The ruling APC and the presidency on Tuesday, November 18, strongly reacted after new PDP chairman Kabiru Turaki sought help from US President Donald Trump.
The Federal Government has reopened the YEIDEP 2025 portal, offering Nigerian youths aged 18–35 grants of N50,000 to N500,000 with required documents.
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled more than expected last month, according to government data published Friday, as President Donald Trump's "liberation day" tariffs on most countries came into effect.
Germany is weighing plans for a 10 percent digital tax for internet giants such as Alphabet and Meta, a senior official said Friday, despite the risk of stoking further trade tensions with the United States. This could be based on the model in Austria, which has a five percent tax, he said, adding that in Germany "we consider a 10 percent tax rate to be moderate and legitimate".
US President Donald Trump signaled renewed trade tensions with China on Friday, arguing that Beijing had "violated" a deal to de-escalate tariffs, at a time when both sides appeared deadlocked in negotiations. But on Friday, Trump wrote that: "China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US," without providing further details.
The government has listed the national projects that will be handed over to private hands in a concession arrangement, to generate money to repay the debts incurred.
Britain's hard-right Reform UK has become the first political party in the country to accept donations through bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, raising fresh concerns over transparency. "As of now, provided you are an eligible UK donor ... we are the first political party in Britain that can accept donations in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies," he said.
Livestock farmer Joe Kroon turned to saffron in desperation when drought threatened his livelihood and, as this season's harvest winds down, he is encouraged by the potential of a new entry into South Africa's farming catalogue.
The Nigeria-first policy states that the government and its agencies will only buy imported goods when there are no local alternatives, but manufacturers want more.
To help facilitate the federal government's green initiative, Toyota Nigeria has announced the release of three new hybrid electric vehicle models in Nigeria.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has predicted that about 21 African currencies, including the naira, will experience depreciations in 2025 and 2026.
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