Peter Gregory Obi has met former military ruler Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and disclosed three key topics discussed during their meeting in the north.
The Nigerian government has announced that individuals earning N100,000 and below are exempted from paying the newly introduced Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Spain's defence ministry has ordered 100 helicopters from Airbus destined for deployment in various parts of its armed forces, the European aeronautics company said Thursday. Spain's Defence Minister Maria Amparo Valcarce Garcia called the helicopters "essential" for the operations of the armed forces.
Hundreds of tractors converged on Brussels on Thursday in a show of farmers' anger at the EU's planned trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur -- whose fate hung in the balance as summit talks opened in the Belgian capital. More than 150 tractors clogged the streets of central Brussels Thursday morning with many more expected.
British energy giant BP, which this year shelved targets on reducing carbon emissions, has appointed industry veteran Meg O'Neill to be chief executive from April, replacing Murray Auchincloss who stepped down Thursday.
As weak earnings and rising debt strain public finances, debt servicing and personnel costs have exceeded the Federal Government’s total revenue in 2025.
Squabbles over the EU-Mercosur trade deal are likely to punctuate a European Union summit in Brussels on Thursday. Agricultural unions have projected up to 10,000 protestors in Brussels on Thursday, including 4,000 from France.
President Donald Trump promised Americans an economic boom in an address to the nation on Wednesday, while blaming Democratic predecessor Joe Biden for high prices that have hit the Republican's popularity.
The European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates steady Thursday for its fourth meeting in a row as inflation remains in check, although debate is heating up about the path forward. Following a year-long series of cuts, the central bank for the 20 countries that use the euro has kept its key deposit rate on hold at two percent since July.
Asian markets sank Thursday after another sell-off on Wall Street as worries over the tech sector's colossal spending on artificial intelligence continued to dog investor sentiment. Asian markets tracked the US losses, led by tech firms including Japan's Renesas and investment giant SoftBank.
EU leaders gather in Brussels Thursday for a make-or-break summit on using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine -- with key player Belgium under pressure to drop its opposition. Ukraine has said Washington was "pressuring" the EU not to use the assets as they view them as a vital bargaining chip in winning over Russia.
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