• USA

    Protectionism damaging for global economy – G20

    The Group of 20 major economies sent a message Friday on the threat that rising protectionism poses to the global economy, but the United States cast doubt over its adherence to that stance. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin reiterated the Trump administration’s emphasis on defending America against what it sees ...

  • Nigeria

    Ooni, Alaafin, Alake, Soyinka, others advocate tourism devt

    Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta As Nigeria’s earnings from oil continue to dwindle, the President Muhammadu Buhari-administration has been called upon to tap into the nation’s tourism potential, as it could become the veritable foreign exchange earner for the country. This call was made on Thursday by the Ooni of Ife, Oba ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Female Nigerian marries lesbian partner in US

    ‘We’d have been locked up in Nigeria’ Kunle Falayi A Nigerian lesbian woman, 53-year-old Moji Solar-Percy, walked down the aisle with her American ‘wife’ on Tuesday in the US, celebrating the freedom that she would not have had in Nigeria. Solar-Percy, a real estate mogul, runs a company, Solar Worldwide ...

  • Nigeria

    Forex: CBN creates FX window for investors, exporters

    Oyetunji Abioye The Central Bank of Nigeria on Friday established a foreign exchange window for investors and exporters tagged, “Investors and Exporters FX Window”. This came barely two weeks after opening a special foreign exchange window for the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises to enable them import eligible finished and semi-finished ...

  • Nigeria

    Prospective couples to undergo HIV test in Kano

    Ted Odogwu, Kano Kano State Agency for the Control of Acquired Immune and Deficiency Syndrome, in partnership with the Kano Hisbah Board, has said that a new law would compel prospective couples to undergo Human Immunodeficiency Virus screening before marriage. In a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of ...

  • Brasile

    Rio decide reforçar vacinação contra febre amarela em áreas estratégicas

      Após o registro de mais uma vítima de febre amarela no Estado do Rio - um morador da zona rural de Maricá, no Grande Rio -, o governo do Estado decidiu reforçar a vacinação em áreas consideradas estratégicas. Nos próximos dias, a cidade da região metropolitana e as vizinhas a ...

  • Turchia

    Turkish Opposition To Appeal YSK’s Acceptance Of Unstamped Ballot Papers

    Turkey’s main opposition CHP party said yesterday it was making a court appeal against the decision by the High Electoral Board (YSK) to accept unstamped ballots in the tightly contested referendum granting President Tayyip Erdogan wide new powers. “We are filing an appeal to the council of state today demanding ...

  • USA Australia

    US To Discuss Trade, Security With Australia Today

    US Vice President Mike Pence is expected to discuss trade and regional security when he meets Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull Today, Australian and US officials said. Pence landed in Australia late yesterday, his fourth stop on a 10-day tour of US allies in the Asia-Pacific region that has included ...

  • Spagna

    Game Of The Weekend: Real Madrid Vs Barcelona (Bernabeu, 7:45)

    Dani Carvajal is back from a league ban to start at right-back for the home side in their biggest game of the season so far. Pepe and Raphael Varane are still both out with injury problems, meaning that Nacho gets yet another test at centre-back. Gareth Bale missed out on ...

  • Nigeria

    Airtel Touching Lives Rescues Family With Lifeline

    Leading telecoms services provider, Airtel Nigeria has created awareness about ‘cerebrovascular accident’ commonly known as ‘stroke’ through the latest episode of its ground-breaking CSR initiative dubbed “Airtel Touching Lives.” The 10th episode of the show which aired last weekend focused on the heart breaking story of a family whose means ...