NIGERIA

Tehran nearly doubles the number of deaths of its citizens in the Saudi disaster as the two nations seek to ease tensions.

Growing backlash from Middle East leaders after nearly 900 Muslim pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia this month could push Saudi authorities to reshape how they manage the hajj.

While leaders from Niger, Chad and Cameroon attended the U.N. meeting on Boko Haram, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari and his delegation were reportedly missing.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named a petroleum minister in his new Cabinet: himself.

Nigeria saw its number of telephone connections increase by more than 7 percent in the first half of the year amid expanded access to mobile phones and telecommunication services.

Speaking at the UN, Muhammadu Buhari pledged to tackle the problems his government inherited.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will make history as the first Nigerian leader in 16 years to address the U.N. General Assembly on the opening day of General Debate.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to announce his ministerial appointments for his presidential cabinet on Sept. 30, his presidential aides said.

The news of the militants surrendering Friday was confirmed in a statement by a Nigerian army representative.

The death toll as of Friday morning was 719 people, and more than 850 Muslim worshippers were injured Thursday on the third day of the annual Islamic event.

The embattled senate president failed to attend trial last week after Nigeria's Code of Conduct Tribunal issued a warrant for his arrest.

Troops loyal to Burkina Faso’s government have given an ultimatum to coup leaders to step down or face an attack.

While there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosions, they bore the hallmarks of the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

Nigeria's military says schools have been reopened and civilians have been rescued in the country's northeast, which had been controlled by the Islamist militants.

Humanitarian workers say they rescued 301 people attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea in flimsy rubber dinghies Saturday.

The currency in Nigeria, Africa's largest economy and top oil producer, has been hit hard by a global oil glut and crashing crude prices.

In its monthly oil market report, the oil cartel said "lower-than-expected" U.S. output would drag down overall supplies from non-OPEC oil producers.

"We are still working under the rubble for more bodies and injured," the state coordinator for Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is set to arrive in Paris on Monday for a three-day official visit to France focused on defense, security, trade and investments.

Nigeria's president has taken strides in fighting against the insurgent group Boko Haram, but the extremist group has still carried out a number of deadly attacks.

“If we win, it will be victory for the whole of Africa," Nigerian-born Spanish lawyer Helen Mukoro said. She is the first woman and the first immigrant to run for Spain's presidency.