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Nigeria

Nigeria is a country in West Africa, the most populous on the continent.

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242 linked stories in all years we hold

Via Wikimedia Commons (Flag of Nigeria)

The earliest story we hold is from Oct 1, 2021.

Stories involving Nigeria2 named stories in 2026

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every story in 2026 at its own dates
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Coverage over timeshare of the sources publishing each week in linked stories, by side, weeks overlapping 2026

Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: whole weeks overlap 2026; counts include days outside 2026.

Dec 29, 2025 - Nov 15, 2026

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Week of Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 2026: 4 left, 4 center, 0 right, 2% of the sources that published that week · 8 articles

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WeekLeftCenterRightArticlesShare
Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 202661936017%
Jan 5, 2026 - Jan 11, 202603032%
Jan 12, 2026 - Jan 18, 2026036225%
Jan 19, 2026 - Jan 25, 2026226126%
Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 1, 202600000%
Feb 2, 2026 - Feb 8, 202630253%
Feb 9, 2026 - Feb 15, 202621363%
Feb 16, 2026 - Feb 22, 2026344116%
Feb 23, 2026 - Mar 1, 202600000%
Mar 2, 2026 - Mar 8, 202603253%
Mar 9, 2026 - Mar 15, 202627142814%
Mar 16, 2026 - Mar 22, 2026362126%
Mar 23, 2026 - Mar 29, 202600000%
Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 5, 202600000%
Apr 6, 2026 - Apr 12, 202600000%
Apr 13, 2026 - Apr 19, 202600000%
Apr 20, 2026 - Apr 26, 202600000%
Apr 27, 2026 - May 3, 202600000%
May 4, 2026 - May 10, 202600000%
May 11, 2026 - May 17, 2026142799328%
May 18, 2026 - May 24, 2026121925917%
May 25, 2026 - May 31, 202600000%
Jun 1, 2026 - Jun 7, 202600000%
Jun 8, 2026 - Jun 14, 202600000%
Jun 15, 2026 - Jun 21, 202600000%
Jun 22, 2026 - Jun 28, 202600000%
Jun 29, 2026 - Jul 5, 202622261%
Jul 6, 2026 - Jul 12, 2026264192%
Jul 13, 2026 - Jul 19, 2026434132%
Jul 20, 2026 - Jul 26, 20267135494%
Jul 27, 2026 - Aug 2, 202610166386%
Aug 3, 2026 - Aug 9, 2026557203%
Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 16, 2026253122%
Aug 17, 2026 - Aug 23, 2026141161%
Aug 24, 2026 - Aug 30, 2026471273%
Aug 31, 2026 - Sep 6, 2026472193%
Sep 7, 2026 - Sep 13, 2026694324%
Sep 14, 2026 - Sep 20, 20266169486%
Sep 21, 2026 - Sep 27, 20262225526%
Sep 28, 2026 - Oct 4, 2026422112%
Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 11, 2026152142%
Oct 12, 2026 - Oct 18, 20261729139112%
Oct 19, 2026 - Oct 25, 20268136506%
Oct 26, 2026 - Nov 1, 20267127505%
Nov 2, 2026 - Nov 8, 2026423102%
Nov 9, 2026 - Nov 15, 202644082%

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

Whole record, all years we hold

80 left · 107 center · 69 right: 256 sources on the spectrum, across 242 linked stories.

Everything else52 updates in 2026 not part of any story, newest first

Updates about Nigeria that are not part of any story yet

  1. Nov 5– 6Nigeria court bars opposition candidate two months before election3 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 27At least 62 people killed in attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Oct 26– 27Nigeria evacuates Ebola patient to Switzerland as authorities monitor 52 contacts7 articles · 6 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 13– 16Supreme Court will review asylum case of Nigerian man who cooked meals for terrorist leaders11 articles · 11 sources
    3 left, 6 center, 2 right
  5. Oct 5– 7Nigerian military plane crash kills all 25 on board12 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Sep 25College football player stabbed to death allegedly by illegal alien who was given deportation pass TWICE, sources say4 articles · 4 sources
    0 left, 0 center, 4 right
  7. Sep 23Nigeria signs $800 million offshore gas project with TotalEnergies2 articles · 2 sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  8. Sep 17– 18Nigeria: At least 37 suspected illegal miners die in custody12 articles · 9 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Sep 17Nigeria and South Africa tried to ease tensions after violent anti-migrant protests. But the rift is back7 articles · 8 sources
    0 left, 8 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 17– 19At least 48 dead in Nigeria after consuming drink suspected to contain methanol, authorities say16 articles · 13 sources
    3 left, 6 center, 2 right

Stories that name Nigeria

  1. Nov 5– 6Tallest women’s college basketball player ever makes debut4 articles · 4 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Oct 28– 29Putin woos African leaders at a Moscow summit aimed at expanding Russia-Africa ties15 articles · 10 sources
    3 left, 3 center, 0 right
  3. Oct 26– 27Investors From 119 Countries Pile Into Dangote’s Record Refinery IPO3 articles · 3 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 1 right
  4. Oct 14– 19Wright calls Trump's diesel deal a peace incentive. Rubio says Russia would sell anyway.15 articles · 14 sources
    4 left, 3 center, 6 right
  5. Oct 13– 15Supreme Court Takes Up Fight Over Musk’s DOGE Records52 articles · 47 sources
    13 left, 24 center, 9 right
  6. Oct 8– 9Homeland Security targets Democratic campaign after ICE arrest in Pennsylvania6 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  7. Oct 1– 2Ethiopia: Embassy shut in Eritrea, 10 diplomats expelled7 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  8. Sep 29Dangote Targets 10 Million Investors in Africa’s Biggest IPO3 articles · 2 sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  9. Sep 23– 25Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests51 articles · 27 sources
    2 left, 21 center, 0 right
  10. Sep 11– 126 Nigerians being extradited to US for swindling women out of $6M in romance scams20 articles · 17 sources
    5 left, 7 center, 4 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 11Nigerian court orders journalist kept in custody over report, renewing concerns over media freedom3 articles · 3 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  2. Oct 320 people dead in road crash in Nigeria’s Plateau state6 articles · 6 sources
    3 left, 2 center, 1 right
  3. Sep 18– 19Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody5 articles · 4 sources
    2 left, 0 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 7France sets 3-pointer record with 22 at women’s FIBA World Cup, Belgium reaches quarterfinals11 articles · 4 sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 5– 9Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care6 articles · 6 sources
    2 left, 4 center, 0 right
  6. Aug 22Scores of people kidnapped from a mosque as armed groups attacked multiple villages in Nigeria5 articles · 5 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  7. Aug 20Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead6 articles · 4 sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  8. Aug 19– 20Fractured opposition battles Nigeria's Tinubu as presidential campaign begins7 articles · 6 sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right