World

By Emmanuel Nduka A joint arrangement by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and a French private equity group will acquire a 38-percent stake in Heathrow, the London airport’s biggest shareholder announced on Friday. Heritage Times HT...

By Lucy Adautin Diplomatic tensions between Benin and Niger intensified on Friday as a Benin court jailed three Nigeriens who were detained last week at a port, according to judicial sources. Relations between Benin and Niger...

By Emmanuel Nduka The World Bank has said that the tightening of the monetary policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), will not address inflation in the country. Heritage Times HT reports that the Bank...

By Lucy Adautin Niger’s top court lifted President Mohamed Bazoum’s immunity on Friday, setting the stage for a potential trial following his ouster in a military coup in July 2023. “The court orders the lifting of...

By Lucy Adautin Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged on Friday to "immediately" order a cease-fire in Ukraine and initiate negotiations if Kyiv began withdrawing troops from the four regions annexed by Moscow and abandon its plans...

By Ebi Kesiena In an effort to manage its rising debt, Uganda plans to limit commercial borrowing and focus on concessional loans in the next fiscal year, Finance Minister Matia Kasaija announced on Thursday. This strategy...