UK To Cut Taxes On Imports From Africa
The UK has launched a scheme to cut tariffs on hundreds of products from some of the world's poorest countries to try to boost trade links.The preferential terms, which come into effect early next yea...
19 Aug 202257s
Egypt To Suspend Role In UN Force In Mali
Egypt says it will temporarily suspend its participation in the UN peacekeeping force in Mali starting on Monday over concerns about the security of its troops.The decision also comes as activists bac...
19 Aug 20221min
Nigerian Police Launch Grand Offensive Against Criminals Nationwide
Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, ordered the deployment of watertight security arrangements to cover all schools, hospitals, health workers, and critical national infrastructure across the cou...
19 Aug 20221min
Nigerian Government Raises Fresh Fraud Claims against P&ID
Nigeria has levelled fresh claims of fraud against a little-known offshore firm, Process and Industrial Developments, which earlier won an $11 billion arbitration award against the country, ramping up...
19 Aug 202252s
Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Surges To 19.64%
The country’s Consumer Price Index, which measures the level of price change in goods and services, hit 19.64 percent in July 2022 from the 18.60 percent recorded in the last month.The National Bureau...
19 Aug 20221min
Nigerian Government Urged To Declare State Of Emergency On Security
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on security. Ndume says the government should prioritise the security of ...
19 Aug 202253s
US Inflation Eases In July As Petrol Prices Drop
Prices in the US continued to rise rapidly last month, but a fall in petrol costs helped to ease the pace. The Labor Department says the annual inflation rate, the pace at which prices rise, was 8.5% ...
12 Aug 20221min
Donald Trump Refuses To Answer Questions In New York Investigation
Former US President Donald Trump has declined to answer questions as part of a New York state investigation into his family's business practices. Mr Trump had sued in an effort to block the interview ...
12 Aug 20221min
