NIGERIA

The World Health Organization (WHO) has pegged a per capita investment of US $3 to $ 4 for managing mental health as part of its initiative on World Mental Health day. 2011 commemorates the 20th year of World Mental Health day and this year’s campaign focuses on, Investing in mental health”, noting that financial and human resources allocated for mental health are inadequate especially in low resource countries.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced on Friday, and for the first time, three women split the prize. But, after a weekend of celebration, peace still isn't ubiquitous in either Liberia or Yemen, the homes of the laureates.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three women on Friday for their collective nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.

The Somali rebel group responsible for the suicide bombing Tuesday that killed 70 people has vowed that attacks will increase day by day. But what does al-Shabab want?

Underwear Bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab trial began today in Detroit as the terror suspect yelled al-Awlaki's name.

What's the lowdown on gasoline prices for U.S. motorists? By and large the story remains encouraging -- a 7-cent drop in prices in a week, and a roughly 21-cent plunge from a month ago, in early September.

Nigeria experienced an explosion of violence over the weekend, with a number of militant attacks occurring all over the country. On Sunday, 23 people were killed when around 70 attackers stormed the village of Ligyado in Zamfara State armed with AK47 rifles, daggers, machetes and sticks.

Gunmen shot and hacked to death 18 people in a village in northwest Nigeria on Sunday, police said.

Nigeria's Union Bank on Friday became the last lender rescued in a $4 billion 2009 bailout to get recapitalisation approval, bringing to a close a reform programme set-up two years ago to end the country's banking crisis.

Gunmen boarded a ship supplying an Exxon Mobil oil platform offshore Nigeria on Friday, wounding one on board and abducting another, the local unit of the U.S. oil major said.

China isn't the only country eyeing a Heavenly Palace. Several developing nations are also creating space agencies and building rockets in hopes that one day they, too, may have citizens in space.

Africa is starting to appear on the radar screens of western retailers as they look for the next growth opportunity in emerging markets while having to cope with subdued consumer spending at home.

Boeing finally delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to All Nippon Airways Sunday after years of delays; the plane will offer greater passenger comfort and huge fuel savings for airlines.

Two men were picked up after activists posted pictures and names of the alleged rapists online.

The 10-minute footage reportedly shows the five young men laughing and joking as they take turns abusing the woman.

Washington D.C. is owed $340,000

The African Union (AU) recognised the National Transitional Council (NTC) as Libya's de facto government on Tuesday, removing another piece of diplomatic support for ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi.

Finally, there's some good news for U.S. motorists. Gas prices, down about 10 cents per gallon in the past month to an average of $3.60 per gallon for regular unleaded, are likely to continue to decline, assuming no oil disruptions from major oil producers or a large storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

Nigeria's 2012 budget will be based on average oil production of 2.48 million barrels per day and a benchmark price of $75 dollars per barrel, the country's finance minister said on Friday.

Gunmen shot dead four people in a bar in the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri in the latest strike by a radical Islamist sect, police said on Tuesday.

This vast landlocked country just north of Nigeria and east of Mali, is one of the poorest nations on Earth