Ex Nigerian vp, Atiku Abubakar’s bloc had sought a southern running mate for 2027, considering Peter Obi and one other as options to challenge Bola Tinubu.
In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
US President Donald Trump threatened Monday to dock pay of air traffic controllers he accused of shirking their "patriotic" duty, while their union decried being used as "political pawns" during the government shutdown.
The Nigerian government announced plans to secure $500m loan from the World Bank to boost MSME lending in Nigeria through the Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN).
The Bank of England said Monday it aims to "build trust" in stablecoins in the UK, which would be pegged to the pound under proposed national rules for the cryptocurrency. "Our objective remains to support innovation and build trust in this emerging form of money."
Diageo, the maker of Guinness beer and Smirnoff vodka, announced Monday a new chief executive as it seeks to improve performance hit partly by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
China said Monday it would suspend for one year "special port fees" on US vessels "simultaneously" with Washington's pause on levies targeting Chinese ships, as a fragile trade truce between the superpowers continues to take shape.
Locals in Assinie reminisce about the old days when the now-shuttered Club Med in southeastern Ivory Coast provided jobs aplenty. The fishing village's former Club Med even provided the backdrop for the 1978 cult French comedy film "Les Bronzes" ("French Fried Vacation"), which satirically skewered resort vacations.
China said Monday it would suspend sanctions against US subsidiaries of Hanwha Ocean, one of South Korea's largest shipbuilders, as a fragile trade truce between Washington and Beijing continued to take shape.
Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen -- dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" -- could destroy her community's way of life. - 'Scam' - Several researchers and NGOs believe the Maasai are unwitting participants in a vast "greenwashing" scheme by Volkswagen.
She lived a life of luxury that earned her the nickname "goddess of wealth", but Chinese businesswoman Zhimin Qian now faces a long jail sentence after police made the UK's largest-ever cryptocurrency seizure of Bitcoin worth over $6 billion.
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