International Archives — Page 19 of 58

March 10, 2018 one Response

Audi Partners Airbus on Autonomous Flying Car Project

Audi has partnered Airbus and Italdesign to bring a self-driving car with flying drone capabilities to life. At the 2018 Geneva International Auto Show, the firms presented an evolution of the Pop.Up concept unveiled by Airbus and Italdesign one year...

March 9, 2018 one Response

ILO: Women Are More Likely To Be Unemployed In Most Parts Of The World

Women are less likely to participate in the labour market than men and are more likely to be unemployed in most parts of the world, says a new study put together by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to commemorate 2018...

March 9, 2018 No Responses

Range Rover SV Coupe Debuts, To Cost $295,000

Land Rover’s Range Rover SV Coupe is now available worldwide at a starting price of $295,000. Unveiled on Tuesday at the 2018 Geneva International Motor Show, SV Coupe’s Power comes from Jaguar Land Rover’s 5.0-liter supercharged V-8. It&#8...

March 8, 2018 No Responses

“Leave our Daughters Alone”

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has charged perpetrators of abductions and various harmful practices against women and girls to stop forthwith. She was speaking during an event to mark the 2018 International Women’s Day, on Thursday, March 8,...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

WFE, 59 Stock Exchanges To Ring Gender Equality Bell

For the fourth year, a global collaboration across 59 stock exchanges around the world on Fridayconcluded plan to ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality’ to celebrate International Women’s Day onThursday, March 8, 2018. The events are a partnership b...

March 2, 2018 No Responses

China Development Bank, UBA Sign Letter of Intent for $100m Loan Deal To Support SMEs In Africa

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has announced the signing of a letter of intent for $100 million to finance the development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Africa. According to the financial institution, the $100 million loan will...

March 1, 2018 one Response

Ford Begins Delivering Of Pizza With Self-Driving Cars

Ford has extended trial of its self-driving cars to the delivery of pizzas in the United States. Already, Ford self-driving cars in collaboration with Domino are on the streets of Miami and Miami Beach delivering pizzas, and more cities...

March 1, 2018 No Responses

‘Importance Of Money Matters For Children, Youth

Global Money Week (GMW), a CYFI initiative, is an annual money awareness campaign built to inspire children and young people to learn about money matters, livelihoods and entrepreneurship. The event started as a Child Finance Day & Week in 2012...

February 27, 2018 No Responses

Daimler Confirms Geely As Biggest Shareholder With $9B Stake

Daimler, Mercedes-Benz parent company has confirmed that Geely, which also owns Volvo and Lynk & Co., plus its own car brand, has acquired 9.69 percent of its shares in a deal valued at $9 billion. The shares were purchased...

February 24, 2018 No Responses

Nissan to Unveil Self-Driving Taxi March 5

Come March 5, 2018, Nissan will launch its first public trial of a self-driving taxi service in Tokyo, Japan. The service, called Easy Ride, will see a handful of self-driving Nissan Leaf electric cars ferry passengers on a set route...

February 23, 2018 No Responses

ILO Tackles Fair Future of Work Challenges

The Global Commission on the Future of Work focused its second meeting on a continuing discussion of the main themes that are shaping the future of the world of work. Following its first meeting in October 2017, which looked at...

February 21, 2018 one Response

‘Global Energy Market Forecast Favours Gas’

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), Tony Attah, on Monday, said projections put gas in the top quartile of the most competitive and strategic investments in the global energy market. Attah spoke at...

February 21, 2018 No Responses

‘Maersk, Nine Other Shipping Lines Control 90 Per Cent Of Deep Sea Market’

More than 87 pct of the global fleet capacity is controlled by only ten out of 67 shipping lines operating fully cellular containerships, which is less than 7 pct of the total lines, according to the data from MDS Transmodal....

February 18, 2018 No Responses

China pledges to strengthen bilateral relationships with Nigeria

Mr Li Xuda, the Cultural Counselor, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria says the 2018 China New Year celebration is dedicated to strengthening bilateral relationships with Nigeria. Xuda spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday in Abuja on the...