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NCDMB, NAICOM LAUNCH INSURANCE SERVICES GUIDELINES
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM)have signed insurance services guideline which will oblige the oil and gas industry to patronize the local insurance sector, thereby retain spend in the economy. The guidelines…
Okonjo-Iweala warns of grim impact of global crises on the poor
Director General of the World Trade Organization, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says a combination of grim developments across the world poses gloomy future for the world populations, especially those from poor nations. Dr Okonjo-Iweala who chairs the ongoing meeting of more…
Outrage as Chinese men brutalize dining women
Surveillance footage of men assaulting two women in the northeastern Chinese city of Tangshan on Friday unleashed a flood of outrage on local social media websites, prompting calls for punishment and renewing a debate on women’s rights. Video obtained by…
Man seeks divorce after learning he isn’t father to 3 daughters
After a paternity test revealed that all three of his daughters were not his biological children, a 45-year-old Chinese man is seeking a divorce from his wife of 16 years. South China Morning Post reported that the man, surnamed Chen…
Ukraine War: 1.6 bn people plunged into food crisis
Some 1.6 billion people or 20 percent of the world’s 8.0 billion population are severely impacted by the fallouts of the ongoing war ignited by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Out of the number, about 1.2 billion people around the globe…
Biden evacuated from beach house as privte plane invades
President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were scrambled out of the Rehoboth Beach house in Delaware and taken to a nearby fire station was evacuated from his beach house Saturday afternoon after a small private plane entered restricted airspace…
Ukraine, Russia exchange 320 bodies of dead soldiers
*Russia bombs 113 churches Ukraine and Russia have held an exchange of the bodies of soldiers who have fallen in battle; 160 soldiers were exchanged on each side. Ministry for the Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine said:…
Zelenskyy calls on UN, UNESCO as Russia bombs hermitage
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has called for action from the United Nations and UNESCO to expel Russia from these organizations as a terrorist state that is destroying historical monuments and social infrastructure in Ukraine. The call came on Saturday…
Citi blames price surge on Ukraine war, values crude oil at $70
Global investment bank and industry advisory firm, Citi Group has thrown support for the position of the Organization of Petroleum Countries (OPEC) on the surging crude oil prices, saying that the prevailing strong prices are not a product of fundamental…
Turkey changes name to Turkiye, to evade American Thanksgiving dinners
Sopuruchi Onwuka If you have business or transactions with the Turkish or travel plans to the Turkey, it is important to note that the name of the country in the documentation might slightly alter from Turkey to Turkiye, following official…
