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CAF disciplinary code: What sanctions could Libya and Nigeria face after Super Eagles’ airport ordeal?
Following Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ ordeal at Al Abraq Airport in Libya, the Confederation of African Football, CAF, is expected to investigate and address the situation, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian squad was left stranded for hours after their flight was diverted from Benghazi without proper reception or transportation from Libyan authorities. As tensions rise, CAF’s disciplinary
Kano Govt Sanctions Magistrate, Registrar Over Misconduct
Ad Kano State Judicial Service Commission has recalled three magistrates from the bench and deferred the promotion of a court registrar over misconduct and judicial recklessness. The magistrates are Chief Magistrate Talatu Makama (Magistrate Court No 29), Senior Magistrate Rabi Abdulkadir (magistrate Court No 48), Chief Magistrate Tijjani Saleh Minjibir (Magistrate Court 60), and Senior
Russia sanctions: How the measures have changed daily life
By Olga Shamina & Jessy Kaner, BBC Russian & Simon FraserBBC NewsImage source, Getty ImagesThe US, UK and EU have put in place unprecedented financial penalties on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, and hundreds of international companies have pulled out of the country.The impact of these measures is just starting to be felt, with…
Canada sanctions Russian oligarch Abramovich, Trudeau departs Europe amid war
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau capped a weeklong European trip Friday by slapping new sanctions on the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, who has become an international poster boy for the largesse that enabled President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine.Abramovich is a major shareholder in Evraz, a British multinational manufacturing company that operates a steel mill in…
Russian sanctions throw South Korean satellite missions into uncertainty
by Park Si-soo — March 2, 2022 South Korea’s CAS500-2 remote sensing satellite is seen at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute’s manufacturing facility. It’s set to launch in the first half of this year on a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome. But the launch is expected to be delayed due to sanctions on Russia. Credit:…
Biden Aims Sanctions at Russian Military, Banks, Elites
WASHINGTON—President Biden promised to make Russian President Vladimir Putin an international pariah as he announced a wave of new sanctions intended to cripple Russia’s economy, military and elites, the latest effort to punish Moscow for launching a large-scale invasion of Ukraine. “Putin is the aggressor. Putin chose this war and now he and his country…
This is a developing story. Follow @SpaceNews_Inc for the latest and check back for updates. WASHINGTON — Russia’s space program won’t be shielded from U.S. sanctions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday afternoon. “We estimate that we will cut off more than half of Russia’s high-tech imports,…
U.S. reimposes sanctions on Nord Stream 2 in response to Russia aggression
President Biden said Wednesday he will reverse last year's decision to waive sanctions on the entity and corporate officers behind the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, a day after Germany froze certification of the Kremlin-backed project.Why it matters: It's an escalation in the U.S. sanctions response to what the administration has called the "the beginning of…
Ukraine-linked sanctions may threaten energy security, Coveney warns
The threat of sanctions arising from the crisis in Ukraine is a risk to Ireland’s energy security, the Cabinet has been warned. Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney, who said Europe could be facing its first land war in many decades, told Cabinet colleagues on Tuesday that deliveries of Russian coal to Moneypoint power station…
Cabinet sanctions Rs 973 cr to SBI for ex-gratia payment to borrowers
The government on Wednesday approved sanction of Rs 973.74 crore to (SBI) as reimbursement related to loan moratorium that was implemented in 2020 amid the pandemic. Briefing media on the Cabinet decision, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur said the Budget had made provision of Rs 5,500 crore for the scheme of ex-gratia payment…