活动人士谴责拆迁拉各斯贫民窟 LAGOS Acting on a court order, authorities in Nigeria demolished a slum last month in the commercial capital, Lagos. But human rights activists say the order was illegal

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Local Start-Ups Dominate Africas Seed Industry 当地企业主导非洲种子产业 A new report released on May 7, finds that locally owned African seed companies now dominate Africas seed industry. The analysis was conducted by the Alliance for a G

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LYNN NEARY, HOST: For the past decade, Boko Haram has been killing thousands across northeastern Nigeria, causing millions to flee from their homes. But now there's another conflict in Nigeria that's killing more people than Boko Haram and threatenin

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By Sarah Simpson Lagos 01 June 2007 At least three foreigners have been kidnapped by gunmen and two people injured in Nigeria's southern oil city of Port Harcourt Friday. The incident comes days after new President Umaru Yar'Adua called for an end to

发表于:2019-01-21 / 阅读(151) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(六月)

By Franz Wild Abidjan 12 May 2006 Local youths walk on oil pipeline belonging to the Shell Oil company in Nigeria Nigerian police say a pipeline explosion has killed as many as 200 people on the outsk

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In Nigeria, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram is being accused of killing at least 48 people, in new attacks on three northeastern villages on Tuesday and Wednesday.This comes a day after a double bombing in the central city of Jos. Smoke rises

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 April 2008 Lawyers representing Nigeria's federal government say they have begun work on an out-of-court settlement with U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer in the legal dispute over a controversial clinical trial by the com

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 July 2006 Nigeria's teeming population and crumbling infrastructure are putting a lot of pressure on the country's roads, which are in disrepair and overcrowded. Venturing into traffic in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, can

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 21 June 2007 A general strike has brought much of Nigeria to a standstill and paralyzed economic activity for a second day. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports on worries about the economic impact of the shutdown. Peo

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By Brent Latham Abuja, Nigeria 05 November 2009 Nigeria 2009, FIFA Under-17 World Cup Not everything at the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Nigeria has gone according to plan. However, visiting players and coaches unanimously agree that Nigerians have re

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 18 March 2008 Nigeria's senior oil workers union is threatening a nationwide strike to protest the firing of some of its members by ExxonMobil. Members are to meet later Tuesday, following the expiration of a 21-day ultimatu

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 05 December 2007 Dozens of children may have died from a new outbreak of measles in the northern Nigerian town of Zaria. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja has been following up on the latest public health concern in Nigeria and file

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 09 July 2007 A three-year-old British toddler who was kidnapped last week in Nigeria's oil-rich Rivers state has been released and reunited with her family. Gilbert da Costa reports that Margaret Hill's abduction provoked a

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By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 12 April 2007 Nigeria's main opposition parties held a meeting Thursday to discuss the formation of a political coalition to compete in general elections scheduled for later this month. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports f

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