MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the country's northeast.Full story
LAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's top oil producer. Full story
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Full story
Workers at an airport in Nigeria have begun work to dismantle what has become known in Lagos as "the graveyard," an overgrown field filled with about a dozen cargo and passenger airplanes that have been abandoned. NBCNews.com's Alex Witt reports.
An explosion at a fireworks warehouse in Nigeria killed a young boy and injured several others. NBCNews.com’s Dara Brown reports.
Firefighters battled to contain a pipeline blaze after suspected vandalism in Nigeria. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.
Crude oil from a leaking ExxonMobil pipeline in southern Nigeria has begun to creep into neighboring rivers, causing economic and environmental damage. NBCNews.com's Al Stirrett reports.
Around 100 people were killed in Nigeria while trying to take oil from a crashed tanker. Msnbc.com's Richard Lui reports.
Women walk in a street in a residential area in Maiduguri, Borno State May 19, 2013, an area where President Goodluck Jonathan has declared a state of emergency. In their biggest offensive since the insurgency began in 2009, Nigerian forces are trying to chase well-armed militants out of territory t
A woman crosses a deserted road in Bulumkutu, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State May 19, 2013. Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of i
Vehicles drive through the city gate located along Jos Road, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State May 19, 2013. Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back contro
Women attempt to cross Jos Road with their belongings, after the military declared a 24-hour curfew over large parts of Maiduguri in Borno State May 19, 2013. Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of p
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