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Nigeria will continue its $3.5bn civil claim against Shell Plc and Eni SpA after Italian prosecutors dropped criminal proceedings against the companies, a lawyer representing Africa’s largest crude producer said. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the West African country, which joined the case…

Nigeria has moved up three places as its passport is ranked 100th out of 116 countries, but it is still among the least powerful in Africa, the latest 2022 Henley Passport Index shows. The index, published by Henley & Partners, a London-based global…

Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are locked in a tight race for a chance to become prime minister, alongside Rishi Sunak, as polling seen by the Guardian suggests Labour could beat any of the three at a general election. The former levelling up…

Elon Musk and Twitter continued sparring on Monday, with the social media company slamming the Tesla CEO’s request for a slower trial schedule. Musk is trying to terminate a deal he previously made to buy Twitter and take it private for $54.20…

The Founders of Texas-based fintech firm Ping Express US LLC, Anslem Oshionebo and Opeyemi Odeyale, have pleaded guilty for failing to combat money laundering on their platform. A statement by the US Department of Justice, which was seen by Business Insider Africa, explained…

President Joe Biden has nominated Richard Mills, Jr, as the United States Ambassador To Nigeria. This was announced in a statement by White House. The statement said Richard Mills, Jr is to serve among his key leaders in his administration. He replaces Mary Beth…

The U.S. securities regulator quizzed Elon Musk last month over a tweet in which the world’s richest person raised doubts over whether he would move ahead with his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) due to concerns over the number of…

Pope Francis has named three women, two nuns and a lay woman, to a previously all-male committee that advises him in selecting the world’s bishops, the Vatican said on Wednesday. He had disclosed the decision in an exclusive interview with Reuters earlier this…

Heathrow Airport is asking airlines to stop selling any more tickets for travel this summer, as it announces a cap on passengers allowed to fly from the airport. The London airport would limit passengers to 100,000 a day until September 11, as it…

Twitter has sued Elon Musk to compel him to buy the social media company for $44 billion – a deal the world’s richest person said last week he was calling off. The lawsuit, filed in Delaware’s Court of Chancery on Tuesday, accuses Musk…