President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency following a series of banditry attacks and rolled out four directives for security agencies.
The Tinubu administration has introduced several loan and grant schemes to help Nigerians cope with economic hardship, unemployment, and rising poverty levels.
France's finance minister threatened Monday to ban Shein from the country if the Asian e-commerce giant resumes selling "childlike" sex dolls, just days before it opens its first physical store in Paris. Shein is due on Wednesday to open its first physical store in the world inside the prestigious BHV Marais department store in central Paris, a move that has sparked outrage in France.
The Nigerian naira has hit its highest in 2025 due to a combination of factors, including rise in external reserves and renewed investor confidence.
Most stocks rose in Asian trade Monday after a busy last week, with optimism supported by another AI-led tech rally on Wall Street. Wall Street's gains Friday were tracked in most of Asia at the start of the week.
The US Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the legality of Donald Trump's unprecedented use of powers for sweeping global tariffs in a case striking at the heart of the president's economic agenda. Even if the top court found Trump's global tariffs illegal, the administration could tap other laws to impose 15-percent tariffs for 150 days.
Paramount's "Regretting You," the latest film adaptation of a Colleen Hoover novel, finished first place in a lackluster Halloween weekend at the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday. Last week's first place finisher -- Japanese anime feature "Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc" -- dropped to third place with $6.0 million.
Analysts have explained the impact of being designated the Country of Particular Concern (CPC) by the United States on Nigerians and the country as a whole.
Rows of coffins line a university classroom in the South Korean port city of Busan, ready for use in training the funeral directors of the future in a rapidly ageing country. Students at the Busan Institute of Science and Technology carefully draped a mannequin in traditional Korean funeral cloth, smoothing the fabric as if over real skin, before gently lowering it into a coffin.
Approximately one in eight Americans receive food stamp benefits from the US government, a program at risk of losing its funding as of Saturday due to the government shutdown.
Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to agree to further hike oil production in a virtual meeting Sunday, as the group continues to seek greater market share.
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