IMF downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2024 to 3.1%
Agency Report The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reduced its forecast for Nigeria’s economic growth to 3.1 percent in 2024 — down from a 3.3 percent projected in April. The…
Ukrainians struggle with scorching heat amid power crisis
Reuters KYIV – On some evenings, Ukrainian mother Margaryta Zakharchuk wanders around her neighbourhood in the sweltering heat waiting for the electricity to come back on so she can take…
Nigerian court denies ex-governor of Central Bank Emefiele’s request to embark on UK medical trip
Martins Owoseni Abuja ‐ Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has dismissed the application of Mr Godwin Emefiele, former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria…
Nigerian court dismisses suit challenging arabic inscriptions on naira notes, urges the government and Central Bank to remove the arabic inscription on the ₦200, ₦500 and ₦1000 naira notes since it has been removed from the ₦5, ₦10, ₦50 and ₦100
Bella Ifasola Lagos – A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Tuesday, dismissed a case brought by Chief Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo challenging the inclusion of Arabic inscriptions…
Council chairman in Lagos, who is a member of APC party distributes cutlasses, spades, torches to security personnel as ‘working tools’ to enhance community safety. Armed gangs in Nigeria operate with sophisticated weapons
Morakinyo Akinosun Lagos – The chairman of the Oriade Local Council Development Area (LCDA) in Nigeria’s Lagos State, Ramotalai Akinola Hassan has distributed what she tagged “working tools” for security…
Rwandan President Kagame re-elected for fourth term with landslide 99% win
Agency Report In a heavily skewed election, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda won a landslide victory with 99.15 percent of the vote. Only two opposition candidates were allowed to run…
Ecuador police say tonnes of cocaine found in banana shipment destined for Germany
BBC QUITO, Ecuador – Sniffer dogs in Ecuador have found 6.23 tonnes of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment, police say. The dogs alerted their handlers, who seized 5,630 parcels…
Man in U.S. facing execution for 1998 killing of elderly woman for her money
ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON, U.S. — A Texas man who has long sought DNA testing claiming it would help prove he was not responsible for the fatal stabbing of an 85-year-old…
Powerful elites in Nigeria are frustrating efforts to arrest foreign nationals involved in illegal mining
Matthew Onocheta Abuja – Powerful elites in Nigeria are obstructing efforts to arrest foreign nationals involved in illegal minings, the country’s military chief has said. This was as the Chairman…
Gareth Southgate resigns as England manager after Euro 2024 final defeat
THE TIMES London – Gareth Southgate has resigned as England manager after his side’s defeat by Spain in the final of Euro 2024. Southgate’s reign ended with his 102nd game…