The NDC has released his election timetable following the defection and alliances between Peter Obi and Robiu Kwankwaso, who were top candidates in 2023 elections.
Government launches the 2026 TVET Initiative, offering Nigerian youth tuition-free training, a monthly stipend, and startup kits for practical skills development.
Australia still wants to make "great films" with the United States, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Tuesday, as new tariffs threaten the home of Hollywood hits like The Matrix, Elvis and Crocodile Dundee. "Our message is we make great films together," she told national broadcaster ABC. "We have films, American films, which are filmed here in Australia.
To many, Tatu City on the outskirts of Nairobi looks like a success. But to some local politicians, Tatu City has looked more like a target for extortion.
Dutch medical device maker Philips reported a net profit for the first time in three quarters Tuesday despite weak sales in China but warned of "intensified" uncertainties due to tariffs. However, global sales were down two percent compared to the same quarter last year due to a "double-digit decline" in China, the firm said.
The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose as investors await the Federal Reserve's latest policy decision. Equities mostly rose, with Hong Kong and Shanghai leading the way as investors returned from a long weekend.
Hollywood reacted Monday with skepticism to US President Donald Trump's announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, with movie insiders calling it a policy made up on the fly by a president who fails to understand how the industry works. As Hollywood fretted over Trump's announcement, the White House said no decision on foreign film tariffs has been made.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Monday that the company behind ChatGPT will continue to be run as a nonprofit, abandoning a contested plan to convert into a for-profit organization. "OpenAI is not a normal company and never will be," Altman wrote in an email to staff posted on the company's website.
Ford reported a 65 percent drop in first-quarter profits Monday, citing a near-term drag on auto sales from new vehicle launches, as it withdrew its forecast amid tariff uncertainty.
The Nigerian naira has rebounded slightly against the dollar after starting the month of May on a negative note following the drop in crude oil prices.
Banks and merchant banks have refrained from lending to the real sector due to the increasing threat to Nigeria's economic climate posed by supply chain problem.
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