U.S Treasury Secretary backs proposal to double IMF’s crisis fund
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday said he welcomes a proposal to double the size of the International Monetary Fund’s $250 billion crisis…
World Food Prize and World Hunger Fighters Foundation launch Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation, WFP, and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation, WHFF, are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The…
Boeing 737 MAX test pilot grappled with simulator flaws too
Boeing CEO, Muilenburg Dennis In newly released instant messages from 2016, a top Boeing Co 737 MAX test pilot tells a colleague that the jet’s MCAS flight control system…
WHO says Ebola concentrated in Congo mining area, still an int’l emergency
Ebola is infecting and killing people in a gold mining area of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and the “complex and dangerous” outbreak still constitutes an international emergency, the World…
My impeachment illegal, I still remain Deputy Gov. of Kogi State – Simon Achuba insists
Mr Simon Achuba has insisted that he is the Deputy Governor of Kogi State. He stated this in a telephone interview with Channels Television on Friday, shortly after he was impeached by…
‘Stablecoins’ could hinder efforts to stamp out money laundering – global watchdog
The spread of crypto currencies such as Facebook’s Libra could have serious repercussions for worldwide efforts to detect and stamp out money laundering and terror financing, a global watchdog on…
Kogi Dep. Gov. impeached over alleged gross misconduct
Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Elder Simon Achuba, has been impeached by the State House of Assembly on the recommendations of…
Reps C’ttee commend Buhari’s directive on NDDC audit
The Chairman, House Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (APC-Ondo) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the bold step to audit the commission’s intervention from 2001…
WHO hails ‘triumph’ as Merck’s Ebola vaccine gets European green light
The world’s first Ebola vaccine was recommended for approval by European drugs regulators on Friday in a move hailed by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a “triumph for public…
NUJ set to stop incessant owing of salaries, harassment of journalists
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) says it is planning, in collaboration with newspaper owners, to sponsor a bill to penalise media establishments that owe journalists. Mr Christopher Isiguzo, National…