INTERNATIONAL

Attacks on me Over Pictures With Tinubu Show Lack of Unity in Nigeria — Okonjo-Iweala

The Director-General, World Trade Orgainsation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on Nigerians to relax and stay united, noting that the attacks on her over her picture with President Tinubu were unnecessary. She noted that the controversy surrounding why her picture with President Tinubu was…

25/06/2023

Crew Onboard Submersible Dead, OceanGate Confirms

Sub operator, OceanGate says all five people onboard a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic have been lost. “We now believe that our CEO Stockton Rush, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood, Hamish Harding, and Paul-Henri Nargeolet, have sadly been…

22/06/2023

Visa Restriction On Foreign Students’ Family Not Targeted At Nigerians, Says UK Envoy

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery says the decision of the United Kingdom (UK) restricting foreign students from bringing dependents with them starting in 2024 is not targeted at Nigerians rather it is to protect UK infrastructure as the number…

22/06/2023

Carlos Ghosn Sues Nissan for $1bn in Defamation Suit

Former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has reportedly sued the carmaker for more than $1bn. The filing marks Mr Ghosn's latest effort to clear his name after he was ousted from the firm in 2018 and arrested in Japan on financial misconduct charges.…

21/06/2023

UK Cuts Tariffs On Products From Nigeria, 64 Others

The United Kingdom (UK) on Monday simplified trading rules and cut tariffs on products from developing countries, including Nigeria, saving businesses and consumers millions of pounds a year. The UK’s new post-Brexit Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) scheme, which entered into force yesterday,…

20/06/2023

UK Schools Teaching 12-year-olds Anal sex, nine-year-olds Masturbation – Report

According to a report by the Daily Mail UK, certain lesson plans in schools across the United Kingdom have raised concerns as they involve inappropriate content being taught to schoolchildren. These materials include information about anal sex, orgasms, and masturbation, which are…

19/06/2023

War Must End, Ramaphosa Tells Putin

South Africa’s president, in Russia as part of a delegation pushing for peace between Kyiv and Moscow, told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Saturday that the fighting had to stop. His delegation put forward a set of principles that the Kremlin deemed…

18/06/2023

IMF Backs CBN’s Exchange Rate Unification Policy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Friday gave its backing to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN’s) exchange rate unification policy. The policy, which collapsed all exchange rates into the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window, allows market forces to determine exchange rates. The IMF said…

17/06/2023

England Appoints First Female Lord Chief Justice

Veteran UK lawyer Sue Carr was named Thursday as the first woman to serve as the most senior judge for England and Wales in the role of lord chief justice, which dates back to the 13th century. Carr, 58, was appointed to succeed…

16/06/2023

Nine Women Accuse Bill Cosby Of Sexual Assault In Lawsuit

Nine women accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them decades ago in a lawsuit filed in Nevada Wednesday, after the US state dropped its statute of limitations on civil sexual abuse cases. The lawsuit said the US comedian had used his “enormous power,…

15/06/2023