Muhammadu Buhari reportedly plans to outspend predecessor Goodluck Jonathan on a residence, but slash his food budget.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will hold his first presidential media chat Wednesday. Click here to watch the event via live stream.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan spent more than $4 million to lobby against the movement that sought to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls abducted last year by Boko Haram.
Nigeria’s president said last week that the terrorist group was defeated, but two deadly attacks in less than three days have cast doubts over his claims.
The extremist group, which the government claims is beaten, struck a village near the northeastern city of Maiduguri.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Muslim leaders to change the worldwide perception of Islam.
The Muslim-majority country banned the sale of beer in convenience stores in April, to combat underage drinking.
While the Islamic State group was reportedly responsible for 6,073 fatalities in 2014, Boko Haram was even more lethal, with a body count of 6,644.
The incident took place in Nnewi, a predominantly Christian community in southeast Nigeria, where a gas tanker truck caught fire at a crowded industrial gas plant.
President Muhammadu Buhari has given a Dec. 31 deadline to the country's army to defeat the militant group, which has killed tens of thousands of people.
Russia is arming Kyrgyzstan's military, to the northeast of Afghanistan, to counter threats from the Islamic State group.
According to Unicef, the militant group Boko Haram has put more than a million children out of school in Northern Africa.
Boko Haram pledged allegiance to ISIS in March. The militant group in Nigeria apparently has killed more than 1,000 people in the past two months.
The addition of Yom Kippur puts the U.N. official holiday list at 11.
Saudi Arabia announced Tuesday a newly formed, 34-nation military alliance to fight ISIS. Nigeria was among the countries named that was caught off guard by the announcement.
To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.
Two major obstacles could compromise a U.N. resolution's effectiveness in crushing the Islamic State group's finances.
The elephant tusks were in boxes from Nigeria labeled as synthetic wigs.
Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to grow the economy and stabilize Nigeria's naira currency by eradicating corruption stemming from his predecessor.
The villages are all located near Buratai, the hometown of Nigeria’s military chief.
Islam is both a religion and a form of government, the former U.S. senator from Pennsylvania argued during Tuesday's "undercard" Republican debate.
The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs urged authorities "to exercise restraint" after raids on a minority sect.
