The money had been earmarked for equipping soldiers to fight Boko Haram militants, President Muhammadu Buhari's administration said.
Boko Haram has killed thousands of people in the past six years, and suspected militants from the group have reportedly carried out recent attacks in neighboring countries including Chad, Niger and Cameroon.
Africans, who already grapple with tougher immigration policies compared with other refugees and migrants, may now face even more obstacles in Europe, some say.
Antibiotic resistance has been described as "one of the biggest threats to global health today."
Nigerian forces said they uncovered large quantities of weaponry during the operation, which came as Nigeria's military continued a yearslong campaign against militants.
Here is the full list of Nigeria's newly appointed ministers and their portfolios, as well as the text of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's speech.
The move to sack 17 permanent secretaries was described by local media as part of the President Buhari's plans to shrink the ministries and cut overhead costs amid Nigeria’s economic setbacks.
Senegal’s President Macky Sall said imams must be trained to promote “tolerant Islam” and the Muslim majority nation should have the “courage to fight this excessive form.”
The move comes after President Muhammadu Buhari replaced his army, navy, air force and defense chiefs
Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, chief of Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., said the firm is projecting an inflow of $20 billion next year.
The Nigerian president didn't appoint his federal ministers until September, followed by approval from the Senate.
More than 3,500 people in Sierra Leone died from Ebola virus disease in the wake of its outbreak in the country 18 months ago.
In a new report, Amnesty International accused the Anglo-Dutch oil giant of failing to adequately clean up oil spill sites in the Niger Delta.
The refugee crises stemming from these wars are expected to have added to the 60 million displaced persons in the world.
In August, a similar situation resulted in 71 refugees' freezing to death in a refrigerated truck in Austria.
Nigeria’s court of appeal rejected a bid Friday from the senate president seeking to squash his corruption trial.
The graphic from the African nation's army includes Abubakar Shekau, the alleged leader of the militant group.
Trade between India and Africa has reportedly increased over ten-fold in a decade to $72 billion in 2014-2015.
"The rescued persons, which comprised eight males, 138 females and 192 children, have since been evacuated," Nigeria’s military spokesman said Wednesday.
The chairman of Nigerian conglomerate Honeywell Group said Tuesday Africa’s biggest economy is in a state of “national emergency.”
Leaders signed a peace agreement in August to end the 20-month civil war, but fighting persists in the northeastern African nation.
Nigeria, which uses drones to combat oil theft, may deploy them as a crime-fighting tool in Lagos, said a local government official.
