Covid-19: IMF chief endorses Pres Biden’s massive US stimulus plan
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva endorsed US President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion economic stimulus plan…
Covid-19: US trade gap soars in 2020 amid pandemic disruptions
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The US trade deficit surged in 2020 to its highest level since 2008, the government…
Covid-19: Spain detects first case of Brazilian variant
The announcement came 3 days after Spain restricted arrivals by air from Brazil and South Africa MADRID, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES)…
Path clears for Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala as first woman WTO chief after support from US president
GENEVA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — US President Joe Biden’s administration offered its “strong support” to Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to lead…
Germany, France, UK, US agree ‘to revive transatlantic ties’
BERLIN, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Britain and the United States on Friday said they…
Covid-19: Pres Biden says will ‘act fast’ on Covid relief, Americans near ‘breaking point’
WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – President Joe Biden said he has to “act fast” to push a huge new economic…
ICC rules its ‘territorial jurisdiction’ extends to Palestinian areas
THE HAGUE, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The International Criminal Court ruled that it had jurisdiction over the situation in the…
Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests – Foreign Ministry
MOSCOW, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Russia will expel diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany over their alleged participation in recent…
UN chief welcomes agreement on Libya interim executive authority
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 6 (NNN-XINHUA) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the agreement on a new interim executive authority for…
Nigerian central bank bans cryptocurrency
Nigeria’s cryptocurrency market was booming ABUJA, Feb 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed all Deposit…