• Singapore

    Singapore voids marriage after husband’s sex change

    Singapore has voided the marriage of a couple after the husband underwent a sex change, making their partnership a same-sex union that contravened the city-state’s laws, a report said Tuesday. The couple married as man and woman in 2015 but the husband underwent a sex change operation and updated his ...

  • Nigeria Regno Unito

    How Becker lost £100m investments in Nigeria

    Boris Becker may have lost his £100m fortune in part because of questionable investments in the Nigerian oil industry, according to claims in the German press. Since the 49-year-old former tennis star was declared bankrupt in a London court last month, speculation has been rife over how he managed to ...

  • Nigeria

    Oil theft: Appeal Court upholds five-year jail term for nine foreigners

    Oladimeji Ramon The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal on Monday affirmed the five years’ imprisonment imposed on nine foreign nationals, who were in 2015 convicted of stealing 3,423.097 metric tonnes of crude oil from Nigeria. Among the convicts are five Filipinos and four Bangladeshi. They are Axel Joseph ...

  • Germania

    Germania, peggiorano le aspettative di crescita dell'economia tedesca

    (Teleborsa) - Peggiorano oltre il previsto le aspettative di crescita dell'economia tedesca, a dispetto del miglioramento delle prospettive di crescita della Zona Euro. L'indice ZEW, un indicatore...

  • Nigeria

    18 senators under probe for alleged N367.5b fraud

    Seven lawmakers on trial for ‘money laundering’ Eighteen senators are under investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for alleged N367.5billion fraud, it was learnt yesterday. Seven are on trial. Some of the cases date back to 10 years. A senator is being investigated for alleged stamp duty ...

  • Nigeria

    Calabar fire death toll now 11

    •NPA condoles with families, Cross River govt •NEPZA donates N2m for treatment of Calabar tank farm fire incident victims The death in the fire at the Linc Oil and Gas tank farm in the Calabar free trade zone facility on Sunday is now 11. Commissioner of Police Hafiz Inuwa, on ...

  • Nigeria

    CBN pumps in $195m more to boost forex supply

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) yesterday supplied $195 million to stabilise the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market. CBN spokesman Isaac Okorafor said $100 million was offered through the wholesale segment. Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) segment received $50 million. Tuition fees, medical payments and Basic Travel Allowance (BTA), among others, ...

  • Nigeria

    Osinbajo pledges tax relief to investors in creative arts

    Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has pledged to grant tax relief for willing investors in the creative sector of the economy. The decision, he said, is to boost investor confidence in the industry and grow the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from 1.42 per cent to five per cent. Prof Osinbajo gave ...

  • Nigeria

    Issues As Nigeria Prepares For First Sovereign Green Bonds

    As Nigeria prepares to issue the first Sovereign Green Bonds by this third quarter, CHIKA OKEKE examines several inter-agency collaboration, benefits of the bonds and how it would green Nigerian economy. Prior to Nigeria’s participation at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the United ...

  • Paesi Bassi

    Delft heeft primeur van ‘meedenkend’ stoplicht

    Dat de automobilist in Delft straks altijd groen licht krijgt, is geen garantie. Maar de stad heeft wel als eerste in Nederland drie drukke kruispunten, die worden geregeld door ‘meedenkende’ stoplichten. Dankzij software van Siemens.