World

  BOI, MAN, NECA’s chief executives, others set to address low productivity in Nigeria at WES 2025 *As nominations portal closes for WES 2025 Awards For Outstanding Economic Impacts All is set for the annual WorldStage Economic Summit 2025 on Friday November 21, 2025 at The Event ...

  Madagascar’s new military-backed government has officially revoked the Malagasy citizenship of ousted president Andry Rajoelina, according to a decree published on Friday — just 10 days after he was removed from power in a coup The move effectively bars ...

  Pope Leo XIV has authorised a traditional mass to take place this weekend at the Vatican, lifting restrictions that angered conservatives in his latest attempt to heal splits within the Catholic Church. The Tridentine or so-called Latin mass was ...

  The United Kingdom will reduce the post-study work period for international students, including Nigerians, from two years to 18 months starting January 2027 Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood announced the change on October 14, citing the need for foreign students ...

  Argentine authorities have apprehended Nigerian national Ikechukwu N., marking the first time the country has captured a fugitive listed on both INTERPOL’s Red and Silver Notices Ikechukwu is accused of running large-scale romance scams that defrauded thousands of women ...

  The Conservative Party through Kemi Badenoch, has announced a bold new immigration strategy to deport 750,000 illegal immigrants within five years — a move that has drawn comparisons to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s hardline deportation policies. Unveiled at ...

  Tunisian Man Sentenced To Ð3ath Over Facebook Posts Criticizing President A Tunisian court has sentenced a 56-year-old man to d+ath for allegedly ins¥lting President Kais Saied and undermining state security through Facebook posts, his lawyer and the Tunisian League for ...

  Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison for criminal conspiracy, marking the first time in modern French history that a former head of state has received a prison sentence The Paris court found ...

  The world has heard the story of how three women were brutally ra.ped and their mvrder broadcasted live on TikTok Police are investigating after detectives said around 45 people watched the sadistic scenes, in which one woman had her ...

  Nepal’s former chief justice, Sushila Karki, has been named to lead the country as its next prime minister following violent protests that toppled the government, the president’s office announced Friday Karki, 73 and Nepal’s first female chief justice, is ...

  Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has resigned after an inquiry concluded that she breached the ministerial code by underpaying property tax, dealing a heavy blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government Rayner, a prominent figure within Labour’s ...

  The United States government has announced $32.5 million in humanitarian pledge to help tackle Nigeria’s growing hunger crisis The funds, channelled through the World Food Programme (WFP), will provide life-saving food and nutrition support to more than 764,000 people ...

  President Donald Trump has cancelled Secret Service protection for Kamala Harris, which had been extended by Joe Biden before he left office, according to one of her advisers As a former vice-president, Ms Harris was entitled under law to receive six months ...

  US President Trump’s son. Eric Trump, 41, has told a Hong Kong conference hall packed with crypto afficionados that bitcoin is the “greatest asset in the world” “There’s no question in my mind that bitcoin hits a million dollars,” he ...

  The U.S. government plans to shorten the validity period of visas for international students and journalists, the Department of Homeland Security has announced Under the proposed rule, F visas, which allow foreign students to study in the U.S., would ...

  Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Paetongtarn Shinawatra from her position as prime minister, ruling that as the country’s leader she violated constitutional rules on ethics in a phone call with Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen The ruling means she immediately ...

  Typhoon Podul pounded Taiwan on Wednesday, shutting down businesses, grounding flights and knocking out power for tens of thousands of households, while parts of mainland China made ready for the storm. Wind gusts of up to 178 kilometres (111 ...

  EU chief Ursula von der Leyen called on Israel on Friday to reverse its plan to further extend the military’s control over the Palestinian territory of Gaza. “The Israeli government’s decision to further extend its military operation in Gaza ...

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had “a very good” conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, during which they discussed Ukraine and ways to strengthen bilateral ties. “Had a very good and detailed conversation with my ...

  The price of gold on the US futures market hit a record high on Friday following a report by the Financial Times that Washington was imposing tariffs on some bullion bars. The FT said gold bars weighing one kilogram ...

  Beginning August 20, the Trump administration will roll out a new visa bond pilot program requiring applicants from certain countries to pay a minimum of $5,000 as a refundable bond before being issued a U.S. visa According to a ...

  The United States has warned international students, including Nigerians, over the consequences of violating student visa regulations In a message shared on its official X handle on Monday, Aug, 4, the US Mission in Nigeria cautioned that students who drop out, skip ...

  Kristin Cabot, Chief People Officer at tech company Astronomer, has officially resigned from her position in the wake of the Coldplay concert scandal that rocked the company’s leadership Cabot was captured on the kiss cam at a Coldplay concert ...

  Nigeria’s Egusi Seed Set to Make History in Space In a major milestone for Nigeria and the entire West African region, egusi melon seeds sourced from Oyo State are set to travel to the International Space Station as part ...

  U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that any country, including Nigeria, aligning with what he calls the “anti-American policies of BRICS” will face an additional 10 percent tariff on goods exported to the United States “There will be no ...