The local stock market on Wednesday, marked the third consecutive day of closing in the red zone. The All-Share Index and the market capitalisation shed 0.04 percent to close at 98,023.23 points and N59.39tn, respectively, as investors lost N22bn. Despite the downturn, 33 stocks registered gains, while 23 recorded losses. Leading the gainers were the trio of UPL, VitaFoam and Sky Aviation, which gained 10 percent each to close at […]

Argentina's president, Javier Milei, on Wednesday sacked his foreign minister, Diana Mondino, after the country voted in favour of lifting the US economic embargo on Cuba at the United Nations. Argentina was one of 187 countries that supported the non-binding UN resolution on Wednesday to which the US and Israel voted in opposition. Milei replaced Mondino with the ambassador to Washington, Gerardo Werthein stating that Argentina was categorically opposed to […]

Organised Labour yesterday, stated that the latest hike in the pump price of petrol was pushing Nigerians to the limit. It also warned the Federal Government against what it described as a surprised and unexpected reaction of the people to the frequent hike in the price of the product. One of the organized Labour leaders who pleaded anonymous issued the warnings in an interview with newsmen in Lagos. The source […]