The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited number of migrants from four countries to enter the U.S. on humanitarian grounds after a federal judge on Friday dismissed a challenge from Republican-led states. U.S. District Judge…
Nigeria earns $11b from crude exports in 5 months
Revenue from crude oil sales earned Nigeria $11 billion in the first five months of 2023. This is according to the data obtained from the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Revenue Factsheet released by the US Energy Information Administration…
Lula welcomes back banned Venezuelan leader Maduro
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro has visited Brazil for the first time since he was banned by former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019. Mr Maduro was received by the new president, fellow leftist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, ahead of…
Venezuelan opposition dissolves Guaido’s ‘interim government’
The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved the “interim government” led by Juan Guaido, once the popular and internationally recognized face of the drive to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro. The vote came in the opposition-controlled National Assembly, a body elected…
Iran starts refining its oil in Venezuela -Minister
Iranian Petroleum Minister Javad Owji said that Iran has started refining its crude oil in Venezuela. Owji said Iran had started processing some 100,000 barrels per day of its crude in Venezuela’s El Palito refinery. “This was a long-standing and…
Venezuela, UNICEF to coordinate aid to flooded areas
Venezuela and UNICEF held a meeting to extend aid to communities hit by mudslides and floods from last week’s tropical storm Julia. Minister of Education, Yelitze Santaella said after a meeting with UNICEF representative Abubacar Sultan, that they discussed the…
Venezuela rejects UN report detailing torture, rights abuses
Venezuela’s government on Monday rejected a report by independent experts working with the United Nations’ top human rights body who alleged President Nicolas Maduro had personally ordered the detention of government opponents, who endured electric shocks, asphyxiation and other cruel…
‘‘Fat Leonard’’ nabbed in Venezuela after fleeing US Navy trial
A Malaysian defence contractor – popularly known as “Fat Leonard” – who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in United States military history has been arrested in Venezuela. An international manhunt was launched for Leonard Glenn Francis earlier this…
*Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) *Beggars in Lagos urged to pick up a vocation, get skilled (Guardian)
Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on…
