A powerful minister in Tinubu’s cabinet has been told to resign immediately amid claims of “divided loyalty,” adding a new twist to the insecurity issue.
The Nigerian government has opened the portal for Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) after several postponements.
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure was largely unchanged last month, according to government data published Friday, but a widely scrutinized gauge of underlying price pressures rose. Personal income increased by 0.8 percent last month, according to the Commerce Department data published Friday.
In communist Cuba, some customers are more equal than others, as a 40-year-old math teacher who was out shopping recently in Havana with his son discovered. But "we had barely put a foot inside when they told me it (payment) was in dollars," Michael, the teacher, who declined to give his surname, told AFP. "Let's go, this isn't for us," he told his son, making a beeline for the door.
Germany said Friday it hopes the EU and United States can negotiate an agreement on US auto tariffs but the bloc was ready to retaliate, warning: "Nothing is off the table." "At the moment (the EU) still hopes and aims to reach an agreement in talks with the United States that can possibly avert a trade war," he said in Berlin.
Tony Elumelu will work closely with other global business leaders, policymakers, and academics, to identify and proffer solutions to barriers to entrepreneurship.
The earlier report claimed that the bank had withheld the customer's remittance, and that the operations manager at the UNIBEN branch had demanded bribe.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, depreciated again in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and gained in the parallel segment of the FX market.
Germany's unemployment rate unexpectedly rose in March after holding steady for two months, data showed Friday, with economists lamenting no "spring revival" was in sight for Europe's ailing top economy. The latest weak data highlights the huge challenge for Germany's next government, which is expected to be led by conservative election winner Friedrich Merz, when it comes to reviving the economy.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that Donald Trump's views on tariffs were "difficult to understand" after the US president announced 25 percent levies on imported cars and parts. This is very difficult to understand," Ishiba said during a legislative committee session.
Asian markets were mixed Friday as traders brace for next week's expected wave of US tariffs, while auto firms extended their painful losses following President Donald Trump's announcement of steep levies on vehicle imports. After another down day on Wall Street, equity markets in Asia were mixed Friday, with auto firms again taking the brunt.
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