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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, pointing to a further strengthening of labor market conditions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits decreased by 14,000 to a seasonally adjusted 289,000 for the week...

U.S. stocks were set to rise at the open on Thursday following upbeat labor market data, amid a backdrop of a sanctions confrontation between Russia and the West that highlighted the relative strength of the U.S. economy. The number of...

The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged on Thursday, holding off fresh policy action as it prepares to launch fresh funding for banks next month that it hopes will lift inflation from rock-bottom levels. The decision to leave rates...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 07, (THEWILL) - The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday's election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has promised to restore normalcy to all distrupted sectors of Osun society and work within the...

It appears whatever President Goodluck Jonathan does or does not do in relation to the Boko Haram kidnap of many school girls from Chibok in Borno State is bound to elicit palaver from certain quarters. The most recent reason...

For me, one of the extraordinary treasures of being a columnist are the emails—and the occasional phone call—I receive from readers who are moved to react to one piece or another. I find these reactions illuminating, even when their...

As Bayelsa State Government continuously strives to rid the state off all its Cyclical unemployment worries, critical questions need to be asked. Who's responsibility is it to create jobs? The government, the private sector, or both? These are no easy...

Sub-Saharan Africa is about to face a major shortage of teachers, says the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). Its newly released data show that about one third of the countries in the region will face pressure...

BEVERLY HILLS, August 06, (THEWILL) - Nigeria has formally requested for the experimental drugs being developed by the U.S. Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the cure of the Ebola virus. The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyeabuchi Chukwu, made...

SAN FRANCISCO, August 06, (THEWILL) – Best graduating students of Borno State origin at the Nigerian Law School are to be sponsored abroad to study Petroleum Law. The state governor, Kashim Shettima, gave the promise Wednesday at the State Government House,...