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Technology Report - Nigeria Launches First African-Built Satellite 科技报道 - 尼日利亚发射首颗非洲自行研制卫星 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Nigeria has launche
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 31 January 2007 The Nigerian government says laboratory tests for the deadly bird flu virus on samples taken from human victims are positive. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports that the authorities have moved quickly to assu
Nigeria's main militant group says it has blown up two more oil pipelines in an overnight attack. Militant attacks repeatedly force oil companies to cut production in Nigeria, pushing up oil prices on international markets. Sarah Simpson has more fr
Nigeria Welcomes Help in Search for Kidnapped Students尼日利亚欢迎帮助搜救被绑架学生 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan promised this we
Despite a cease-fire declaration by the main rebel group in the Niger Delta, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the violence in Nigeria's oil-rich southern region looks far from over. The Nigerian army says it would continu
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 27 March 2006 Nigerian militants have released three Western hostages held in the troubled Niger Delta for more than a month. The government is now under pressure to act prom
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 January 2007 Suspected armed militants attacked a Chinese oil company in the Southern Nigeria state, Bayelsa, Thursday, kidnapping at least two Chinese workers. From Abuja, Gilbert da Costa reports the latest hostage-tak
The Nigerian health ministry has blamed poor sanitation and shortage of safe drinking water for the deadly outbreaks of cholera and gastroenteritis in parts of northern Nigeria. A senior official announced Friday that the crisis is now under control
Nigeria's new president has less than one year to finish out the term of Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, who died last week at the age of 58. President Jonathan says his brief administration will aspire to uphold the values that Mr. Yar'Adua represented includi
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan delivers a speech in Port Harcourt on 14 May 2010 Nigerian lawmakers approved Muslim politician, Namadi Sambo, as the new vice president of Africa's most populous nation Tuesday. President Goodluck Jonathan's choi
Saudi authorities say victim was not vaccinated against infection Chinedu Offor | Washington DC 23 November 2009 Its all talk about it but in terms of seeing what is on the ground, I have not seen much A Nigerian pilgrim has died of swine flu in Sau
By Brent Latham Abuja 22 October 2009 The FIFA Under-17 World Cup is set to begin in Nigeria on Saturday, after months of speculation over whether the country would be ready in time to host the biennial youth football (soccer) tournament. The second
Nigeria Launches Airstrikes Against Militants Declaring a state of emergency in three northeastern states Tuesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered security forces to take all necessary action. ?Whoever they may be, wherever they may go,
Atrocities Reported in Northeast Nigeria Thousands of people have fled northeastern Nigeria in recent weeks amid reports of atrocities against civilians. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says it is increasingly alarmed at the rising level of violence.
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 17 April 2008 Nigerian security forces have released four members of a Seattle-based film crew, and their Nigerian associate, arrested in the Niger Delta. The Americans, along with a Nigerian head of a local non-governmental
By Gilbert Da Costa Abuja 18 January 2006 Olusegun Obasanjo Nigerian President Olusegin Obasanjo said he had set up a committee to work towards the release of four foreign oil workers seized by milita
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 28 December 2007 The chairman of Nigeria's anti-corruption Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Nuhu Ribadu, has been ousted in a move criticized by anti-corruption campaigners. Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that R
Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat DAKAR The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations. Boko Haram's propaganda videos have b
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 16 December 2007 With the approach of Christmas and Muslims marking Sallah, poultry consumption in Nigeria is expected to reach an all-time high this month. As Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja, recent reports indi
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 July 2007 Nigeria's police chief Mike Okiro has ordered police commanders in the troubled Niger Delta to crack down on gangs responsible for kidnappings in the region. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa reports security forces hav