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BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) - The President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says the Senate will pass the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill in tranches as a way out of its non-passage for the past eight years. Saraki made...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) - President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in the six newly appointed Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, charging the new officers to ensure that all elections must be credible. The President administered...

The British parliament was set to back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit timetable on Wednesday after she headed off a rebellion in her Conservative Party over a lack of insight into the government's strategy to leave the European Union. May...

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that a potential U.S.-Russia deal to allow Syrian rebels to safely leave Aleppo was still on the agenda, but that no talks were planned between the two countries for now. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told...

European shares followed Asian stocks higher on Wednesday, buoyed by reports Italy would step in to rescue troubled bank Monte dei Paschi and expectations the European Central Bank would extend its bond-buying stimulus scheme this week. Italian government bond yields...

Office supplies retailer Staples Inc (SPLS.O) said on Wednesday it would sell its controlling stake in its European business to an affiliate of private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP to focus on its North American operations. Staples' European unit...

While the British government tries to prevent parliament voting on its plan to trigger the country's exit from the European Union, Reuters research indicates the lower house would in fact support its move, based on lawmakers' recent statements. Prime Minister...

Britain's competition watchdog has fined Pfizer (PFE.N) a record 84.2 million pounds ($107 million) for its role in ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2,600 percent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) also fined...

Japan's Sony Corp (6758.T) will release as many as six smartphone games in the next financial year, hoping that its own gaming franchises can replicate the success of console rival Nintendo Co's (7974.T) Pokemon GO. The upcoming titles will free...

BEVERLY HILLS, December 07, (THEWILL) - The President of the African Development Bank, AfDB, Mr. Akinwumi Adesina has noted that there were still problems in Nigeria’s foreign exchange, forex market, which must be sorted out, stressing that this must...