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Articles about Nigeria, ordered by date. 
Thrown in jail
The fight to free Nigeria’s prisoners, report by Nosmot Gbadamosi.
Fed up with the fumes
Dirty air in Nigeria takes a huge toll on lives and livelihoods. But civil society is not short of ideas for change, as Michael Simire finds out.
A blow to the ‘morality police’
Report from Nigeria by Angelica Udueni.
Temperature check
Development practitioner Adesuwa Ero urges religious leaders in rural Nigeria to rethink their views on climate change before it's too late.
Out of the ruins
Can peacebuilders end the war with Boko Haram in Nigeria? Hazel Healy travels there to find out.
When the drugs don’t work
There has been a dramatic rise in heart disease in Africa over the past 25 years – a situation made worse by fake medicines on the market. Now doctors are beginning to fight for change, as Lea Surugue reports.
Nigeria: No slick deal
In the first case of its kind, a small Nigerian community is taking on oil giant Eni in the Italian courts. By Francesca Gater
Nigeria court action over Saro-Wiwa memorial
Campaigners have begun legal proceedings to gain possession of a ‘living memorial’ to Nigerian environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, Celestine AkpoBari reports.
Nigeria dares to hope
The end of the battle against polio might be in sight, but violence and public mistrust are creating yet more obstacles. Laura Jiménez Varo investigates.
Country profile: Nigeria
Samuel Malik considers life in the self-styled 'giant of Africa'.
Innocents detained in Nigeria
Ayuba Ijai was held hostage for months by Boko Haram terrorists before government soldiers detained him on suspicion of being a Boko Haram member. Samuel Malik explains.
Introducing... Muhammadu Buhari
Richard Swift on Nigeria's new president.
The spirit of Saro-Wiwa rises
Twenty years after the execution of their leader, the Ogoni people are rebelling once more. Patrick Naagbanton reports from the frontline.
Outgunned
Dayo Aiyetan and Theophilus Abbah offer a West African take on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
Ben Okri
The award-winning Nigerian poet and novelist tells Rowenna Davis why now is the time for new dreams.
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