U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering seizing Iran’s oil resources, including the strategic export hub of Kharg Island, as the United States deploys thousands of troops to the Middle East.
Bank of America has reached a $72.5m (£54.6m) settlement in a lawsuit brought on behalf of victims of Jeffrey Epstein, who had accused the bank of facilitating his sex trafficking operation.
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says the government’s cut in the Growth and Sustainability Levy (GSL), from three to one per cent, risks undermining the efforts to maximise national benefits from the country’s natural resources.
Nigeria will launch a key digital platform on Friday to streamline imports and exports in a "game changer" for trade in the West African nation, Minister of Trade and Investment Jumoke Oduwole told Reuters.
Gunmen killed nine Nigerian troops and injured several others in the northwestern state of Kebbi, security sources and local officials said on Wednesday.
The US army has raised the maximum enlistment age to 42 years old and scrapped a barrier for potential recruits who have a legal conviction for marijuana or drug paraphernalia possession.
Oil prices have fallen in Asia after US President Donald Trump said negotiations to end the war are progressing, while Iran has said "non-hostile" vessels can use the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.
Israel and Iran exchanged airstrikes on Wednesday, as Iran's military rejected President Donald Trump's assertion the U.S. was in negotiations to end the war which has roiled energy and financial markets, saying the U.S. is negotiating with itself.
