The 6 southwest governors have presented President Bola Tinubu with 3 major demands as they rolled out new plans and reiterated their resolve for state police.
President Bola Tinubu has said his government plans to establish 1,000 active businesses in eery ward in Nigeria, in a move to tackle economic hardship.
Greece on Friday hailed as "historic" a deal with US energy giant ExxonMobil that could see the country's first offshore drilling project in 40 years. In recent years, Greece has been investing heavily in both renewable energy and natural gas to reduce its dependence on lignite.
Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves is about to hit new high of $45 billion due to Nigeria's impressive outing at the international bonds market.
Brazil, the world's biggest exporter of chicken meat, on Friday welcomed China's move to lift a ban on imports of the product after an outbreak of bird flu earlier this year. Brazil said in June it was free of bird flu and would resume exports.
A leading German auto supplier said Friday it has received permission to export Nexperia chips from China again as Berlin welcomed signs of "de-escalation" in a row that has alarmed carmakers.
Serbia's parliament on Friday moved to fast-track the demolition of the bombed-out Yugoslav Army headquarters in central Belgrade, the site of a proposed luxury hotel backed by Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner. Lawmakers backed the move with 130 votes in favour and 40 against.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, has emerged among Africa's best-performing currencies, ranking high in a newly released report for October 2025.
In a World War II bunker east of Frankfurt, a steel door weighing over four tonnes protects Germany's largest reserve of rare earths, a treasure at the heart of rising geopolitical tensions. Germany's flagship automotive sector is especially affected by the restrictions because it is dependent on rare earth magnets.
The world's leading furniture company, Ikea, reported a sharp fall in annual profits on Friday as it focused on dropping prices to boost volume and faced higher costs due to US tariffs. "The higher sourcing costs included the costs for increased tariffs, which have been partly absorbed," Inter Ikea said in a statement, referring to import taxes imposed by US President Donald Trump.
The Nigerian currency has defied expectations and traded high against the US dollar amid Nigeria's Eurobond oversubscription in the international bond markets.
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