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Google, Meta face penalties in Russia over reopening of local offices

Russian legislation signed by President Vladimir Putin has obliged foreign social media companies with more than 500,000 daily users to…
Visa, Mastercard

Visa, Mastercard block Russian financial institutions

On Saturday, the U.S., Britain, Europe and Canada announced new sanctions on Russia - including blocking certain lenders' access to…
Jumia Nigeria Chairwoman, Juliet Anammah

Government’s support key to boosting e-commerce industry – Jumia Boss

Anammah, while speaking on the growth of e-commerce in Africa, said government's support is essential to taking e-commerce to the…
Shell, HSBC leave Russia

Shell, HSBC join exit train out of Russia, rouble collapses

Russia's economy was already reeling on Monday. The rouble plunged to a record low, while the central bank doubled its…
Fuel scarcity: Passengers lament soaring transportation fares in Ilorin

IPMAN, NUPENG at loggerheads over illegal hike in petrol price

NUPENG issued a 24-hour ultimatum to IPMAN members on Sunday to revert to the official pump price of N165 per…
FedEx and UPS

UPS, FedEx halt shipments to Russia, Ukraine

Both Atlanta-based UPS and Memphis-headquartered FedEx had said on Feb. 24 that they were suspending services to Ukraine in light…
Brad Lander, New York City Comptroller

New York City Comptroller to suggest Russian assets for divestment

"Russia's aggression in Ukraine merits the swift global action" now beginning to cut off Russian President Vladimir Putin and his…
Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund

Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund disinvests from Russia

The Oslo-based fund is the world’s biggest owner of publicly traded companies with a portfolio of about 9,000 stocks.
Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR)

UK hits Russia’s Central bank

According to a statement, the move is implemented to prevent the CBR from "deploying its foreign reserves in ways that…
The logo of BP at a petrol station in Kloten, Switzerland

Breaking: BP offloads shares in Russian oil firm Rosneft

BP Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney will also be resigning from Rosneft's board of directors as will former BP chief…
German chancellor Olaf Scholz

Germany moves to curb dependence on Russian gas

Germany will make good on plans to build two liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals and up its natural gas reserves…
Emir Aminu Bayero

Nigerians blast Emir Bayero’s cousin over threats to Air Peace

Nigerians have taken to the social media to blast Emir Aminu Bayero’s cousin who demanded an apology from Air Peace…
Google removes pledge not to use AI for weapons

Google hits Russian media on platform

In addition, the Russian media will not be able to buy ads through Google Tools or place ads on Google…
Nigeria's regulatory agency, FCCPC explains why it imposed $200 million fine against Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp LLC.

Meta bars Russian state media from running ads

Meta's security policy head, Nathaniel Gleicher, said on Twitter that "We are now prohibiting Russian state media from running ads…
SWIFT banking network

Consensus builds up on kicking Russia out of SWIFT

Kicking Russia out of SWIFT would hit Russian trade and make it harder for Russian companies to do business.
Russian vodka

Canadian liquor stores dump Russian vodka, other products

Liquor stores in the provinces of Manitoba and Newfoundland said they were removing Russian spirits, while Ontario, Canada's most populous…

Alerzo CEO wins 2021 African Prize for Leadership Excellence

According to the organisers of the award ceremony, the prize is meant to celebrate leaders who have positively impacted the…
Seplat and ExxonMobil

Seplat buys ExxonMobil’s Nigerian shallow water assets

President, ExxonMobil Upstream Oil and Gas, said the sale would allow the company to prioritise competitively advantaged investments in its…
Aeroflot

Russia bans UK planes from airspace in tit for tat

The agency noted that Moscow had sent a proposal to London to hold consultations regarding flights between between the countries,…
Russian ruble

EU, US sanctions ineffective against Russian banks –Central Bank

"The Bank of Russia is ready to support banks with funds in rubles and foreign currency," the Central bank added.
Putin and Biden

Biden hits Russia with export restrictions

The sanction hammers Russia’s access to global exports of everything from commercial electronics and computers to semiconductors and aircraft parts.
TotalEnergies office in Paris

TotalEnergies stumbles on huge oil offshore Namibia

The large discovery was made in the Venus-X1 well, the second recent offshore discovery for the southern African country that…
JP Morgan

Nigeria sues JP Morgan Chase for $1.7B claims

In court, Masefield said Nigeria's case rested on proving two key points: there was a fraud and JP Morgan was…

Easiest Methods of Tracking Your Packages 

Tracking packages is one of the most difficult parts of ordering things long distances. The worry that your package will…
oil prices

Oil prices surge above $100, stocks plunge as Russia attacks Ukraine

Global stocks and U.S. bond yields took a dive while the dollar also jumped higher. It was a bad day…
FILE PHOTO: Baby milk formula

WHO, UNICEF accuse firms of unethical marketing of baby milk formula

According to the study, there are misleading and scientifically unsubstantiated messages used to convince mothers to give babies formula instead…
Russia's Putin and Xi in Beijing

Russia’s trade flow shifts towards China

New sanctions could prompt Russia to try to deepen its non-dollar denominated trade ties with Beijing in an effort to…
Leonardo DiCaprio

DiCaprio buys stake in French champagne house Telmont

DiCaprio's investment follows a trend of luxury brands striking partnership deals with celebrities to broaden their appeal.
U.S. sanction on Russian debt may have limited impact. Above Russian ruble

Biden’s sanctions on Russian debt may have limited impact

Ribakova said total foreign ownership of Russian debt was about $64 billion, and Russia’s reserves are in excess of $630…
Nigerian Senate

Senate confirms 5 EDs for Nigerian Petroleum Regulatory Authority

The five Executive Director-nominees were confirmed by the Senate after consideration of the report by the Committee on Petroleum Downstream…
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