Ministers for the European Union’s member states on Friday gave their final approval to a much fought-over law requiring companies to protect human rights in their supply chains. The Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence – also known as the…
POLAND’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has emphatically ruled out his seeking election as president in 2025, amid rumours that he will take a second run at the position. “I say this clearly: No, I will not run in the presidential…
THE Ugandan government said that 23 of its citizens, who were rescued from human traffickers in Myanmar, have returned home. The group, who were being held in Tachileik, Myanmar, after being lured with promises of high-paying jobs, arrived at Entebbe…
THE European Union (EU) and the United Nations Spotlight Initiative have invested 500 million euros in the fight against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)  among women and girls globally. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms Samuela Isopi, said…
CHINA donated much-needed medical equipment to a university hospital in the Syrian capital Damascus, in a bid to bolster the country’s health sector. Assad University Hospital in Damascus received portable X-ray machines, ventilators and oxygen concentrators from China. During the…
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has called on religious leaders in Nigeria to take a more active role in the fight against corruption and cybercrime. Olukoyede, made the call  on Thursday…
Amb. Bankole Adeoye, African Union (AU) Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, has underscored that reconfiguration of global peace and security architecture is imperative. Adeoye said this while briefing the Security Council meeting on the maintenance of international peace…
THE Academic Staff Union of Universities ( ASUU), Kano zone, has called on the Federal Government to address all the outstanding issues in the agreements and memoranda they signed with the union to ensure industrial harmony in Nigeria. The call…
International Breweries Plc says it is initiating a rights issue to settle a dollar-denominated loan, which has been exerting downward pressure on its earnings. Mr Carlos Coutino, the Managing Director of International Breweries Nigeria, revealed this during the presentation of…
BRITISH Prime Minister Rishi Sunak acknowledged on Thursday that no flights deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda will occur before the general election on July 4. However, he assured voters that the flights will proceed if he is re-elected. ‘If you…
