PRESIDENT Joe Biden has deployed 6,000 US troops to Afghanistan to assist with the evacuation of its citizens and Afghan allies following the recent dramatic military victory of the Taliban that has seen it overthrow the government.
On Sunday, the Taliban stunned the whole world when its fighters swept into Kabul, the Afghan...
FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially assumed office as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after the body's general council confirmed her appointment as a special meeting today.
During the final round of voting by WTO delegates last year, Dr Okonjo-Iweala emerged victorious,...
PRESIDENT Joe Biden has offered to attend the next African Union (AU) summit as part of his administration's collegiate approach to global affairs in stark contrast to the unilateralist America-first policy of his predecessor Donald Trump.
Between 2017 and 2021, President Trump adopted a unilateralist approach to foreign...
FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has moved a step closer to being confirmed as the next director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after her sole opponent Yoo Myung-hee of South Korea withdrew from the contest.
During the final round of voting by WTO delegates last year, Dr Okonjo-Iweala emerged...
FORMER US president Donald Trump is a surprise nominee for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize after the committee behind drawing up the final shortlist published five names this morning which included Mr Trump.
On January 6, Mr Trump attracted worldwide opprobrium and condemnation after spurring on his supporters to attack the US...
Ayo Akinfe
(1) One thing I love about figures is that they never lie. Nigeria’s population is growing at a rate of 2.6% per annum, so if we want to end all this banditry, kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery, etc, we simply need to create jobs for our youth
(2) We have a population of about 200m, meaning that every year, some...
GENERAL Lloyd Austin has become the first ever black US defence secretary after the senate confirmed his appointment today after granting him a waiver for not having retired for at least seven years before taking office.
Under the US constitution, military officers have to have retired for at least seven years before taking...
NIGERIANS are now free to travel to the US without visa travel restrictions after President Joe Biden signed an executive order in his first day in office rescinding a ban imposed by his predecessor Donald Trump.
In January last year, the US added Nigeria to a list of countries whose citizens are banned from applying for...
NEW US President Joe Biden has promised to return to a multilateral approach to international affairs that will involve Washington adopting a collegiate approach to global matter in contrast to the unilateralist approach of the trump administration.
This afternoon, Mr Biden was sworn-in as the 46th US president, as was his...
FORMER finance minister Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is confident that she will be confirmed as the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) later this month once US president-elect Joe Biden assume office on the 20th.
During the final round of voting by WTO delegates last year, Dr Okonjo-Iweala emerged victorious,...
