International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday urged countries to swiftly resolve trade disputes that threaten global economic growth. She said the unpredictability arising from President Donald Trump’s aggressive campaign of taxes on foreign imports was causing companies to delay investments and consumers to hold off onContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has called for enhanced global support for reforming economies. Edun made the call at the G-24 Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing 2025 IMF World Bank Spring Meetings in WashingtonContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Federal Government is set to relaunch its Renewed Hope National Home-Grown School Feeding Programme (RH-NHGSFP) on May 29. The Minister of State for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Yusuf Sununu, revealed this on Wednesday during a meeting with development partners, NGOs, and government officialsContinue Reading
By Temitope Ponle The Osun Government has approved a unified ticketing system for commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators across the state, in a bid to avoid leakages, extortion and multiple ticketing, This is contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Sesan Oyedele, on Wednesday in Osogbo.Continue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When the Federal Military Government, under the leadership of Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retired), set up the NYSC post-Civil War in 1973, many Nigerians praised the scheme. The mandatory, post-tertiary scheme was part of efforts to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country” afterContinue Reading
By Nana Musa Mr Jason Wu, Assistant Director for Global Markets, International Monetary Fund (IMF), said that the recent government reforms had improved Nigeria’s macroeconomic outlook. Wu said this at the ongoing IMF/World Bank 2025 Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, during the release of the agency’sContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released it new economic outlook report, reversing Nigeria’s economic growth projections for 2025 and 2026. The April report was released on Tuesday during World Economic Outlook (WEO) at a press briefing at the ongoing IMF/World Bank 2025 Spring MeetingsContinue Reading
Harvard University sued the Trump administration in federal court on Monday in a bid to block a freeze on billions of dollars in federal funding, according to university president Alan Garber. “Moments ago, we filed a lawsuit to halt the funding freeze because it is unlawful and beyond the government’sContinue Reading
Queen Sonja of Norway has been flown to hospital by rescue helicopter. The Norwegian royal court announced on Tuesday that the queen, who is 87 years old, was admitted to the University Hospital in Oslo due to breathing difficulties. The radio station NRK reported that Sonja arrived at the hospitalContinue Reading
Dutch football club Go Ahead Eagles ended a 92-year trophy drought when they beat AZ Alkmaar 4-2 on penalties for a first national Cup title. The club from Deventer converted all of their spot kicks, and goalkeeper Jari de Busser saved twice to clinch the trophy on Monday night inContinue Reading
