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LAGOS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - One of the two youth members of aLagos state panel investigating police brutality and the deadlyshooting of protesters has resigned, she wrote in a tweet...

* Years of spills contaminated land, groundwater * Nigerian communities say their lives, health suffered * Shell owed duty of care, Ogale and Bille communities say * Case tests...

(Updates souring, adds details, background) ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnappedby pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have been freed inNigeria and...

ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Fifteen Turkish sailors kidnappedby pirates last month in the Gulf of Guinea have been freed,Turkish state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Friday, some...

By Nneka ChileLAGOS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Indian-Nigerian restaurant ownerHamisha Daryani Ahuja gave up her long-running business topursue her dream of making movies.Two years later,...

LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The UK Supreme Court on Fridayallowed a group of 42,500 Nigerian farmers and fishermen to sueRoyal Dutch Shell (RDS) RDSa.L in English courts after...

(Refiles to add time reference in paragraph 6)ABUJA, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Nigeria's information ministercalled on activists to drop plans for a protest in thecommercial capital Lagos...

(Adds context throughout)GENEVA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization saidon Tuesday that its top decision-making body, the GeneralCouncil, will meet on February 15 to...

By Camillus Eboh and Libby GeorgeABUJA/LAGOS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria's navy plans tostrengthen its measures to root out and punish personnel whocollude with kidnappers and...

By Emma FargeGENEVA, Feb 8 (Reuters) - World Trade Organization membersare conducting final consultations this week on selecting a newdirector-general (DG) and are widely expected...

By Felix Onuah ABUJA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - The African Union must conduct acomprehensive reform if it is to stay relevant, NigerianPresident Muhammadu Buhari said at the close of the...

WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United States on Fridaythrew its support behind Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to headthe World Trade Organization after a South Korean...

(Updates with suspension lifting) By Libby George and Alexis Akwagyiram LAGOS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria has lifted its suspensionof Emirates airlines flights imposed after the...

GENEVA, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Nigeria's candidate to head theWorld Trade Organization on Friday said she was looking forwardto the conclusion of the selection process following...

By Angela Ukomadu and Abraham AchirgaLAGOS/ABUJA, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Ten years ago, DesmondOvbiagele abandoned his career in investment banking to pursuehis dream of making films....

LAGOS, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Nigeria has given telecommunicationproviders an extra eight weeks to add valid NationalIdentification Numbers (NIN) to every SIM card registered in...

* Washington considering selection of next chief * Under Trump, trade body was partially paralysed * Delegate sees speech as "positive news" (Adds quotes, context throughout) By...