RUSSIA has warned the European Union, EU, of consequences over the suspension of visas for its citizens. The European Union (EU) had on Wednesday announced plans to suspend visas for Russian citizens in order to limit border crossings from Russia to the EU as the war in Ukraine continues. According …
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Gas Payments In Rubles Would Backfire On EU Sanctions
The switch to rubles for gas payments, announced earlier this week by Russian President Vladimir Putin, would force the European Union to circumvent its own anti-Russia sanctions if it wants to keep the gas flowing in, Germany’s Der Spiegel reported, citing economy experts. According to Düsseldorf economist Jens Südekum, in …
Read More »Oil Markets Ignore A World On The Brink Of War
U.S.-Iran tension continues to rise over the attacked tankers in the Gulf of Oman, but oil traders no longer seem to be paying attention. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hit the cable news circuit over the weekend to blame Iranfor the tanker attacks and to drum up support for more …
Read More »NAPTIP jails 269 human traffickers
The Federal Government has secured the imprisonments of 269 persons who trafficked humans in Nigeria since 2003, the acting Director-General of National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, Abdulrasak Dangiri, said on Monday. He also hinted that cases of human trafficking from Nigeria across overseas, especially Europe have …
Read More »Iyalaya Anybody: Pencils, Nigerian Innovation, & Africa’s Path in the 21st Century
By Pius Adesanmi You must excuse the obscenity, “iyalaya anybody”, in my title. When you invite a well-known scholar of African popular cultures to address such a distinguished assembly of actors and professionals in Nigeria’s corporate and entrepreneurial world, you must be prepared to be illuminated by the philosophical nuggets …
Read More »Obasanjo sad at youths risking lives migrating to Europe,berates Europe’s treatment of migrants
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Monday expressed sadness over the desperation of African youth to migrate in hordes to Europe at a grave risk to their lives. Obasanjo also berated the European nations and their leaders for not doing anything to help the migrants,especially refugees, who have set sail and …
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