Argentina Inflation Soars Past 100% Mark
Argentina's inflation rate has soared past 100% for the first time since the end of hyperinflation in the early 90s. Inflation hit 102.5% in February, the country's statistics agency said, meaning the...
16 Mar 202351s
US Accuses Russia's Pilot Of Recklessness In Drone Collision
The US has accused Russia of reckless behaviour after an American drone crashed into the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets. Russian jets are said to have dumped fuel into the ...
16 Mar 202347s
World Bank Suspends U.S.$520 Million Talks With Tunisia
The World Bank has temporarily suspended its future engagement talks with Tunisia amid uproar over recent statements by the country's president against migrants. Outgoing World Bank President David Ma...
16 Mar 202345s
Central Bank of Nigeria To Hold Two-Day Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
The Central Bank of Nigeria has scheduled the next Monetary Policy Committee meeting between Monday and Tuesday next week. The apex bank said the 290th meeting would be held at the CBN Headquarters in...
16 Mar 20231min
Africa's Digital Economy to Rise to $712bn By 2050
The president of the African Development Bank Group, Dr Akinwumi A. Adesina, says the size of Africa's digital economy will rise from $115 billion to $712 billion by 2050. Adesina says it was estimate...
16 Mar 20231min
Nigeria's Presidential Election Recorded 12.9m Cyberattacks
No fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks have been recorded from within and outside the country during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Minister of Communications and Di...
16 Mar 202359s
US Government Approves Alaska Oil And Gas Development
US President Joe Biden has approved a major oil and gas drilling project in Alaska that faced strong opposition from environmental activists. The company behind the Willow project, ConocoPhillips, say...
15 Mar 20231min
Global Bank Stocks Slump Despite Biden Reassurances
Bank shares in Asia and Europe have slumped, despite reassurances from the US president that America's financial system is safe following the collapse of two US lenders. The falls come after authoriti...
15 Mar 202345s
