Yoruba movement warns Southwest, Kogi, and Kwara governors to prepare for fallout from possible US strike on terrorists following Trump’s latest threat.
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) has released a statement slamming the Nigerian government's decision to impose a ban on 25 products.
Widely known online as 'tech queen', Nigeria's Chimemezu Sapphire Egemasi and others could face up to 20 years prison sentence and heavy penalties in this case.
Restaurant owners on the Greek tourist island of Paros staged a 24-hour shutdown Thursday to protest against zoning regulations blocking them from using part of the island harbour's beachfront.
The US trade deficit more than halved in April, government data showed Thursday, pulling back from a record as imports on a plunge in imports as President Donald Trump's global tariffs kicked in. In March, the overall US trade deficit widened to a new record of $138.3 billion as businesses sought to get ahead of Trump's promised duties.
Investment in clean energy technologies is set to strike a record this year despite global economic uncertainty, double the spending on fossil fuels that will dip for the first time since 2020, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. It expects investment in clean technologies, including nuclear and electricity distribution grids, to hit a record $2.2 trillion this year.
A former Director at Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has testified in court, spilling the details into Arik's heavy indebtedness and the fraud case.
French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies goes on trial in Paris on Thursday over allegations of misleading climate claims, an unprecedented "greenwashing" case against a fossil fuel firm in France. A greenwashing case against Australian oil and gas producer Santos, challenging its claim to be a "clean fuels" company, has been ongoing since 2021.
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is making progress with the CBEX investigations and has named another two suspects connected to the scam.
US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz, persistent growth worries and slowing inflation are expected to prompt eurozone rate-setters to lower borrowing costs again on Thursday. The ECB is expected to cut its inflation predictions when it releases its own new economic forecasts Thursday, with most observers now believing that Trump's tariffs will add to downward pressure.
Gamers on Thursday finally got their hands on Nintendo's new Switch 2 console, which could score record early sales for the Japanese "Super Mario" creator. Serkan Toto from Tokyo consultancy Kantan Games said he "would not be surprised to see Switch 2 breaking sales records in the next weeks and months".
Economy
Load more