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USA Taiwan
Foxconn Announces $7 Bil. Investment in the United States
As so many global companies kowtowed to the pressure of President Donald Trump to invest and increase jobs in the United States, Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group, the company best known as the manufacturer of Apple's iPhones, has become the latest disciple to the religion of "Make America Great Again." According to ...
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USA
Trump pulls US out of Trans-Pacific Partnership deal
Embarking on his first full week in office, the 45th US president has started to roll out his policy agenda.
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Cina USA Giappone
"Trumpnomics" to Deal Heaviest Blow to Korea, China, and Japan
With Donald Trump being inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, his economic policy now popularly called "Trumpnomics" is set to take off in full swing. When Trump was inaugurated, he emphasized the importance of making trade agreements more favorable for American people and making America great again ...
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USA
Korea to seek better cooperation with Trump govt.
South Korea's trade minister said Monday that he will visit the United States soon to seek better ways to expand underst
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Nigeria
FG advises Nigerians to avoid Libya
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Federal Government on Monday warned Nigerians against entering Libya illegally, saying those caught doing so would be executed. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the call in a statement made available to journalists. She made the ...
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Nigeria
Foreign airliner loses gear on Abuja airport runway – Amaechi
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday, disclosed that an aircraft, belonging to Lufthansa, had been grounded for the past three days at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. He said the aircraft got his landing gear damaged when it landed on the bad runway of ...
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Nigeria
Chibok girls: FG knocks BBOG for anti-Buhari comment
Olusola Fabiyi and Adelani Adepegba The Federal Government on Monday asked the BringBackOurGirls group to see the government as a partner rather than an adversary in the quest to secure the release of the abducted Chibok schoolgirls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who stated this in ...
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Nigeria
FRC, corporate governance and regulatory overreach (3)
The first major codes of corporate governance were put together by the Securities and Exchange Commission and Corporate Affairs Commission, in 2003, for the regulation of public companies in Nigeria. This was reviewed in 2007, and 2009. Other regulatory agencies have since followed suit: Central Bank of Nigeria, Nigeria Stock ...
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USA
Trump bans federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion
US President Donald Trump on Monday signed a decree barring US federal funding for foreign NGOs that support abortion, relaunching a battle that has long divided Americans. It comes just two days after women led a massive protest march in Washington to defend their rights, including to abortion. The decision ...
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USA Nigeria
States back FG on probe of bailout spending
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The decision of the Federal Government to audit the utilisation of the N510bn stimulus package that was disbursed to states last year has received the backing of the commissioners for finance of the 36 states of the federation. The endorsement was confirmed by the Chairman, Forum of ...