SHELL Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd. (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, says it made a Final Investment Decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. Ms Zoë Yujnovich, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream…
THE Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, has called for increased humanitarian aid in Syria amid “immense” changes that offer hope to a nation emerging from a 13-year-long war. Pedersen arrived in Damascus over the weekend and held…
WITH a little more than a month to go before Inauguration Day, President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden both took steps Monday that could affect the future of the U.S. Postal Service. Trump nodded toward a possible move to privatize the Postal…
PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump is meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday ahead of a possible U.S. ban on the video app, a source familiar with the plans told NBC News. Trump expressed having “a warm spot” for TikTok at a…
Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested a Boston-area man in connection with a murder-for-hire-plot in the 1992 slaying of an Army soldier, officials said Monday. Edward J. Watson, 65, of Mattapan, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of…
THE New York judge who presided over Donald Trump’s hush money trial denied the president-elect’s bid to vacate his guilty verdict on presidential immunity grounds. “Defendant’s motion to dismiss the indictment and verdict is denied,” Judge Juan Merchan wrote in a ruling Monday.…
AFRICAN Trade & Investment Development Insurance (ATIDI) and the African Solidarity Fund (ASF) have formalised a key partnership aimed at advancing economic development and mitigating investment risks across Africa. The agreement, signed during the just-ended Africa Investment Forum (AIF 2024) in Rabat,…
IN a landmark decision, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has approved the establishment of a special court to try crimes committed during the brutal military dictatorship of Yahya Jammeh in Gambia. The announcement came on Sunday at the ECOWAS…
WEST Africa’s regional body, ECOWAS, has approved a timeline for the exit of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, three countries that have faced military coups in recent years. This unprecedented move follows a year-long mediation effort and signals a significant…
NAMSE Udosen’s Amang Goes to the Village is a remarkable addition to African children’s literature, staying true to the author’s dedication to crafting moral-rich stories. Building on the foundation laid by his earlier works, Silly Sally and Fundamental Etiquette for Young Nigerians, this latest effort…
