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...
Senate President, Bukola Saraki shared these photos on his official IG page alongside Federal Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola as they were present at the Russia 2018 World Cup Qualifiers between Nigeria and Zambia which Nigeria eventually won 1-0 and qualified for the World Cup and they took time after the game to personally congratulate the players and Coach Gernot Rohr. He wrote; "Celebrating our qualification for the #Russia2018 World Cup with the Super Eagles. It was great to have the opportunity to personally thank the players, the coaches, and everyone that contributed to our success."