Peter Obi’s aide said Rabiu Kwankwaso has agreed to be his running mate after repeated very fruitful meetings and plans for a joint political summit.
The federal government has reduced the import tariff on fully built passenger vehicles from 70 per cent to 40 per cent under its 2026 fiscal policy measures.
Republicans geared up Tuesday for a series of crucial votes on Donald Trump's domestic policy mega-bill, with rows over spending threatening to unravel the US president's plans for sweeping tax cuts. On the tax front, House Republicans released a nearly 390-page bill Monday detailing where they want to raise revenues to cover Trump's promised extension of the expiring 2017 tax cuts.
The United States rescinded further export controls Tuesday on advanced computing semiconductors, answering calls by countries that said they were being shut out from crucial technology needed to develop artificial intelligence. Some US lawmakers feared the cap would have incentivized countries to go to China for AI chips, spurring the superpower's development of state-of-the-art technology.
Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie said Tuesday it was launching a new legal case against Shell, aiming to stop the fossil fuel giant investing in new oil and gas fields. In a letter to Shell, Milieudefensie accused the company of being "in breach of its legal duty of care under Dutch law due to its continued investment in new oil and gas fields."
The commissioner revealed that over 800,000 properties have been enumerated into the database, and plans are on to get them to pay property tax to the state.
US consumer inflation cooled slightly in April, figures showed Tuesday, coming in better than expected against a background of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs. The monthly figure was slightly below expectations, while the annual figure was in line with forecasts.
Europe's largest "green" methanol plant opened in Denmark on Tuesday, boosting the continent's emissions reduction efforts -- with customers ranging from shipping giant Maersk to toymaker Lego and pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk. The e-methanol will serve as fuel for Maersk ships, raw material for Lego's colourful plastic bricks and a component for Novo Nordisk's insulin injection pens.
Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves have dipped to an eight-month low amid debt repayments and forex sales interventions by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The report shows that from April 2024 compared to April 2025, the price of used cars have increased by about 4.9%, even after discounts and promotions.
After losing almost a billion barrels of crude oil in fifteen years, the Nigerian government is finally making headway in the fight against crude thieves.
Economy
Load more
