Nike Releases ‘Don’t Do It’ Ad Addressing Racism In America
Nike released an ad Friday night imploring viewers not to "pretend there's not a problem in America" while protests…
Rolls-Royce Announces 9000 Job Cuts. That Isn’t New For The Carmaker
Rolls-Royce has announced 9,000 job cuts - mainly in its civil aerospace wing - as a direct consequence of the…
Why the US Is targeting Nigerian Banker, Akinwunmi Adesina
The US and the African Development Bank have fallen out over allegations of corruption against the bank's Nigerian…
Joe Biden Sees Rise In Health-Care Industry Fundraising As Trump Is Seen To…
Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health-care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to…
SpaceX, NASA To Try Again For Landmark Launch Of Two Astronauts From Florida
Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX was set for a repeat attempt at launching two Americans into orbit on…
Nigeria: CBN Forecasts slower growth, reduces lending rate to 12.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday said the lower growth recorded in the economy in first quarter of 2020…
Zoom Plans To Roll Out Strong Encryption For Paying Customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom (ZM.O) plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and…
Oil Jumped Nearly 90% In May, Posting Best Month In History
Oil jumped more than 5% on Friday, the last trading day of the month, capping off its best month in history as an…
George Floyd Death: Unrest Erupts In US Cities As Protesters Demand Justice
The white former Minneapolis police officer shown in video footage using his knee to pin an unarmed black…
Sony Announces PS5 Event For June 4th
Sony is officially confirming its next PlayStation 5 event will be held on Thursday, June 4th. The event will begin…
Google Postpones Android 11 Unveiling Amid U.S. Protests
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google on Saturday said it has postponed next week’s planned unveiling of the beta version…
Twitter, Reddit, Internet Group Object To US Rules Requiring Visitors To Disclose…
Twitter Inc, Reddit and a group representing major internet firms backed two documentary film groups that have…
Disney To Open Florida Parks By July 11
Florida officials have approved plans for a phased reopening of Walt Disney World (DIS.N) in Orlando starting on…
European Markets Fall But Still Closes The Month 3% Higher
The pan-European Stoxx 600 provisionally closed down by 1.6%, but the index was still up over 3% since the start of…
Federer Tops Lists Of Highest-Paid Athletes In The World
Roger Federer topped the 2020 Forbes magazine list of highest-paid global athletes announced Friday, leading the…
NBA To Resume Season On July 31
The National Basketball Association has targeted July 31 as its date to resume games, a league source has confirmed…
Monkeys Steal Coronavirus Blood Samples In India
A troop of monkeys in India attacked a medical official and snatched away blood samples of patients who had tested…
Trump Says The U.S. Will Cut Ties With World Health Organization
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the United States will cut ties with the World Health Organization.…
Kylie Jenner Is No Longer A Billionaire – Forbes
Earlier this year, Kylie Jenner sold half of her cosmetics company in one of the greatest celebrity cash outs of…
New York City Expected To Reopen On June 8
New York City is “on track” to enter phase one of reopening on June 8, New York Governor Cuomo said on Friday as he…
SpaceX Prototype Starship Rocket Explodes After Test In Texas
A fourth prototype of SpaceX's next-generation Starship rocket exploded Friday after a test at the company's…
US Unemployment Claims Fall For Eighth Week Straight
The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits fell for an eighth straight week last week, likely as some people…
MTN Nigeria Opens Offer Of N100b Commercial Paper Issuance
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has started its Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance, series 1 & 2 of N50 billion…
Is This The End Of Hong Kong As Global Financial Centre
The United States could be close to terminating its special economic and trading relationship with Hong Kong.…
South Africa’s Credit Growth Slows To 7.37% Year On Year In April
Growth in private sector credit in South Africa in April slowed to 7.37% year on year from a revised 7.75% in…
Nigeria: Oil Revenue May Drop Further To 25% Of Budget’
With Nigeria’s revenue from oil and gas dropping by N425.52billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020 to…
Vanishing Jobs For The Young Could Create A ‘Lock-Down Generation’
Bashar Ali Naim used to work in a perfume and accessories store in Baghdad, earning $480 per week on average. About…
Another 2.1 Million Americans File Jobless Claims
First-time claims for unemployment benefits totaled 2.1 million last week, the lowest total since the…
U.S. Major Airlines Roll Out More Options To Avoid Staff Layoffs
The top three U.S. airlines, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, are rolling out fresh programs to induce tens of…
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Social Media Companies
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday targeting tech companies like Facebook, Twitter, and…