Russian lawmakers on Wednesday approved a Kremlin-backed amnesty bill that is set to free the two jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot while also ending the prosecution of 30 Greenpeace crew members. Russia’s Duma lower house of parliament voted…
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The latest e-Banking Africa report compares the cost of remitting money to various African countries, and looks into MasterCard’s attempt…
Disasters including the floods that struck central Europe in June caused global economic losses of about $130 billion in 2013, reinsurer Swiss Re said on Wednesday. The insurance industry is likely to cover about $44 billion (32 billion euros) of all…
A Canadian retiree pledged Tuesday to give away a Can$40-million ($37 million USD) lottery prize to charity, telling Canada’s public broadcaster that he doesn’t need the money. “I’ve been fortunate enough, through my career, 44 years with a company.…
Fighters in Somalia shot dead three Syrian doctors and their three Somali colleagues Wednesday as they travelled to a hospital outside the capital Mogadishu, an AFP reporter said. Their bullet-riddled bodies were carried into Mogadishu’s Medina hospital…
Ethiopia has brought home close to 140,000 citizens from Saudi Arabia, the International Organization for Migration said Wednesday, a month after the oil-rich kingdom started deporting undocumented migrants. Thousands are continuing to arrive daily…
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has proposed a N299.2bn appropriation bill comprising N162.5bn Recurrent expenditure and N136.7bn Capital…
Although they represent different political districts in the state, they are united by one goal: to bring development and prosperity…
L-R: Adelabu, Erelu Fayemi and Osundare at the event US-based poet laureate, Prof. Niyi Osundare, entertained his people at the…
17 December 2013 – With the lives of nearly six million children disrupted by the typhoon that devastated the Philippines…
17 December 2013 – Despite volatility and uncertainty, Afghanistan continues to make progress in enhancing its stability as the drawdown…
The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been drawn to reports in some Newspapers today, December17, 2013…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and the Western Australia Police are to work together to combat internet fraud…
Nigerian university lecturers on Tuesday called off a long-running strike that paralysed higher education in the country, after they reached a temporary truce with the government. Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) walked out…
17 December 2013 – Despite commendable efforts by leaders of West African countries, the region remains fragile and continues to…
17 December 2013 – The United Nations refugee agency is working with the Government of Sudan and partners to reduce…
17 December 2013 – The United Nations refugee agency said today it has deployed additional emergency teams in the Central…
17 December 2013 – Amid reports of continued clashes today in South Sudan, senior United Nations officials are calling for…
16 December 2013 – The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sent attack helicopters and…
16 December 2013 – The Central African Republic (CAR), wracked by conflict that has killed thousands of people and driven…