Photo: Cornelius Poppe / SCANPIX

Memorial Ceremony

News and events // Last updated: 24/08/2011 //

Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Ladies and gentlemen Dear all of you, Today we are stopping the clock to remember the dead. We are doing so as one nation. Together we lost what we could not, and should not, lose. 77 lives. Together we defeated hatred. Together we are embracing openness, tolerance and fellowship. We have cried together with you who were forced to say a last goodbye at

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2011 is to be divided equally between Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman.
Photo: Scanpix/ photomontage MFA Norway.

News and events // Last updated: 10/10/2011 //

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg commented, “This is an important recognition of the role they have played in ensuring women’s safety and right to participate in peace-building work. Women’s participation is crucial in promoting peace and preventing conflict.”

Attack on United Nations office in Nigeria 26.08.11

News and events // Last updated: 21/09/2011 //

On 26 August, the United Nations office in Abuja was the target of an attack that shocked the world and drew global condemnation. From Heads of State to members of the general public, people at all levels have denounced what was a deplorable and cowardly act.

People left flowers and candles in the streets of Oslo to commemorate the victims.
Photo: MFA.

News and events // Last updated: 25/07/2011 //

A statement from Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre following the attacks in Oslo on 22 July.

Norsk // Sist oppdatert: 07/07/2011 //

Norge har vært med å arrangere et seminar om væpnet vold i Nigeria for å diskutere gode, og eventuelt ikke så vellykkede, erfaringer med tiltak for å forebygge og redusere væpnet vold.

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Nordic-Nigerian cooperation in the Energy Sector and Energy Development

News and events // 15/04/2011 //

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Federal Ministry of Power on behalf of the Federal Government of Nigeria, and the Nordic Embassies in Nigeria on Cooperation in the Energy Sector and Energy Development.

Memorial Ceremony

Nobel Peace Prize for 2011

Attack on United Nations office in Nigeria 26.08.11

Attacks on Government building and youth camp at Utøya

Seminar om væpnet vold i Abuja

Nordic-Nigerian cooperation in the Energy Sector and Energy Development

Royal Norwegian Embassy in Abuja