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Nigeria

Arcs in and about Nigeria from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Place · 169 stories · 1,200 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 3, 2023

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

Nothing ongoing. The last arc went quiet Feb 16.

All arcs1 named arc in 2026

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Sep 28, 20262014

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else35 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Nigeria that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 23Nigeria signs $800 million offshore gas project with TotalEnergies2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 21– 23Pastor Among Christians Killed in Latest Nigeria Massacre3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 3 right
  3. Sep 17– 18Nigeria: At least 37 suspected illegal miners die in custody12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 1 right
  4. Sep 17– 19At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say16 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Sep 11– 15Dangote refinery launches Africa’s biggest IPO for retail investors18 articles · 9 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 6– 10Dozens of Nigerians freed after 6 months in Jihadi captivity16 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 27Gunmen attack a community in Nigeria and kill 30 people, residents say7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  8. Jul 10– 12Students abducted in May by Islamic militants in Nigeria are rescued, government says22 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  9. May 18US, Nigeria strike ISIS fighters again from the air after killing senior leader1 articles · 1 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  10. May 16– 17Trump Says a top Islamic state leader was killed in US-Nigerian mission39 articles · 32 independent sources
    5 left, 8 center, 5 right

Stories that name Nigeria

  1. Sep 29Dangote Targets 10 Million Investors in Africa’s Biggest IPO3 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 23– 25Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests51 articles · 27 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 31– Sep 1Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 29– Sep 1As capital goes back to normal, Niger downplays soldiers' mutiny34 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 1 right
  5. Aug 21– 25Congo’s Ebola outbreak records one of its highest weekly death tolls yet15 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 11Authorities say 10 Nigerian police officers were killed in gunbattle with rebels in the north11 articles · 9 independent sources
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  7. Jul 30– Aug 1State Department says it made ‘an unfortunate error’ when it mislabeled countries on map of Africa30 articles · 24 independent sources
    7 left, 4 center, 3 right
  8. Jul 27– 28Catholic nun avoids detention but still faces deportation5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 23– 26Nun speaks out for first time about being detained by ICE while walking to Mass in Texas22 articles · 19 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  10. Jul 22– 23Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people30 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 1 right

Local coverage

  1. Sep 18– 19Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody5 articles · 4 independent sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Sep 7France sets 3-pointer record with 22 at women’s FIBA World Cup, Belgium reaches quarterfinals11 articles · 4 independent sources
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  3. Aug 22Scores of people kidnapped from a mosque as armed groups attacked multiple villages in Nigeria5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  4. Aug 20Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead6 articles · 4 independent sources
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  5. Aug 19– 20Fractured opposition battles Nigeria's Tinubu as presidential campaign begins7 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
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