RUSSIA’s federal penitentiary service announced on Friday that Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny passed away at the Arctic prison colony where he was serving a 19-year term. Navalny lost consciousness while on a walk, and despite medical intervention, he could…
THE leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has scheduled February 27 and 28 as a two-day nationwide mass protest. Trojan News reports that the National President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, made this known during an ongoing press conference at Labour House, Abuja.…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been appointed as the African Union (AU) Champion for Human Resources for Health and Community Health Delivery Partnership. In a statement on Friday by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu was appointed against the backdrop of his ambitious,…
By Inusa Ndahi, Maiduguri BORNO State government has declared a one-day statewide fasting and prayers on Monday, February 19 to seek devine intervention on the rising cost of food items and the spate of landmine explosions across its major roads.…
THE International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) (www.ITFC-idb.org), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and Asia Alliance Bank have inked an agreement to bolster trade financing for Uzbekistan’s private sector, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Under…
IN a landmark decision, the Senegalese Constitutional Council has declared the postponement of the February 25 presidential election, initially decreed by President Macky Sall, as “illegal”. During a crucial meeting on Thursday, the council revoked the president’s decree, which had…
MEMBERS of the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who are activists/volunteers, farmers and land users, from adjoining forest reserves and farmers of the state, who are members of APC and its extended faithful, have been urged…
IN a landmark ruling, a Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) to resume the investigation and prosecution of those responsible for the 1986 murder of Dele Giwa, the…
IN apparent furtherance of President Bola Tinubu’s pledge to tackle factors responsible for escalating prices of things in the country, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) on Friday morning sealed popular Abuja discount supermarket Sahad Stores. GWG.ng reports…
THE Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-ps.org), a Jeddah-based supranational, has printed a USD 500 million Sukuk maturing in February 2029. The Sukuk issuance, which was oversubscribed with an orderbook over USD 2.2 billion, subscribed…
