Nigeria and China have signed a tentative deal to build three oil refineries in the West African state at a cost of a stunning 23 billion US dollar (128 milliarder DKR), in a move to boost badly needed gasoline supply in Nigeria and to position China for more access to the West African countrys coveted high-quality oil reserves.

Goodluck Jonathan's rise to become Nigerias new leader has been described as "meteoric", BBC online writes Thursday.

As his name suggests, Nigeria's new President Goodluck Jonathan has a habit of being in the right place at the right time. Until November 2009, he was serving out his time as a low-key deputy to a low-key president.

Hundreds of people in the city of Jos, 350km northeast of Nigeria's capital, Abuja, have been buried in mass graves after machete-wielding intruders attacked residents at 3 a.m. (local time) on 7th March.

Villagers have counted 202 cadavers, according to IRINnews.

The former governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta State has been cleared of 170 charges of cor-ruption involving the laundering of millions of dollars, BBC online reports Thursday.

Den statsejede kinesiske oliekoncern CNOOC har budt mellem 30 og 50 milliarder US dollar for adgang til 6 milliarder tønder olie i Nigeria, hvilket er omkring en sjettedel af de påviste oliereserver i det store vestafrikanske land.

Det skriver Berlingske Tidende onsdag med henvisning til Financial Times.

The main rebel group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta has announced that it is extending its ceasefire by 30 days, reports BBC online on Wednesday.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said the move would allow more time for talks with the government on its weapons amnesty.

Gani Fawehinmi er død af kræft 71 år gammel. Med hans død bliver verden en menneskeretsforkæmper fattigere og den demokratiske bevægelse i Nigeria kommer til at mangle en vigtig stemme.
Det skriver CNN tirsdag.

The main militant group in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) has issued a statement warning the world football governing body FIFA to "rethink" a decision of allowing their country to host the U-17 world cup which is slated for October this year.

The MEND said in an emailed statement according to the Nigeria Daily Trust newspaper that all

Aktivister i Nigeria siger ifølge Al Jazeera at de vil fortsætte med at lægge pres på oliegiganten Shell for menneskerettighedsovertrædelser.

Den nigerianske regerings indledte 13. maj et angreb mod oprørsbevægelsen Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND). Det har ført til massiv flugt fra området, bl.a. til regeringskontrollerede områder, hvor nigeriansk Røde kors er i kontakt med flygtningene.
En stabilisering af situationen har lange udsigter.

LAGOS, 9.

Nigerias vicepræsident Goodluck Ebele Jonathan besøger den 13.-14. maj 2009 Danmark som led i fælles ønsker om styrkede relationer, skriver Udenrigsministeriet på sin hjemmeside.

Vicepræsidenten vil være ledsaget af en større delegation omfattende ministre, guvernører, parlamentsmedlemmer, embedsmænd og forretningsfolk med interesser indenfor bl.a.

Nigerias cabinet has rejected reforms that would have empowered the judiciary to pick the chairman and board members of the vital electoral commission, BBC online reports Saturday.

President Umaru YarAduas cabinet insisted he should retain those powers.