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At Least Four Killed, Eleven Wounded as Afghan Government Bus Bombed in Kabul
At least four people have been killed and 11 others wounded when a roadside bomb hit a bus carrying Afghan government employees in Kabul on Thursday. The bombing came on
Myanmar Military to Bring Fresh Charges Against Overthrown Leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar’s overthrown leader Aung San Suu Kyi is set to face new charges of corruption from the generals who seized power in a coup on February 1, as protesters fighting
US Fed Expects Key Rate at Near Zero through 2023
The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year yet still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial markets about
The Rise Fund to Invest $200 in Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Business Valued at $2.65bn
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in fourteen countries across Africa, has announced the signing of a $200 million agreement with global impact investing platform,
Kanye West Now ‘Richest Black Person in US History’ with $6.6 Billion Net Worth
Now worth a whopping $6.6 billion, producer, rapper, and fashion mogul Kanye West is the richest African American in the United States, according to Forbes Magazine. He is now also
Italian Court Frees Shell, Eni in $1.3bn Nigeria Oilfield Corruption Case
A Milan court on Wednesday acquitted energy companies, Eni and Royal Dutch Shell, along with some of their past and present managers, including Eni Chief Executive, Claudio Descalzi, in one
Biden Says Putin Is a Killer and Russia Will Pay for Meddling in US Elections
United States President Joe Biden has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is “going to pay” following a US intelligence report that linked Moscow to an influence campaign that sought to
Nigeria Deliberating on How to Pay for Covid Vaccines, Says It Requires $1bn to Inoculate 70% of Population
Nigeria’s federal government is working out how to pay for Covid vaccines, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clement Agba, has said. He told THISDAY at
Abduction of Young Girls Unacceptable, Okonjo-Iweala Says, Urges Nigeria to Restart Safe Schools Initiative
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged the federal government to restart the Safe Schools Initiative launched at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in
Nigerian Military Rescues 10 Airport Staff Abducted in Kaduna after 11 Days in Captivity
The 10 members of staff of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), who were abducted by bandits in March 6, 2021, in Kaduna Northwest Nigeria, have been rescued by
