Despite U.S. President Joe Biden’s urging that Southeast Asian countries take a firmer stance on the Ukraine war, the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit ended Friday without condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a sign of the geopolitical complexities in the region as the administration seeks to broaden the coalition against Moscow beyond Europe. “With regard to […]
INEC has repeated its resolve to continue to deepen the use of technology to improve on the conduct of credible elections. Its National Commissioner and Chairperson, Planning and Monitoring Committee, Prof. Rhoda Gumus, restated this when she received a delegation from the Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) in Abuja. On Aug. 6, 2021, INEC’s Chairman, […]
The Nigeria Army (NA) on Friday pulled out 14 Infantry generals from active service in a colourful ceremony in Kaduna. The retired officers who were pulled out in a parade at the Jaji Military Cantonment, Kaduna, consisted eight Maj-Generals and six Brigadier-Generals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the pulling out parade was […]
Mr Peter Obi, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, on Friday pledged to transform Nigeria from a consumer nation to a productive nation, if elected president in 2023. He made pledge while addressing Kebbi State PDP Executive Committee and delegates at the party secretariat in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital. Obi, erstwhile governor of […]
African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has announced the appointment of Ms Marlene Ngoyi as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Fund for Export-Development in Africa (FEDA), the Bank’s development-oriented subsidiary. Mr Emmanuel Assiak has also been appointed Chief Investment Officer for FEDA. This appointments are contained in a statement signed by Afreximbank’s Media Contact, Amadou […]
Twitter has confirmed that two of its bosses are leaving the social media company in one of the biggest shake-ups since Elon Musk agreed to buy the firm. The executives had been leading Twitter’s consumer and revenue operations. From this week, the firm has also paused most hiring, except for “business critical roles”. The move […]
Energy giant Shell has agreed to sell more than 400 of its petrol stations in Russia to the country’s second largest oil producer, Lukoil. Shell Neft, the firm’s subsidiary in Russia, will be sold for an undisclosed sum. Many Western oil and gas firms have been looking to offload their Russian businesses following the country’s […]
The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Population Commission (NPC) to digitalise postcodes for Nigeria. The Director-General, NIPOST, Dr Ismail Adewusi, at the signing of the MoU in Abuja, said that the effort is aimed at transitioning the system to a digital platform to create more […]
Apple has lost its position as the world’s most valuable company amid a broad sell-off of technology stocks. Saudi Arabian oil and gas producer Aramco has reclaimed the top spot from the iPhone maker for the first time in almost two years. Investors have been selling shares in technology firms as they move into what […]
The U.S. House of Representatives approved more than $40 billion more aid for Ukraine on Tuesday, as Congress races to keep military aid flowing and boost the government in Kyiv as it grapples with the Russian invasion. The House passed the Ukraine spending bill by 368 to 57, with every ‘no’ vote coming from Republicans. […]