Shehu Dikko gifts President Tinubu a special Super Eagles jersey amid hopes for Nigeria's 2026 FIFA World Cup recovery, amidst CAF eligibility controversy.
Nigeria's naira weakens again despite external reserves hitting $48.5bn, driven by high demand for foreign currency and oil price fluctuations affecting the economy.
EU plans to seal a vast trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur this week were thrown into disarray Wednesday as Italy joined France in demanding more time to sign off on it. Paris had already thrown a spanner in the works by calling this week for a delay to the vote, demanding robust safeguard clauses, tighter import controls and more stringent standards for Mercosur producers.
An outbreak of a highly contagious cattle disease has left France, the world's top exporter of live animals, struggling since June to prevent devastating impacts on its industry, amid growing protests by farmers. Croatia's preventive vaccination, after EU approval, meant LSD was never reported in the country, despite outbreaks nearby in Serbia and Montenegro.
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The naira experienced mixed trades in the official and black markets following renewed volatility, resulting in the depreciation of the local currency at NFEM.
German business sentiment fell to its lowest level in seven months in December, a survey showed Wednesday, with Europe's beleaguered top economy set to end the year on a gloomy note. In the Ifo poll, which surveys about 9,000 businesses every month, sentiment in the crucial manufacturing sector slipped as companies reported worse expectations for the future.
Asian equities fluctuated on Wednesday as mixed US jobs data did little to boost expectations for another interest rate cut next month, while oil rallied after Donald Trump ordered the blockade of "sanctioned" Venezuelan tankers.
US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday a blockade of "sanctioned oil vessels" heading to and leaving Venezuela, sharply escalating his pressure campaign against Caracas while issuing new demands for the country's crude. "Today, I am ordering A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday evening.
Netflix will continue to distribute Warner Bros. films in cinemas if its takeover bid for the storied studio is successful, the streaming service's chief executive Ted Sarandos said in an interview Tuesday in Paris.
Pfizer signaled Tuesday it expects a challenging 2026 as it invests in new products to offset declines in Covid-19 revenues while limiting shareholder payouts. The drugmaker expects a drop of $1.5 billion in 2026 revenues tied to lower Covid-19 sales and the decline of another $1.5 billion from products experiencing a loss of exclusivity.
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