Nigerian militant group Ansaru says it kidnapped seven foreign workers in a raid that saw a security guard killed.
Italian, British, Greek and Lebanese workers are thought to be among those being held after the attack in the northern state of Bauchi.
They were working on a construction project when the militants attacked on Sunday, reports say.
Ansaru, an Islamist group, emerged last June and recently carried out a raid in which it kidnapped a French national.
The group announced it was behind Sunday's kidnappings in an email sent to journalists, saying it had "the custody of seven persons, which include Lebanese and their European counterparts" working with construction firm Setraco.
On Monday, the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office would still not confirm or deny reports that a Briton was among those held.
Earlier reports that a Filipino was among the hostages were denied by the company.
The kidnapping of foreigners and wealthy Nigerians is common in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, in the south of the country, and has become a lucrative trade for criminals.
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