ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Government reconciliation and rehabilitation programs to reform former Nigerian oil rebels are not ready, former fighters complain.

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Top leaders of rebel groups in the Niger Delta have not negotiated amnesty agreements with the government as the deadline approaches.

ABUJA, Nigeria, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A government amnesty effort in the oil-rich Niger Delta is in danger of collapsing with the main militant group vowing to resume its attacks.

LAGOS, Nigeria, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- A Nigerian rebel group handed over about 300 assault rifles, several grenade launchers and ammunition to the government Saturday.

ABUJA, Nigeria, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled Wednesday to Nigeria to discuss U.S.-Nigerian relations, governance and corruption, officials said.

DAKAR, Senegal, June 7 (UPI) -- Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua has done a poor job of fighting corruption and fixing human rights abuses at his term's halfway mark, advocates say.

An offer of amnesty for Nigerian militants waging attacks in the oil-rich Niger Delta has been met with mixed reviews and prompted increased criticism of President Umaru Yar'Adua's handling of the ongoing violence in the region.

Nigeria has named a new minister to tackle the problems of militancy and violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

ABUJA, Nigeria, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Nigeria's supreme court has thrown out the final challenge to last year's presidential election of Umaru Yar'Adua.