The Slump In Capital Inflow
The report released recently by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) that the total value of inflow of foreign capital…
Category: World
Emirates Restarts More African Destinations As Optimism Improves
Emirates has announced it will resume passenger operations to Lagos and Abuja, both in Nigeria, beginning September 7 and September…
Budget Support: IMF, World Bank Conditions Behind Subsidy Withdrawal, Electricity Tariff Hike
The Federal Government’s removal of petrol subsidy and the increase in electricity tariff are in line with reforms being sought…
Covid-19 – Real Reasons FG Barred Air France, KLM, Lufthansa Others From Airspace
Ahead of Saturday’s resumption of international flights, the Federal Government of Nigeria on Thursday said only approved airlines would be…
Pound Slides After Johnson Puts No-Deal Brexit Back On Table
Will Covid-19 Fallout Camouflage Cost of No-Deal Brexit? The pound fell after U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ratcheted up the…
$9.6b Judgment Debt: Victory In UK Court, A Huge Reliefn
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Friday judgment of a UK Commercial Court suspending…
Is Britain Ready For A No-Deal Brexit?
As concern about a lack of trade deal heightens, Times writers examine how different sectors could be affected Passports Britons…
Coronavirus Updates: NY Keeps Infection Rate Below 1%; Labor Day Weekend Sets Stage For Pandemic’s Fall Phase
With Labor Day weekend approaching, top U.S. health officials are pleading with the American public to maintain public safety precautions,…
NAFDAC Warns Against Using Covifor Remidesivir Injection
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned the general public not to use ‘Covifor…
Key Coronavirus Forecast Predicts Over 410,000 Total U.S. Deaths By Jan. 1: ‘The Worst Is Yet To Come’
The U.S. will top more than 410,000 Covid-19 deaths by the end of the year as the country heads into…
Pence Says White House, Congress Have Reached Agreement To Avoid Shutdown Without Adding Coronavirus Relief
The Trump administration and Congress have agreed to pass a bill to avoid a government shutdown without tying funding to…
UK Court Gives Nigeria More Time To Appeal In $10 Billion Disput
A London court on Friday gave Nigeria more time to appeal in a $10 billion arbitration case, although the Commercial…
Nationwide Curfew Now Midnight To 4 Am
The Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 (PTF) has relaxed the nationwide curfew to run from midnight (12 am) to 4am. The…
Judge Orders Trump Organization To Court For Fight Over NY Attorney General Subpoenas Eyeing Asset Values
A New York judge has ordered lawyers for President Donald Trump’s company and his son Eric to court later in…
Exclusive: Bipartisan Campaign Aims To Reassure U.S. Voters As Trump Questions Election Integrity
At least a dozen groups are planning a large-scale, bipartisan public relations campaign to counter any attempt by President Donald…
Health Experts Sound The Alarm On A Possible New Coronavirus Wave This Winter
Health experts are concerned about the potential for a new wave of Covid-19 infections over the winter period, identifying several…
Germany Says Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny ‘Without A Doubt’ Poisoned By Novichok Nerve Agent
Germany’s government on Wednesday confirmed via hospital tests that Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a nerve agent belonging…
Florida Drops Quest For Coronavirus Testing After Lab Reports Backlog Of 75,000 Test Results
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is ordering state health agencies to cut ties with Quest Diagnostics, one of the country’s largest labs,…
Fauci Debunks Theories Of Low CDC Coronavirus Death Toll: ‘There Are 180,000-Plus Deaths’ In U.S.
White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci debunked online theories promoted by President Donald Trump that the Centers for Disease…
NIH Panel Refutes FDA’s Claims Of The Benefits Of Coronavirus Plasma Treatment
A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health said Tuesday there is “insufficient data” to show convalescent…
Federal Health Advisors Predict Four Coronavirus Vaccine Trials Backed By U.S. Could Fail
A top group advising U.S. health officials predicted Tuesday that four late-stage coronavirus vaccine trials backed by the United States…
Virgin Atlantic, Eyeing Approval Of Rescue Deal, Restarts More Routes
Virgin Atlantic will resume flying to Delhi, Tel Aviv, Atlanta, Mumbai and Lagos from London in September as travel restrictions…
Expect Trump To Talk Less And Less About The Pandemic The Closer He Gets To The Election, Political Strategists
At a daily press briefing originally designed to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak ripping through America, President Donald…
Coronavirus Cases Are On The Rise Again Across More Than Half Of The U.S.
Coronavirus cases are rising across more than half of the nation even as the outbreak slows across former hotspots in…
House Panel Opens Probe Of White House Trade Advisor Navarro After Abrupt Cancellation Of Ventilator Contract
A House Oversight subcommittee has opened a probe of all federal contracts negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro…
Portland Mayor Urges Restraint, Renunciation Of Violence After Fatal Shooting
Officials in Portland, Oregon, said on Sunday they were braced for an escalation of protest-related violence that has convulsed the…
Canada To Purchase 76 Million Doses Of Novavax Coronavirus Vaccine
American vaccine developer Novavax announced Monday that it’s reached an agreement in principle with Canada to supply 76 million doses…
Coronavirus Cases Climb In The Midwest As More States Report Growing Outbreaks
Coronavirus cases in the Midwest are beginning to increase following warnings from top U.S. health officials that the country’s heartland…
Scientists See Downsides To Top COVID-19 Vaccines From Russia, China
High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus…
China Warns Czech Senate Speaker Will Pay ‘Heavy Price’ For Taiwan Visit
Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil will “pay a heavy price” for making an official trip to Taiwan and China will…