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Johnson & Johnson Settles Talc Lawsuits for $700 Million, Agrees to Halt Sales of Talcum Powder Products
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $700 million to settle lawsuits in the United States that accused the pharmaceutical giant of misleading...
NAFDAC Lifts Ban on Sachet Alcohol Sales Temporarily After House of Reps Discussions
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has temporarily lifted the ban on the sale of alcohol in sachets...
FG Drops Tax Evasion Case Against Binance’s Gambaryan
The Federal Government has officially discontinued the prosecution of Tigran Gambaryan, one of the Binance executives accused of tax evasion by the authorities....
India Flies Back Bodies of 45 Workers Killed in Kuwait Fire
An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 Indian workers who died in a devastating fire in Kuwait. The...
Tesla Shareholders Approve Musk’s Huge $44 Billion Pay Package
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s massive compensation package, now worth $44 billion. Despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy firms,...
G7 Leaders Pledge $50 Billion Loan To Ukraine From Frozen Russian Assets
Leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations have announced a landmark agreement to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan from frozen...
Chinese Automakers Surpass U.S. Counterparts In Global Sales For First Time
Chinese automakers have outpaced their U.S. rivals in vehicle sales for the first time, driven by solid performances from brands like BYD and...
Moscow Exchange Suspends Dollar, Euro Trading Amid New U.S. Sanctions
The Moscow Exchange halted trading in U.S. dollars and euros on Thursday following new U.S. sanctions aimed at disrupting Russia’s financial capabilities in...
Shakira Praises Afrobeats, Expresses Deep Admiration for Burna Boy and Tyla
Colombian superstar Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, widely known as Shakira, has expressed deep admiration for Afrobeats, prominent Nigerian artist Burna Boy and rising...
Ghana Announces 3 Weeks Power Outage Over Reduced Gas Supply From Nigeria
In a joint press release on Thursday, Ghana Grid Company Ltd. (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) announced that the country...
Paris 2024 Olympics: Quadri Aruna Qualifies for Nigeria in Table Tennis
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has officially confirmed the qualification of Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna and Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi for the singles events...
FG Declares June 17, 18 Public Holidays For Eid-el-Kabir Celebration
The Federal Government has announced that Monday, June 17, and Tuesday, June 18, 2024, will be public holidays in honour of this year’s...