Chicago approves $1.32 bn for migrants!
Chicago has committed a whopping sum of $1.32 billion to migrant aid. Courthouse News Service reports that the money is split between an additional $70 million to feed and house new migrants and $1.25 billion to create more affordable housing and economic opportunities across the city over the next five years. The $1.25 billion represents…
Plans to bring home Filipinos killed in UAE floods underway!
Authorities in the Philippines are working towards bringing the corpses of three nationals of the country killed after the flooding in the United Arab Emirates. Rappler reports that the Migrant Workers Office in Dubai and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration met with the three Filipino Workers’ next of kin and explained the procedures. The DMW, OWWA…
Sahel becomes drug trafficking corridor!
A United Nations report has said the West African Sahel is fast becoming infamous for drug trafficking. According to the report, the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,444kg of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger while an average of 13kg was seized between 2013 and…
Waiting Game? – Adewale Sobowale
With the advent of 2020 came a lot of welcoming gestures. People went praying to whatever they believed in their various religions and irreligion. They topped it off by wearing their brand-new clothes, eating their favourite dishes, and drinking. There was great hope that the year 2020 would be better than the, then, outgoing 2019….
Naira is doing well! – Adewale Sobowale
I really love the news I’m hearing about the Nigerian currency – the Naira! I even heard it has started reflecting in the markets. Let me make a very obvious confession.And that is, I’m not an economist. However, I’m not so dumb as not to understand the basic intricacies of the international market. That market,…
Darien Gap may be blocked!
Jose Ratul Mulino, the presidential frontrunner in Panama has vowed to block the Darien Gap. The Darien Gap is a swampy jungle on Panama’s border with Columbia and it has become an ordeal for many US-bound migrants. However, some experts are criticizing the idea as unworkable and potentially dangerous. The Darien Gap is run by…