Chinese electric car maker BYD’s plan to sell shares in its computer chip making unit has been suspended, the latest share offering to be hit by Beijing’s crackdown on businesses. The listing has been put on hold due to a regulatory investigation into the law firm advising the company. The plan to list […]
Dozens of US military transport jets were expected to land at Kabul’s international airport on Monday, as about 20,000 people remained at the facility awaiting evacuation, a source close to the situation told CNN. Plans called for 33 US Air Force C-17s to head to Hamid Karzai International Airport in the next 24 […]
The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has urged Nigerians to use the forthcoming Peace Day celebration to become agents of peace. The appeal is contained in a statement signed by Esther Ndukwe, the Institute’s Media Officer and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. It […]
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the implementation of Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) does not mean automatic increase in the pump price of petrol in the country. The Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mr Abdulkadir Saidu, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. “There is no gainsaying that the […]
The U.S. special envoy for North Korea was scheduled to meet his South Korean counterpart on Monday, as the two allies look for ways to entice Pyongyang back to talks over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs. Sung Kim arrived in Seoul on Saturday for a four-day visit. He met with Foreign Minister Chung […]
The U.S. Embassy in Kabul issued a new security warning Saturday advising Americans not to go to the airport without “individual instructions from a U.S. government representative,” noting possible security threats posed by the Islamic State outside the airport gates. The German Embassy issued a similar warning, saying Taliban forces were conducting increasingly […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to support its five-year policy aimed at growing the economy. Mr Osita Nwanisobi, Ag. Director, Corporate Communications Department CBN, made the call at a one-day interactive and enlightenment session with the organised labour […]
US national security officials are working to account for more than 20 years worth of weapons provided to the Afghan military as images of Taliban fighters brandishing American-made rifles and riding in abandoned Humvees are raising concerns about what else was left behind. The Taliban’s newfound American arsenal is likely not limited to […]
Girls Act, Abuja Chapter of the AIDs HealthCare Foundation, on Saturday called on government and stakeholders to invest more on youths and adolescent health needs in the country. Miss Patience Asher, Coordinator Girls Act, Abuja Chapter, made the call at the side-line of the First African and Second Nigerian Conference on Adolescent and […]
Hurricane Grace pummeled Mexico with torrential rain on Saturday, causing severe flooding and mudslides that killed at least eight people, authorities said. The storm was one of the most powerful to hit the country’s Gulf coast in years. Grace was whipping up maximum sustained winds of 201 kph (125 mph), a Category 3 […]