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2004
Disasters (4)
Crime (1)
War & Army (4)
Politics (8)
Business (7)
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| Jan.30 |
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Helicopter crashes on Lagos beach A 25-seat charter helicopter crashed near Nigeria's main commercial city
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| May.5 |
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Muslim leader: 300 killed 300 people, mostly Muslims, were killed in attacks by Christian militia in the town of Yelwa in the Plateau state
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| May.22 |
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Obasanjo declared state of emergency| President said the state of emergency in part of the country was necessary to quell deadly religious violence | |
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| Jun.9 |
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Strike over fuel prices Labor unions have gone on strike, after talks broke off between union leaders and government officials
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| Jun.11 |
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Unions suspend strike Labor groups representing millions of workers abandoned a crippling 3-day general strike
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| Jul.31 |
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Polio campaign restarted| The state of Kano has resumed vaccinations after an 11-month ban that threatened efforts to eradicate the disease | |
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| Aug.19 |
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$248 million to be spent on AIDS drugs The nation plans to spend $248 million for 200,000 HIV-infected Nigerians by the end of 2005
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| Aug.22 |
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Darfur disarmament plan laid out Nigerian President proposed to give a greater role to African Union troops in restoring peace to Sudan's region
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| Aug.26 |
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Rebels rejected key conditions of deal An apparent breakthrough aimed at ending the Darfur crisis seems set to be scuppered
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| Sep.6 |
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Darfur talks deadlocked African Union's chief appealed to both Sudan's government and rebels to move closer to compromise
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| Sep.17 |
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Pipeline blast kills 12 Explosion in Lagos occurred as fuel thieves punctured a pipeline owned by the state oil company NNPC
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Sudan talks break up with no deal Peace talks between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels have ended without agreement
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| Sep.29 |
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Rebel leader cites deal Dokubo-Asari and President Obasanjo have agreed that rebel and government will stop firing on each other immediately
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| Oct.1 |
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Cease-fire reached with rebels| The government has signed a cease-fire with 3 groups that had been targeting foreign oil companies in the Delta region | |
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| Oct.9 |
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Strike ends, more planned A two-day warning walkout at Royal Dutch Shell Group was due to end without disrupting supplies
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| Oct.10 |
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Fuel price strike starts| A 4-day general strike. More strikes would follow if a 25% increase was not reversed | | |
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| Oct.21 |
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Darfur peace talks delayed The African Union has recommended a 4-day postponement of peace talks after a mix-up left delegates stranded
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| Dec.23 |
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'20 die' in fuel blaze| Fire broke out on sighting the police as the theft was under way, and the pipeline was damaged | | |
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Shell cuts Nigerian oil exports International oil giant has been forced to suspend some exports because of community unrest in the Niger River Delta
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