INEC has rejected Goodluck Jonathan's presidential nomination from the PDP's Turaki faction, citing regulations. The faction warns of legal action against bias.
Nigerian students face new Graduate visa rules: apply before your Student visa expires to avoid a reduced 18-month stay-back post-2026. Understand the updated rules.
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria recorded a trade surplus as due to exports surged on petroleum and non-oil products in 2025.
Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies. Just steps away, a lab-grown diamond valued at $115 was unguarded.
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to make its first interest rate cut of the year at its policy meeting this week, spurred by a weakening jobs market -- but political tension looms over the gathering. Analysts now broadly expect a 25 basis points rate cut at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, as hiring slows.
The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) intervention in the foreign exchange rate has crashed the US dollar, leading to the naira's appreciation in all markets.
A tax expert, Aderonke Atoyebi, has debunked the widespread misconception regarding the newly introduced Tax Identification, describing the rumours as dangerous.
The United States moved on Friday to dismantle a "burdensome" federal program that tracks greenhouse gas emissions across the US economy, the latest step by President Donald Trump's administration to undercut efforts against climate change. Democrats had anticipated the move after they obtained documents in the spring that indicated the change was planned.
Boeing workers at its St. Louis area defense factories will stay on strike after union members voted Friday to reject a new contract offer from the US aviation giant. "We're disappointed our employees have rejected a five-year offer, including 45 percent average wage growth," said Dan Gillian, a senior St. Louis site executive with Boeing.
Russia's central bank on Friday cut its key interest rate, but warned inflation was still too high, amid growing fears of an economic slowdown after bloated spending on the Ukraine offensive. The bank is now gradually trimming interest rates from a two-decade high of 21 percent.
France on Friday risks a downgrade on its ability to pay back debts, economists said, a move that would further complicate new Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu's task of drawing up a budget for next year.
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