Nigeria

2019-11-24 Nigeria’s Oscar Disqualification Fuels Push for Films in Native Languages

Nigeria's Oscar Committee is urging Nigerian filmmakers to make more films in native languages. While some in the country's film…

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2016-02-14 Rocky Year Ahead for Nigeria Amid Oil Price Crash

Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil producer. But the fall in crude oil prices has Nigerians preparing for a below average economy this…

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2015-11-06 Nigerians Say Oil Company Left Spills Behind

Villagers in the Niger River Delta area of Nigeria say they live in unclean conditions because oil companies have not cleaned up…

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2015-05-03 African Powers Argue After Attacks on Immigrants in S. Africa

Nigeria and South Africa are no strangers to diplomatic disputes. Recently, the Nigerian government told its top diplomats in the South African…

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2015-03-25 Party Politics in Nigeria’s Presidential Election

Nigeria is holding elections Saturday following two years of political unrest. Voters will elect both a president and parliament. The…

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2015-03-08 Oil Company Pays for Pollution in Nigeria

Two oil spills -- one in 2008 and another in 2009 -- polluted waters near the town of Bodo, in southern Nigeria.…

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2014-08-08 Amnesty International: Videos Show Human Rights Abuses in Nigeria

Amnesty International says the conflict in northern Nigeria continues to worsen. The rights group says more than 4,000 people have…

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2014-07-08 Kidnapped Women Escape in Nigeria

Officials in Nigeria say more than 60 women escaped from their kidnappers last weekend. They reportedly were captured last month…

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2014-04-15 Boko Haram Suspected in Nigeria Terror Attack

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2014-03-19 Nigeria Finds New Ways to Fight Extremists

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2014-02-13 Supporters Call on Britain to Return Jailed Governor to Nigeria

Welcome back to the program. I'm Caty Weaver. In January, Britain and Nigeria signed a prisoner exchange agreement. Now, Nigerians…

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2014-01-26 Nigeria’s Ruling Party Faces Challenges in 2014

Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I'm Christopher Cruise in Washington. Today on the program, we report…

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2013-10-15 Amnesty Condemns School Attacks in Nigeria

Hello and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! I'm Bob Doughty. Today we have two reports from Africa. We…

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2013-08-22 Thousands of Children in Nigeria Still Suffering from Lead Poisoning

From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Hi! Welcome back to the show. I'm Caty Weaver. Nigeria is…

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2013-05-27 Nigeria Struggles to Control Violence

From VOA Learning English, welcome to As It Is. Hello, I'm Steve Ember.Today, from Nigeria, government attempts to control violence by…

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