Global stocks sank Wednesday after US President Donald Trump said he was not satisfied with talks that are aimed at averting a trade war with China. Equities were also dented by poor eurozone economic data, and as Trump cast doubt on a planned summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Trump (is) continuing to drive uncertainty over global trade,” said analyst Joshua Mahony at trading firm IG. “European markets are following their Asian counterparts lower, as a pessimistic tone from Trump is compounded by downbeat economic data,” he added. Markets had surged Monday after US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He said they had agreed to pull back from imposing threatened tariffs on billions of dollars of goods, and continue talks on a variety of trade issues. However, Trump has declared that he was “not satisfied” with the status of the talks, fuelling worries that the world’s top two economies could still slug out an economically pain
Organisers of the Lagos Women Run have described the turn out in the event this year as a testament to fact that Nigerian women are buying into the gospel for healthy living.
The Lagos Women Run was held at the weekend with over 3,000 participants from across the state running for the prizes as well as for different causes.
Speaking on the event, which flagged off at the second gate of the National Stadium on Saturday, the Coordinator, Tayo Popoola, said, “the turnout was massive. Even on the day of the Run, we had people coming to register, and this shows the acceptance of the project. We are grateful to all who made the Run a huge success.
Speaking on the event, which flagged off at the second gate of the National Stadium on Saturday, the Coordinator, Tayo Popoola, said, “the turnout was massive. Even on the day of the Run, we had people coming to register, and this shows the acceptance of the project. We are grateful to all who made the Run a huge success.
“I am satisfied that everything we did was in line with the initiative of the Lagos Women Run to campaign against brutality against women, sexual abuse, female child education, empowerment for the women’s folks, family and Issues of equality. Those who participated are more than just regular athletes.”
rated with commemorative medals for their efforts.
rated with commemorative medals for their efforts.
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