NIGERIA

World champions Spain meet the minnows of Tahiti at the Confederations Cup.

Black Africans and South Asians have a long history of conflict and violence.

There are fears that non-performing loans might start to tick back up again in Nigeria's banking sector.

Full text of the final communiqué issued by leaders of the G-8 nations on Tuesday.

Nigeria beat Tahiti 6-1 at the Confederations Cup in Brazil.

Ireland has witnessed a number of racialist attacks against black Africans who have migrated in recent years to the country.

After retiring from the NBA in 2002, Hakeem Olajuwon and his family moved to Amman, Jordan, where they spend much of every year.

India’s population is projected to exceed China's in about 15 years, at which point both nations are estimated to have 1.45 billion people each.

Helped by a statistical revision to its economy, Nigeria may have already overtaken South Africa as the region’s largest economy.

A look ahead to the FIFA Confederations Cup, which gets underway in Brazil on Saturday.

A new IEA report also said OPEC countries' crude oil supply rose in May to its highest level in seven months.

The Nigerian government has approved a plan to recapitalize the pro-development Bank of Industry, bringing total capital up to $4.72 billion.

In Nigeria, citizens suspect the government of entering into a shady deal for a sophisticated Internet surveillance system.

Jamaica host Mexico in a Concacaf World Cup qualifier.

African countries are rushing to fulfill their Millennium Development Goals by 2015, and some are more serious than others.

Mexico and Nigeria meet in an international friendly in Houston.

Reportedly, Malawi had agreed to ship 100,000 young men and women between the ages of 18 and 25 to South Korea to work in factories and farms.

The account name of an undercover officer, "tostealeverything," allegedly didn't raise red flags at Liberty Reserve.

Africa made strides in creating its own military rapid reaction force to deal with security emergencies in the continent.

Police have identified Michael Adebolajo, a British citizen from Nigeria, as one of two men who hacked a British soldier to death with cleavers.

About 40,000 Kenyan guest workers currently live in the UAE, primarily in the construction, hotel and travel industries.