• USA

    TIAA Receives New York Subpoena on Sales Practices

    The move by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman followed whistle-blower complaints of pressure to push products more lucrative to the firm.

  • USA

    Wanted: A ‘Corporate Kaepernick.’ Mellody Hobson on Workplace Diversity

    Mellody Hobson, the president of Ariel Investments, a Chicago investment firm, spoke about the lack of diversity in corporate America at the annual DealBook conference on Thursday.

  • Cina USA

    Trump Promotes Deals in China, but Hints at Long Trade Fight Ahead

    Washington and Beijing are preparing to tackle thorny trade issues that went unaddressed by a meeting that stressed cooperation and muted rhetoric.

  • USA

    ‘Where Is the Corporate Kaepernick?’

    Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, asked whether business leaders would be willing to take a stand — or a knee — over the lack of diversity in corporate America.

  • Nigeria

    87-year-old woman remanded in Kirikiri for allegedly peddling hemp

    A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Thursday, remanded one 87-year-old woman, Maria Agbomabiwon, in prison custody for dealing in 10.3 kg of Marijuana. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency dragged the accused, who resides at No. 9, Osunba Street, Oto-Awori, Ijaniki, Lagos, to the court, presided over by Justice ...

  • Nigeria

    Ex-NIA DG Oke fraudulently converted agency’s funds, says EFCC

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Thursday accused former National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Director-General Ayodele Oke of fraudulently converting the agency’s funds. It alleged that Oke’s wife, Folasade, used part of the funds to buy Flat 7B in Osborne Towers on 16 Osborne Road, Ikoyi, where large sums of foreign ...

  • Nigeria

    Daddy Freeze: Paying tithe is matter of love not law – FEB Idahosa

    The President of Benson Idahosa University, Bishop Faith Emmanuel Benson (F.E.B) Idahosa has advised Christians to avoid being misled by certain individuals who think paying tithe is wrong. The Bishop, Church of God Mission International, Faith Arena, who was commenting on a recent statement by popular On Air Personality (OAP) Daddy ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Stakeholders Reject Morocco’s Admittance Into ECOWAS

    By Kauthar Anumba-Khaleel, Abuja Stakeholders and Experts in international relations Thursday vehemently kicked against attempts to admit Morocco into the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). This is as the minister of foreign affairs posited that Morocco’s inclusion will be economically beneficial to the region but added that it would ...

  • Brasile Cina India Costa Rica

    World food import bill rising, says FAO

    Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Country: WorldWhile food commodity prices have been generally stable, the cost of importing food is set to rise in 2017 to $1.413 trillion, up 6% from 2016 and the second highest tally on record. The world’s food import bill is rising despite large ...

  • Yemen

    NGOs join UN in condemning closure of Yemen's borders

    Source: Human Appeal, Danish Refugee Council, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International, ACTED, ZOA, Islamic Relief, United Nations, Norwegian Refugee Council, INTERSOS, CARE, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Search for Common Ground, Saferworld, Mercy Corps, Handicap International, Médecins du Monde, Oxfam, International Rescue Committee, Relief International, Save ...