UN agency calls for temporary basic income for 2.7bn people
A United Nations agency on Thursday called for a temporary basic income for the world’s 2.7 billion poor people amid...
Gov Zulum shocked, saddened by execution of 5 aid workers in Borno
Gov. Babagana Zulum has expressed shock and sadness over the killing in Borno of five aid workers who were killed by...
Dollar slows slide as Sino-U.S. tensions escalate
The dollar crept off milestone lows against other majors, on Thursday, and held on to gains against the yuan, as...
Ondo PDP primaries: Ayorinde congratulates Jegede, calls for unity
Mr Bode Ayorinde, one of the aspirants in the just concluded governorship primaries election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)...
Australia announces biggest budget deficit since World War II
Australia says its budget deficit will be 85.8 billion Australian dollars (AD) ($61.2 billion) in 2019-20 and AD184.5 billion in 2020-21....
Turkmenistan granted WTO observer status
Turkmenistan was granted the observer status in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) at a meeting of the WTO General Council...
95 illegal immigrants rescued off Libyan coast – IOM
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said, on Wednesday, that 95 illegal immigrants were rescued off Libya’s western coast. “A...
China state media blasts Houston consulate shutdown as Trump election gambit
The move by the United States government to shut down China’s consulate in Houston is an attempt to blame Beijing...
Oil ticks up, but gains capped by demand destruction
Oil prices ticked higher on Thursday, although gains were limited by a surprise increase in U.S. crude oil reserves as...
COVID-19: People no longer follow safety protocols — Gov. Bello
Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger says government has noticed with dismay that people no longer follow established safety protocols against...
