Prominent Islamic scholar Sheikh Ahmad Mahmud Gumi has claimed foreign powers are supporting terrorists in Nigeria, contributing to rising insecurity.
The Nigerian government has opened the portal for Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) after several postponements.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a suspension of investment in the United States until Donald Trump's "brutal and unfounded" new tariffs against Europe and the rest of the world were clarified.
Wall Street led a global markets bloodbath Thursday as countries around the world reeled from President Donald Trump's trade war, while the White House insisted the US economy would emerge victorious. The White House said Russia was spared because it is already under sanctions over its war in Ukraine which "preclude any meaningful trade."
Around 100 authors on Thursday protested outside the London headquarters of Meta, accusing the US tech giant of "stealing" content to train its Artificial Intelligence models. A Meta spokesperson told the Guardian that "we respect third-party intellectual property rights and believe our use of information to train AI models is consistent with existing law."
President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico, the United States' top trading partner, on Thursday welcomed her country's exclusion from the list of nations targeted in Donald Trump's latest round of import tariffs.
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority will fine foreign airlines who sell tickets to Nigerian passengers and deport them after only partially completing their journeys.
The small African kingdom of Lesotho feared the worst for its textile industry Thursday after US President Donald Trump imposed 50-percent tariffs on its imports, the highest for a single nation.
Auto giant Stellantis said Thursday it was pausing production at some plants in Canada and Mexico, the first disruptions to hit the sector since US President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign-made vehicles came into force.
Dangote cement is the 2nd most valuable stock and accounts for 12.2% of the NGX equity market, while BUA cement is now the seventh most valuable stock.
The naira has reported a two-week appreciation against the dollar at N1,531 per dollar as the CBN announces the highest FX reserves in three years.
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