The Irish Times

Forgotten conflict: A week in a city under siege by Boko Haram

The trenches dug all around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri protect it from attack – for now

Sat Jan 29 2022 - 06:00

At least 16 killed in Nigerian high-rise building collapse

Luxury residential structure in Lagos crumbled, trapping workers under pile of rubble

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 17:24

Kidnappers free 28 students after more than 120 taken from school in Nigeria

Gunmen seize negotiator sent to pay ransom, saying he had not brought enough money

Sun Jul 25 2021 - 20:46

More than 1,800 prisoners escape jail in southeast Nigeria

President condemns ‘act of terrorism’ after gunmen destroy part of prison walls

Tue Apr 06 2021 - 08:21

‘Beaten with guns’: Freed Nigerian schoolgirls recount kidnap ordeal

Gunmen release all 279 girls abducted last week from boarding school in northwest of country

Tue Mar 02 2021 - 16:57

Kidnappers release 27 schoolboys in Nigeria as search continues for 317 abducted girls

Two mass kidnappings targeting schools add to Nigerian concerns about rising violence

Sat Feb 27 2021 - 15:04

Gunmen abduct hundreds of schoolgirls in Nigeria

Incident in Zamfara state is latest in long series of mass child abductions across region

Fri Feb 26 2021 - 17:53

Over 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys are released

Authorities say the boys had been abducted by bandits affiliated with Boko Haram

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 16:59

Almost 400 students feared kidnapped in Nigeria after gang storms school

Military have located kidnappers in forest and have exchanged fire with them, president says

Sun Dec 13 2020 - 09:55

‘It was barbaric’: Nigeria reels from brutality of protest crackdown

Demonstrators say assault seemed premeditated and allege army involvement

Fri Oct 23 2020 - 18:51

Nigerian president calls for end to street protests as violence escalates in Lagos

Soldiers and police are accused of killing at least 12 protesters on Wednesday

Thu Oct 22 2020 - 21:14

Nigeria accused of turning protest against police violence into ‘shooting spree’

Call for army to withdraw from streets of Lagos and prosecution of officers

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 19:09

Nigeria disbands brutal police unit but protests continue

Footage of men dragged from Lagos hotel and one being shot fuels demonstrations

Tue Oct 13 2020 - 18:38

The $6bn judgment pitting Nigeria against Irish businessmen

London court hearing will lift the veil on shadowy world of international arbitration

Mon Jul 13 2020 - 09:56

Nigeria reopens main cities Lagos and Abuja as lockdowns phased out

Stay-at-home order in bid to contain virus to be lifted gradually over a six-week period

Mon May 04 2020 - 19:27

Irish authorities and AIB drawn into $9.6bn Nigerian dispute

Nigerian prosecutors say they will seek extradition of two men

Wed Sept 25 2019 - 16:32

$9.6bn Nigerian claim shows perils for states in rows with dogged foes

Backed by hedge funds and armed with lawyers, Irish-backed firm P&ID is running an insurgent campaign for payment

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 05:14

Nigeria criminal inquiry on failed gas deal with Irish-backed firm

Collapsed deal has left the African nation with a $9bn legal judgment

Thu Aug 29 2019 - 05:34

Irish-owned firm gets right to try seize $9bn in assets in gas dispute

Nigeria expected to appeal London court’s decision relating to P&ID

Sat Aug 17 2019 - 06:30

Suspected Islamists kill at least 65 in Nigeria

President condemns attack on funeral in northeastern Borno region

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 21:47

West African nations hope to launch shared currency by 2020

Member countries had adopted a flexible exchange rate regime

Mon Jul 01 2019 - 17:03

Nigeria’s president sworn in amid criticism of his first term

Muhammadu Buhari faces an array of challenges, including Boko Haram unrest

Wed May 29 2019 - 19:13

Nigerian opposition leader rejects Buhari’s election victory

Atiku Abubakar denounces Saturday’s election as ‘sham’ and vows to challenge result

Wed Feb 27 2019 - 16:01

Opposition rejects early results in Nigeria’s presidential election

Initial results give incumbent Muhammadu Buhari a lead over his main challenger

Mon Feb 25 2019 - 20:22

Observers says several killed in Nigeria poll violence

Delayed presidential election marred by violence projected to be tight

Sun Feb 24 2019 - 18:01

Nigeria prepares to go to polls again after last-minute delay

Unspecified ‘challenges’ led to postponement of vote last week five hours before polling time

Fri Feb 22 2019 - 18:57

Nigerians weigh up cost of returning to polls after election delay

Petrol price cut to encourage voters to travel after last-minute postponement a week ago

Fri Feb 22 2019 - 15:03

Nigeria bolsters security on eve of presidential election

Past votes in Africa’s largest democracy marred by violence, intimidation and rigging

Fri Feb 15 2019 - 19:58

Nigeria’s election brings dual crises back to polls: corruption and Boko Haram

Buhari is in last throes of bruising re-election campaign

Wed Feb 13 2019 - 18:33

Nigerian president denies dying and being replaced by clone

Rumours over Muhammadu Buhari’s health had circulated since long illness last year

Mon Dec 03 2018 - 12:03

Donald Trump weighs in again on World Cup bidding

US president’s interventions could jeopardise joint bid by US, Mexico and Canada

Tue May 01 2018 - 16:16

Two girls killed and 76 rescued after Boko Haram attack

Nigerian military intervenes after Islamist group attack in northeastern village of Dapchi

Thu Feb 22 2018 - 10:46

A week of bombings in the birthplace of Boko Haram

Conflict sponsored by Islamist group changes from military assaults to guerrilla tactics

Fri Jun 30 2017 - 01:00

Girls released by Boko Haram arrive in Nigerian capital

Schoolgirls kidnapped in 2014 freed in exchange for several militant commanders

Sun May 07 2017 - 19:41