Report comes just days after industry insiders said Nigeria had lost the top position amid massive oil theft, vandalism at production sites
US special envoy on climate John Kerry began a two-nation West Africa visit Monday
Authorities blame production shortfalls on rising oil theft
Officials say troops also arrested 14 other fighters and rescued 22 hostages, including three ‘Chibok girls’ from 2014 abductions
One person died in captivity after being tortured, and police say they are still searching for the armed men responsible
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A woman claiming to be a nun told reporters she was running a non-profit organization for abandoned kids
Police in Nigeria’s southwest Ondo state are searching for more than 30 people abducted Saturday as they were returning home from a funeral. Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja, Nigeria.
The attackers shot sporadically into the air at a mosque in the Gummi local government area and herded dozens of worshippers into a nearby forest
Top Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. official says even churches, mosques are keeping stolen fuel
International Committee of the Red Cross says there were 64,000 cases of persons reported as having disappeared across Africa in the past year — nearly one-third more than the previous year
Timothy Obiezu reports from Benue, Nigeria, about aid groups working in rural communities to address Nigeria's child marriage rate – one of the highest in Africa
Imo State police commissioner Micheal Abattam said the four Nigerian nuns were released 'unhurt' without saying whether a payment was made to secure their release
Vaccine would help prevent diarrheal disease that up to 200,000 children die of annually
The Sisters of Jesus the Savior were on their way to mass
Buhari commissions 500 units of new resettlement homes in local Molai village, donates food to thousands of internally displaced people
Lawyer for singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif had argued his case should be tried in a secular court and challenged the legality of Nigeria’s Islamic courts
Africa accounts for the vast majority of deaths from the mosquito-borne disease, with nearly a third of victims in Nigeria. But Africa has struggled to eliminate the disease
Authorities say the country's inflation rate jumped to nearly 20% in July, compared to last year, the highest in nearly two decades
Government says thieves and vandals cost the country up to 200,000 barrels of oil per day
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