Protesters targeted the finance ministry in Abuja to express anger at the federal government, with videos emerging showing the disgruntled demonstrators.
The federal government, through the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has announced a plan to disburse N50,000 to small businesses.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday will host a private event for hundreds of top investors in his crypto memecoin, with leaders of the Democratic opposition blasting it as "an orgy of corruption." The top 25 investors, according to an event website, will get a private session with Trump beforehand and a White House tour.
The US State Department said Thursday that Chevron must wrap up operations in Venezuela next week as scheduled, contradicting an envoy who told a podcast differently after Caracas freed an American. Asked about the contradicting messages, State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said Rubio was "making it clear that that license is going to expire."
The International Monetary Fund has released the list of debtor countries, showing the top African countries with the least debt exposure following Nigeria's exit.
Entertainment giant Disney has placed at least 45 Venezuelan employees on unpaid leave, the company told AFP Thursday, following the US Supreme Court's decision to allow the revocation of a special legal status that shielded them from deportation.
US senators on Thursday blocked California's landmark mandate phasing out gas-powered cars, dealing a blow to the state's move towards electric vehicles in a pointed rebuke of Democratic climate change policies. "California got special permission from the Biden administration to ban gas-powered cars.
Following the latest directive, some staff have been told to meet the Human Resources department and tender their resignation letters in compliance with the law.
G7 finance leaders played down their differences Thursday, despite turmoil from US President Donald Trump's wide-ranging tariffs, and sought common ground on Ukraine as talks in Canada entered the final hours.
Nearly one year after a Nigerian bank lost N1 billion to a cyberattack, another bank, PremiumTrust Bank has released a statement about an attempted cyberattack.
Tech giant Xiaomi unveiled a new advanced in-house mobile chip on Thursday, a significant milestone for the company as Chinese firms shift resources towards home-grown technology against a bleak international trade backdrop. Xiaomi has not confirmed which company is manufacturing the XRING O1, though Lei said it uses the same second generation 3nm-process technology as Apple's latest chips.
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