Mexico’s state oil giant Pemex on Wednesday reported a nearly $2.7 billion loss in the first quarter. Pemex, which provides a third of Mexico’s government revenue, had a $327 million loss in the same quarter of 2013. The company saw a net loss of $12…
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The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from hiving off another chunk of the country. The IMF executive board’s green light opens the way for an immediate…
The mammoth project to refloat the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended until a decision is made over which port will scrap the wreck, Italian media said Wednesday. The ship’s owner Costa has decided temporarily to halt the unprecedented…
Nigerian protesters marched on parliament Wednesday to demand the government and military do more to rescue scores of schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamists more than two weeks ago. Dubbed “a million woman march” and promoted on Twitter under…
Ten migrants have died among some 300 abandoned by smugglers in the scorching Sudanese-Libyan desert, with the others in poor condition, Sudanese officials said Wednesday. “They are hungry and thirsty,” Abdelaziz Hassan Salih, a senior official of Sudan…
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday adjourned hearing in an application filed by the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Services Ltd., Wale…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ogun State, Chief Bayo Awosanya, who made news headlines for allegedly…
The Federal Government has declared tomorrow, Thursday, as public holiday in commemoration of the 2014 Workers’ Day celebration. The Minister of…
A 57-year-old Vice-Principal of St. Mary Girls College, Ikole Ekiti, in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Ajayi, has been arrested by…
30 April 2014 – Warning that the world’s youngest nation is on the verge of catastrophe, the United Nations human…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIAWhen: 10 May 2014Time: 9:00…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Within the frame work of the AU Joint Conference of…
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 30, 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — “The voice of farmers need to be heard to leapfrog…
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on the authorities of the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State,…
Lagos lawyer and prominent human rights activist, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to ignore a call…
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party in the state of…
TUC PRESIDENT, BOBOI KAIGAMA The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has recommended death penalty for public officials who steal above N1 million…
Former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar on Tuesday cautioned against politicizing the country’s security challenges, saying it could worsen…
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Dr. Martin Uhomoibhi has assured the international community of the…
African Ministers of Trade and experts in trade and regional integration have aligned with Nigeria’s position on the trade liberalization…