Nigerian officials stepped up efforts on Thursday to negotiate the release of two kidnapped Americans and a Briton after six of the hostages’ fellow oil workers were freed by…

Militants have released six foreign oil workers they deemed ”low value”, but held on to two Americans and one Briton and threatened crippling new attacks aimed at cutting off all…

Nigerian authorities hunted for nine foreign workers being held as ”human shields” by rebel fighters on Tuesday as the crisis in Africa’s biggest oil industry forced world oil…

Nigerian separatist guerrillas taunted the army with claims of further attacks on Monday after a weekend of violence forced energy giant Shell to slash the country’s oil exports…

Tension was mounting on Wednesday in the city of Warri as soldiers hunted for a heavily armed militia that has attacked oil facilities in southern Nigeria and kidnapped four…

Ethnic militants vowed to prevent voting Saturday in a broad swathe of Nigeria’s oil delta during legislative elections that pose a test for civilian rule in Africa’s most…