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The Department of Homeland Security has had a rough go of it this year between revelations that refugees haven’t been vetted appropriately, the record number of illegal border crossings, and of course the laughable launch and subsequent evaporation of the poorly named Disinformation Governance Board. However, it would seem that …

During Paris Fashion Week, he wore a “White Lives Matter” shirt, which didn’t sit well with the Black people, who felt it was an attack on Black Lives Matter. In a now-deleted tweet, he said, “When I wake up, I’m about to go Death Con” on Jewish people.” Since then, …

The World Bank has debarred five Nigerian firms and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices and also recognized the debarment of two Nigerian companies debarred by the African Development Bank (AfDB).    The companies and individuals who will no longer participate in projects and operations financed by institutions of the World …

UN secretary general António Guterres said it was ‘high time to put fossil fuel producers, investors and enablers on notice’ as he called for a global windfall tax to support countries struggling with climate disasters and rising living costs. Speaking at the UN general assembly on Tuesday, Guterres said: ‘Today, …

Mr Ezikiel Iliya, the Managing Director of the Taraba Investment and Property Development, says the government will privatise more of the state’s companies to build new ones. Iliya spoke on Wednesday while speaking to newsmen in Jalingo, explaining that the function of the agency was to build government corporations and …

Hundreds of thousands of British Airways passengers are set to see their travel plans upended again after the airline announced it would cancel more than 10,000 flights until the end of October. At the same time there have been more votes by rail unions to strike at operators including LNER, …

Elon Musk and two of his companies, Tesla and SpaceX, are facing a $258 billion lawsuit after an investor claimed he was “defrauded” by a Dogecoin “pyramid scheme.”   The investor, Keith Johnson, has named the entrepreneur, as well as his companies Tesla and SpaceX, in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Lower Manhattan on Thursday, …

Peak milk owned by Friesland Foods Wamco Nigeria Plc used the phrase in a post on Instagram and he is suing them for One Billion naira. Gala, a sausage making company owned by UAC foods, also used a cartoon image of his and he is suing them for N100 million. …

In 2021, this writer penned a long form piece about the evolution and dominance of label services companies and distribution companies in Africa. He also likened their synergy with digital streaming platforms to the era of playlisting and distribution at Alaba International Market, Lagos. For around three years preceding 2021, …

London CNN Business  —  The UK government is introducing a £5 billion ($6.3 billion) tax on the windfall profits of its oil and gas companies, bowing to pressure from campaigners to raise money to help millions of people struggling with the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades. Finance Minister Rishi Sunak …