Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed for third reading, a bill reverting to ‘Nigeria We Hail Thee’, the old National Anthem. The bill sponsored by the Majority Leader of th…
CBN Governor Cardoso says ongoing economic pains won’t last forever
Cardoso assures Nigerians the CBN will continue to deliver sustained and inclusive economic growth. CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, on Thursday, said the pains of ongoing reforms will soon be over.Cardoso, represented by Dr Blaise ljebor, Director, Risk Ma…
Deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea kills over 100 people
Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], May 24 (ANI): Over 100 people have died after a huge landslide struck a remote village in Papua New Guinea, reported the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The landslide hit Kaokalam Village in Enga Province, ab…
Transport ministry reviews safety at JAL after spate of incidents
Japan’s transport ministry carried out an inspection at a Japan Airlines Co. office at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Friday following a series of incidents involving the company’s aircraft, including one the previous day in which two jets touched wings wh…
“Want India to succeed,” Indians of Chinese heritage in Kolkata enthusiastic of participating in poll process
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI): As Kolkata heads into polls in the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Indians of Chinese heritage who have been living in the city for decades have expressed their enthusiasm in participating in the ele…
‘Disconnected from reality’: Why wildlife protection groups want animal diplomacy to stop
Earlier this month, Malaysia announced plans to gift orangutans to countries that buy its palm oil. Dubbed “orangutan diplomacy,” the strategy aims to mitigate the environmental damage of palm oil production. The commodity is found in over half of supe…
Germany backs ending EU tax breaks that benefit Temu and Shein
Critics of Shein and Temu in the United States have already complained that they use an import tax exemption there to undercut rivals and avoid customs inspections of their products. Germany has recently revealed that it backs the scrapping of some EU …
Experts warn of a housing gap as construction slows in Germany
Germany’s Federal Statistical Office announced on Thursday that 294,400 new apartments were built in Germany last year, a yearly decline of 0.3%. This total was far below the state’s target of 400,000 and is bad news for Germany’s struggling property s…
‘No chance of uniting Ireland in my lifetime’, says Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris
There will not be referendum on a united island of Ireland for decades, Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris has told GB News. Mr Heaton-Harris, who helped deliver the post-Brexit Windsor Framework agreement, said that he was not expecting a …
HMRC tax dispute with EY over Tory donor’s affairs on hold for settlement talks
By Maria Ward-Brennan HMRC’s tax dispute with accounting firm EY and Jamie Ritblat, a British property investor and Tory donor, has been placed on hold as settlement talks take place, City A.M. has learned. The tax authority filed lawsuits against Ritb…