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2011 |
| Aug.31 |
Nigeria floods death toll rises |
| Aug.28 |
Nigeria floods kill 20 in Ibadan
At least 20 people have been killed and thousands displaced by flooding in and around the city of Ibadan in south-western Nigeria
2010 |
| Sep.24 |
Flooding displaces more than 2 million
Map of Kano Nigeria Northern Nigeria: In northern Nigeria flood gates on Challawa and Tiga dams were opened to release rising waters along the Niger River
2006 |
| Sep.30 |
Dam collapse floods town. Northern Nigeria
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2012 |
| Dec.26 |
Lagos Island fireworks blaze kills at least one
An explosion in a warehouse has sparked a major fire and killed at least one person in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city and commercial capital
2007 |
| Dec.26 |
At least 34 dead in fuel pipeline fire
2004 |
| Dec.23 |
'20 die' in fuel blaze
2002 |
| Jan.27 |
Army dump blast rocks Lagos
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2014 |
| Mar.15 |
Nigeria stampede kills jobseekers
2013 |
| Nov.2 |
Deadly church stampede in Nigeria
2011 |
| Feb.12 |
Nigeria rally stampede kills 11
The rally in the southern city of Port Harcourt was part of President Goodluck Jonathan's election campaign ahead of a poll due in April
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2015 |
| Aug.29 |
7 die in Nigeria as air force plane crashes into house. Northern Nigeria
2013 |
| Oct.5 |
Nigerian plane blows out tires landing in Sokoto. Northern Nigeria
| Oct.3 |
Plane crashes after Lagos take-off |
2012 |
| Dec.15 |
Air crash kills Kaduna governor Patrick Yakowa |
| Jun.5 |
Data, voice recorders found in Nigeria plane crash |
| Jun.4 |
Pilot signaled trouble moments before crash
The pilot of the Dana Air plane that crashed into a densely populated neighborhood, radioed that the plane was having trouble just minutes ...
| Jun.3 |
Passenger plane crashes into Lagos building
Map of Lagos Nigeria All dead in Nigeria plane crash. At least 162 people were thought to be on board
Witnesses saw the Dana Air plane strike the two-storey building and burst into flames
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2006 |
| Oct.29 |
Sultan among crash dead
Map of Abuja Nigeria Boeing 737, with 104 on board, crashed near the Abuja airport shortly after takeoff and burst into flames. The jetliner was still on fire at the edge of the runway hours after i... | |
2005 |
| Dec.13 |
2 airlines grounded
| Dec.13 |
Parents mourn 50 crash children
| Dec.11 |
Families seek crash dead
| Dec.10 |
Jet crashes in flames. 100 killed
Map of Port Nigeria A passenger jet crashed on landing at the airport in the city of Port Harcourt. At least 56 people were killed
| Oct.23 |
No survivors in crash All 117 people aboard a passenger jet are dead, including several high-level Nigerian officials
| Oct.23 |
Confusion surrounds crash
| Oct.22 |
Jet has crashed after takeoff
Map of Lagos Nigeria The Boeing 737 with 116 people on board disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from Lagos
2002 |
| May.4 |
Aircraft with 75 people crashed
Northern Nigeria: An aircraft has crashed into buildings in Kano in northern Nigeria, as it approached the airport
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2015 |
| Jan.6 |
Shell agrees Nigeria oil spill deal
Nigeria Delta: Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has agreed to a $84m (£55m) settlement with residents of the Bodo community in the Niger Delta for two oil spill...
2011 |
| Aug.5 |
Oil cleanup could take 30 years |
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2016 |
| Jul.18 |
Nigeria Boko Haram: Children starving, warns Unicef
Northern Nigeria: Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria's Borno state formerly controlled by Boko Haram are suffering from severe malnutr...
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2016 |
| Dec.10 |
Nigeria Uyo: Scores dead in church collapse
A church roof has collapsed in Uyo, south-east Nigeria, killing at least 60 people attending a bishop's ordination
2014 |
| Sep.12 |
Nigeria preacher's guesthouse collapses, killing three
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2013 |
| Apr.5 |
'Dozens die' in Nigeria road crash |
2001 |
| Aug.26 |
50 dead in bus crash
2000 |
| Nov.24 |
60 killed in bus accident
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2015 |
| Oct.8 |
Ebola scare as man dies in Nigerian city of Calabar
| Apr.18 |
'Mystery disease' kills 18 in Nigeria - officials
2014 |
| Aug.8 |
Ebola outbreak: Nigeria declares national emergency
| Jul.26 |
Nigeria 'on red alert' over Ebola
2008 |
| Dec.18 |
Poisoned medicine kills dozens of children
2007 |
| Oct.10 |
Vaccine-linked polio hits Nigeria
2006 |
| Feb.12 |
Fears bird flu has spread to humans
| Feb.10 |
UN urges Nigeria bird flu action
| Feb.9 |
Nigeria plans huge bird flu cull
| Feb.8 |
Deadly bird flu found A highly pathogenic strain of the H5N1 virus has been found in poultry stocks, the first case of the disease in Africa
2004 |
| Jul.31 |
Polio campaign restarted
2001 |
| Apr.27 |
African AIDS summit
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2017 |
| Sep.15 |
Boat sinking leaves 33 dead - emergency services
Northern Nigeria: The bodies of at least 33 people, some children, have been recovered after a crowded boat capsized in the Niger River in north-western Niger...
2013 |
| Sep.28 |
Nigeria river boat accident kills 42, 100 missing
Northern Nigeria: A boat overloaded with passengers and goods travelling on the Niger River in central Nigeria has capsized, killing 42 people with 100 others...
2003 |
| Oct.12 |
150 feared missing as ferry sinks
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2003 |
| Jun.21 |
105 killed in oil blast An explosion has killed at least 105 villagers trying to siphon off fuel
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2015 |
| Dec.24 |
Nigeria gas explosion kills more than 100 people
Map of Nnewi Anambra Nigeria Scores of people are reported killed in an explosion at an industrial gas plant in southern Nigeria | |
2006 |
| Dec.26 |
Pipeline explosion kills at least 260 
A massive explosion and fire ignited as crowds carried away buckets of fuel from a tapped fuel pipeline
Extreme heat has prevented rescuers from recovering bodie. The fire burned for 12 hours after the blast. Many of the bodies were burnt beyond recognition
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| May.12 |
Oil pipeline explosion kills up to 200
Map of Lagos%3B Nigeria Vandals are thought to have caused the explosion on the outskirts of the city of Lagos; all of them were killed
2003 |
| Feb.2 |
'Many dead' in Lagos blast A massive explosion levelled an apartment building. Nearby bank had been destroyed and was being looted
2002 |
| Jan.28 |
Lagos blasts leave 500 dead killed as a result of a series of huge explosions at an army munitions dump | |