About seven million Nigerian families will receive cash transfers before the end of 2025, as the Nigerian government has said it has disbursed N300bn to Nigerians
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Depot owners protest as Dangote slashes petrol price by N259
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Will Nigerians without tax ID be barred from operating bank accounts? FG clarifies
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Putin hails Russia's strong 2024 economic growth
Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine outweighed the impact of Western sanctions. Before sending troops into Ukraine, Russia had faced almost a decade of sluggish growth and falling living standards -- suffering under sanctions and restrained domestic spending after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014. bur/lth
New FX Rate for cargo clearance emerges in Nigerian ports as NPA hikes tariffs on imported goods
Following the depreciation of the Nigerian currency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has adjusted the exchange rate for cargo clearance in Nigeria's ports.
Germany logs record US surplus amid Trump tariff fears
Germany logged a record trade surplus with the United States last year, data showed Friday, news that could stoke tensions with US President Donald Trump as he threatens the EU with tariffs. Germany has the largest trade surplus with the United States of any European Union member state, according to the bloc's most recent data, with the EU's overall surplus angering Trump.
Emigration and war hit once-booming Belarus tech sector
A project manager in Belarus's once-flourishing tech industry, Andrei Dorin admits his sector is in "crisis". Tech has been one of the few relatively liberalised sectors in ex-Soviet Belarus's state-dominated economy.
Hong Kong to file complaint with WTO over US tariffs
Hong Kong will file a complaint with the World Trade Organization in response to heightened US tariffs on its goods, a government spokesperson said Friday, days after Beijing announced a similar move.
Third Al-Fayed brother accused of sexual abuse: BBC
Three former employees at London's Harrods store have accused another brother of its late boss Mohamed Al-Fayed of sexual assault, after hundreds of similar claims were made against the tycoon, the BBC reported Thursday. London's Metropolitan police has opened a new investigation into sexual assault claims against Mohamed Al-Fayed, which has identified at least 90 victims. aks/jkb/ach
LCCI advises Nigeria Customs Service to suspend newly introduced 4% customs charge on imports
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has asked the federal government to suspend its plan to implement a 4% customs Free On-Board (FOB) charge.
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Nick was enjoying his Saturday off work in Pennsylvania when he received an unexpected and alarming message: cryptocurrencies, buoyed since Donald Trump's November 5 election win, were in freefall. The value of Bitcoin, by far the most important crypto which has broken record after record and gained around 50 percent since Trump's election, dropped six percent at the height of the crash.
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