UN fingers India, Nigeria as baby boomers; world population hits 9.7bn by 2050
The United Nations says the world’s population is getting older and growing at a slower pace but is still expected to increase from the current 7.7 billion to 9.7 billion…
NBA: League sees enormous opportunity in Africa for growth – Silver
NBA commissioner Adam Silver delivered a state of the league address on Thursday that sounded more like a foreign policy briefing that underscored the league’s international ambition. With the NBA…
India, South East Asians ready to invest more in Nigeria
The Nigeria High Commission in India has organised an investment forum for potential investors and the business class in India and South East Asia to enhance Foreign Direct Investment in…
Over 20m children in the past eight years miss measles vaccination, causing disease outbreaks- UNICEF
More than 20 million children a year missed out on measles vaccines across the world in the past eight years, laying a path of exposure to a virus that is…
EASA Suspends All Flights By Boeing 737 MAX 8, 9 jets
In an unusual decision, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said it was suspending all flights in the bloc by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 and 9 jets….
156 persons die after drinking illicit gin, 200 hospitalised
The death toll due to consumption of illicit liquor in India’s northeastern state of Assam rose to 156, local government officials said on Sunday. Over 200 victims, mostly the tea…
Nigeria, others to cut interest rates this year, predicts JP Morgan
This year will see more emerging market countries raise interest rates than at any point since the pre-financial crisis uplands of 2006, analysts at JP Morgan predict. Reuters reports that…
Germany Seeks Private Investment for Climate Projects in Africa, elsewhere- Mueller
Germany will unveil an initiative at United Nations, UN, talks on climate change this week to attract more private investment in projects in Africa and elsewhere, Development…
World Bank Report Highlights New Linkages between Sustainable High Growth and Job Creation
High-growth firms in emerging economies account for more than 50% of all new jobs and sales despite making up less than 20% of all firms in manufacturing and…
WHO uncovers big variations in antibiotics consumption…Calls for Urgent Action to Slash Unnecessary Consumption of the Medicines
Antibiotics are used far more in some countries than in others, a survey by the World Health Organization showed on Monday, suggesting that urgent action was…