Vice President Kashim Shettima will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York, as President Bola Tinubu will not be attending, the presidency announced on Thursday. This decision comes after President Tinubu’s recent trip to...
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is facing a tough decision on whether to hold or raise the benchmark interest rate, amidst conflicting economic trends. On one hand, Nigeria’s inflation rate has slowed down for the second consecutive time to...
The United Nations Security Council convened on Wednesday to address the escalating humanitarian crisis in Sudan, where over 16 months of war have left millions on the brink of disaster. UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee warned of “appalling levels of...
Lebanon is reeling after thousands of electronic devices exploded across the country over two days, leaving scores dead and injured. “We don’t know if we can stay next to our laptops, our phones,” a worried Lebanese woman told the BBC. On Tuesday, thousands of pagers...
Israel’s security services have foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials, arresting an Israeli citizen suspected of involvement. The individual, a businessman with ties to Turkey, was twice smuggled into Iran and...
