The Nigerian stock market gained N852 billion in the first two days of this week as investors remained upbeat. The market, which has remained bullish, gained N641 billion (about $1.6bn)
US President-elect Joe Biden has insisted that “nothing’s going to stop” his administration moving ahead with transition plans, calling President Trump’s refusal to concede “an embarrassment.” Biden said in a
European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform. The EU’s executive commission,
Economist and entrepreneur Atedo Peterside has criticised the Nigerian government’s decision to exempt Dangote Industries Limited from its land border closure, calling the move “rigged in favour of a handful of
The race to find a new leader of the World Trade Organization witnessed a change in strategy after the cancellation of a key appointment meeting following the US presidential election.
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said global energy producers have the ability to tweak an agreement on production cuts that could be extended through the end of 2022, signaling the anticipation
US President Donald Trump announced on Twitter Monday that he has fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, and that Christopher Miller, who serves as director of the National Counterterrorism Center,
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has directed its members nationwide to withdraw their services, signaling the commencement of an indefinite strike over disputed irregularities in the Federal Government-imposed
A Covid-19 vaccine being developed by Pfizer has been found to be more than 90% effective in preventing the virus, in a major study. Pfizer, which developed the vaccine with
Twelve years ago on a chilly night on November 4, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States. It was a historic victory, and for millions of African Americans,
Years after their deaths, Whitney Houston, the Notorious B.I.G. and T. Rex’s Marc Bolan have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Joining them as part of
A day after clinching the US presidency, Democrat Joe Biden and his advisers were working on Sunday on how to address the nation’s coronavirus crisis while reinforcing his intention to
An eventual announcement of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 US Presidential election may be irrelevant to construction workers setting up for Inauguration Day on January 20, 202,
Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden’s vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win the second highest
President Donald Trump has said his campaign would begin challenging US election results in court next week after media outlets called the race for Democrat Joe Biden, saying “this election
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has won the US presidential election. Biden reached the 273 electoral college votes needed to defeat President Donald Trump and clinch the White House, after it
Philadelphia police said on Friday they were investigating an alleged plot to attack the city’s Pennsylvania Convention Center, where votes from the hotly contested U.S. presidential election were being counted.
A former Nigeria President Goodluck Jonathan has advised leaders facing challenging situations in government to embrace the path of honour at the cost of losing power. The comments of the
Ethiopia’s prime minister on Friday said his government has carried out airstrikes against the forces of the country’s well-armed Tigray region, asserting that strikes in multiple locations “completely destroyed rockets
Reports suggest Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has received a beefed-up Secret Service detail in anticipation of a potential Joe Biden presidential win. As of early Friday, several crucial battleground
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