ABUJA: Nigeria’s markets regulator has significantly increased capital requirements for the securities industry. The minimum for brokers has tripled, and new multi-billion-naira thresholds now apply to underwriters, exchanges, and fund …
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Features/News Analyses
Big Oil Offers Reality Check to Trump’s Venezuela Dream
by Reutersby ReutersBy Ron Bousso LONDON – Big Oil companies have injected a heavy dose of realism into U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to rapidly invest billions in Venezuela, pointing to complex …
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Security and Defence
Trump Warns of Possible U.S. Strikes in Nigeria, NYT Reports
by Toye Faleye & Reutersby Toye Faleye & ReutersWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump warned that the United States could launch more military strikes in Nigeria if attacks on Christians continue, according to comments published by the New York Times. …
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Foreign Report/International Figures
Trump Threatens Military Action against Colombia Following Venezuela Raid
by Toye Faleye & Reutersby Toye Faleye & ReutersWashington: U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened military action against Colombia’s government, telling reporters that “such an operation so”, prompting an angry response from Bogota. The comments came after the …
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Colombo: Rescuers in Sri Lanka were scrambling on Monday to clear roads and deliver aid to more than half a million people hit by a cyclone, as the death toll …
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London: Liverpool’s record signing Alexander Isak scored his first Premier League goal for the Reds as the under-pressure champions snapped a woeful run of form with a win at West …
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Religion
Pope Leo Appeals for Release of 315 Kidnapped Students in Nigeria
by Toye Faleye & Reutersby Toye Faleye & ReutersVatican City: Pope Leo emphasised the severity of the recent kidnapping of children and staff from a Catholic school in Nigeria, describing it as one of the worst mass kidnappings …
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Uncategorized
World Leaders Pledge $11bn to Fight AIDS, Malaria, TB — Still Short of Target
by TheDiggerNews & Reutersby TheDiggerNews & ReutersJohannesburg/London: – A global health initiative that works to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria raised $11.34 billion at an event in Johannesburg on Friday, below its target for work from …
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News Across the Nation
Nigeria Urges U.S. to Respect Sovereignty Amid Tensions over Christian Killings, Terror Threats
by Toye Faleye & Reutersby Toye Faleye & ReutersAbuja — Nigeria has responded cautiously to recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who threatened swift military action over what he described as the persecution of Christians. While open …
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Foreign Report/International Figures
EU Considers Ethanol Ban in Hand Sanitisers Amid Cancer Concerns
by Reutersby ReutersWashington: The European Union is considering banning ethanol as an active ingredient in biocidal products, including hand sanitisers, amid growing concerns over its potential cancer risk, the Financial Times reported …
