Threats from Unions to sue over the sale of Union Bank and Polaris Bank
Leaders of NUBIFIE, the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Employees, have expressed their worries about what they see...
Gas flaring: FG entices investors to purchase 50 clusters
The Nigerian Gas Flare Commercialization Programme, or NGFCP, is the federal government's initiative to encourage investors to purchase 50 gas-flaring...
John Lee, the leader of Hong Kong, tests positive for COVID-19.
Following his return from the meetings of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Thailand, John Lee, the leader of Hong Kong,...
New Zealand’s top court rules that the voting age of 18 is discriminatory
The ruling allows lawmakers to discuss the concept of lowering the limit to accommodate 16 and 17-year-olds, which an advocacy...
Two death-row Islamist rebels have escaped from a Bangladeshi court
Two Islamist radicals sentenced to die in the murder of a publisher escaped from a Bangladesh court on Sunday after...
COP27: Climate costs agreement reached, but no movement on fossil fuels
At the UN's COP27 summit, a historic agreement was reached that will see affluent countries compensate poorer countries for damage...
The ILO and NECA have unveiled an action plan to encourage women’s entrepreneurship.
The International Labour Organization (ILO), in conjunction with the Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA), has launched the Women Entrepreneurs Self-Check...
Hotelier’s family wants Sanwo-Olu to conduct a formal inquest into his death.
To determine the cause of death of Alaba Bakare, a businessman and hotelier, his family has petitioned Lagos State Governor...
The world’s longest-serving president is running for re-election.
The world's longest-serving president is running for re-election in Equatorial Guinea, where he has ruled for 43 years. President Teodoro...
Two firefighters die in a plane crash at Lima airport
Two firefighters were killed when a jet collided with a fire vehicle as it took off from Peru's main airport....
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is imprisoned for fraud.
Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for scamming investors in her...
NEC expects to receive all BVAS by December.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has once again stated its intention to hold credible elections next year. The National...
The United Nations has released $10 million to assist flood victims in Nigeria.
The United Nations distributed $10 million yesterday from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF)...
North Korea launches an intercontinental ballistic missile into the sea west of Japan.
According to South Korea, North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). Pyongyang's longer-range missiles are aimed to reach...
Abiodun presents the Assembly with a budget of N472.26 billion.
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun yesterday presented an N472.26 billion budget proposal to the state's House of Assembly for the...
