In the home stretch of Canada’s federal election, the Conservative Party is within striking distance of Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Tacking to the centre under a new leader, they hope they can topple the two-term prime minister. A few days before Justin Trudeau called a snap election, Conservative leader Erin O’Toole sent a message […]
China has applied to join a key Asia-Pacific trade pact as it attempts to strengthen its position in the region. The move comes the day after a historic security deal between the US, UK and Australia was unveiled. The pact that eventually became the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), was […]
Taiwan’s government called on the European Union to quickly begin trade talks after the bloc pledged to seek a trade deal with the tech-heavyweight island, something Taipei has long angled for. The EU included Taiwan on its list of trade partners for a potential bilateral investment agreement in 2015, the year before President […]
Alhaji Shehu Yamusa III, the Emir of Keffi in Nasarawa State has said that lack of finance was the major factor hindering women participation in politics in Nigeria. Yamusa, who is also Chancellor, Nasarawa State University, made this known when the delegation from the National Democratic Institute (NDI) Supporting Advancement of Gender Equality (SAGE) International […]
Global economic growth is estimated to hit 5.3% this year with the recovery from the pandemic, its fastest rate in nearly five decades, according to a UN report released Wednesday. “The recovery, however, is uneven across geographical, income and sectoral lines,” the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in the […]
The UK, US and Australia have announced a historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific, in what’s seen as an effort to counter China. It will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by the US. The Aukus pact, which will also cover AI and other technologies, is one […]
A Nigerian envoy, Mrs Ibironke Adeagbo, has expressed fears on the safety of Nigeria’s 5.2 million students in 13,029 institutions nationwide as schools in the country resume for a new academic year. Records show that 1.4 million of the students are in the Nigerian northwest, the hotbed of persistent abductions that have resulted […]
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in El Salvador, angry at the introduction of Bitcoin as its legal tender. President Nayib Bukele says the cryptocurrency will help Salvadorans working abroad to send money back home. But demonstrators fear it will bring instability and inflation to the impoverished Latin American country. Some […]
U.S. President Joe Biden meets Wednesday with corporate executives to discuss COVID-19 vaccinations for workers as infections in the U.S. surge among the unvaccinated. Biden said Thursday the Labor Department was planning to impose a vaccine requirement on companies that employ at least 100 people. He said the companies must require workers to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). They include Dr Baba Bila representing the North-East zone, Professor Sani Adam, representing the North-Central zone and Professor Abdullahi Abdu, representing the North-West zone. The swearing-in took place on Wednesday just before the commencement of the Federal Executive Council […]