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New Evidence On Oil Payments

The BBC has seen evidence that top executives at Shell knew money paid to the Nigerian government for a vast oil field...

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Nigeria Court Unfreezes Millions In Ex-First Lady’s Fraud Probe

A judge in Lagos on Thursday ordered Nigeria's anti-graft agency to release one of several bank accounts frozen as part...

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Former Nigeria Oil Minister Alison-Madueke Charged

Ms Alison-Madueke was described as being at large A former Nigerian oil minister and three election officials have been...

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Nigeria Fixes Presidential Elections For February 2019

Nigeria's next presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in February 2019, the Independent National...

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Former Nigerian Governor Jailed For Five Years For Corruption

A former Nigerian state governor was jailed for five years on Monday after being found guilty of corruption related to...

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Nigerian Court Convicts Former Governor For Graft

A Nigerian former state governor was on Monday found guilty and sentenced to five years in jail for corruption, marking...

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Nigeria Charges Oil Majors Shell, Eni With Corruption

Nigeria's anti-graft agency on Thursday filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a $1.3 billion...

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No Winner For Mo Ibrahim Prize

NO former African leader has claimed the $5m (£4m) Mo Ibrahim prize this year – the sixth time in 10 years that it...

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No Winner For Mo Ibrahim’s $5m Ex-Leader Prize

No former African leader has claimed the $5m (£4m) Mo Ibrahim prize this year – the sixth time in 10 years that it...

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UK To Open Money Laundering Trial of Ex-Nigerian Oil Minister In June

The trial of a former Petroleum Minister of Nigeria, Diezani Alison-Madueke, has been scheduled for June this year,...

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Nigeria’s Buhari To Stay In London For ‘further Rest’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari needs "further rest" so will extend his month-long medical stay in London, but...

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Nigeria Court Grants Forfeiture of Over $150m Linked To Former Oil Minister

A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, on Thursday issued an order allowing the country’s...

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‘Diverted Oil Cash’ Forfeited To Nigerian Govt

A court on Thursday ordered $153.3 million allegedly diverted by Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke...

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Absent Nigerian President Buhari ‘healthy’, Says Senate Leader

The leader of Nigeria's Senate on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari was well after visiting him in London,...

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Former Boss of Nigerian Oil Firm In $10m Cash Probe

A former head of Nigeria's state-run oil firm is under investigation after almost $10 million in cash was found at a...

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Muhammadu Buhari’s ‘inconclusive’ Medical Vacation

It was Ayodele Fayose, the Governor of Ekiti State, who first said everything under the Nigerian President Muhammadu...

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Nigeria President Buhari Extends UK Medical Leave

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns...

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Nigeria Leader Extends UK Medical Leave

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the parliament to extend his medical leave in the UK, amid concerns...

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Nigeria Cited As the Most Dangerous Place For Christians To Live In the World

The US House of Representatives said that Nigeria has been cited as the most dangerous place for Christians to live in...