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After a parliamentary vote delayed by administrative chaos and a presidential election that triggered deadly rioting, Nigerians head to the polls today...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said it was too early to declare whether or not he will contest an election due by next...

Nigeria's parliament approved a constitutional amendment on transferring presidential powers, aimed at avoiding a repeat of a crisis when the late President...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan asked parliament to cut planned spending in the 2010 budget and revise its key assumptions to reflect a...

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated Kaduna state governor Namadi Sambo to be vice president of Africa's most populous nation, a presidency...

Militants in the Niger Delta have threatened a fresh wave of potentially crippling attacks on Nigeria's oil industry, giving the African country's...

Nigeria's new leader Goodluck Jonathan vowed electoral reform and fighting graft would be top priorities as he steers the nation to its...

Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua died late on Wednesday, aged 58, after a long battle with kidney and heart ailments, paving the way...

Former militants fed up with a Nigerian government amnesty programme are regrouping and are behind a renewed wave of kidnappings, robberies and...

Nigeria's Acting President Goodluck Jonathan ordered the country's elections chief to step down immediately, following concern that polls next year would not...