By Edward Harris, Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria -- Gunshots in the night, concerns about fraud and a last-minute scramble to get ballots in place roiled Nigeria on Friday, the eve of presidential elections meant to cement civilian rule in Africa's most populous nation.

African marine ecosystem meeting opens in Nigeria ABUJA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Third Meeting of the Regional Steering Committee opened here on Tuesday as part of measures to address the depleting marine and coastal region of 16 African countries.

Editorial analysis by Len Walker of BBC Monitoring on 7 September. With a weekly Nigerian audience of eighty per cent, radio dominates the Nigerian media environment.

Nigeria calls on foreign investors to tap vast coal deposits ABUJA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian government on Thursday called on foreign investors to tap the vast resources of coal deposits in the country estimated at 2.74 billion tons.