Sheikh Gumi condemns US airstrikes in Nigeria, warning of deepening insecurity and calls for halting military cooperation amid fears of sovereignty erosion.
In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
Honda's executive vice president resigned on Monday over "an allegation of inappropriate conduct", the Japanese automaker said. "It is deeply regrettable that an individual positioned as a leader in the management of the company, and who is expected to set an example for the respect of human rights... has become the subject of an allegation of conduct contrary to these principles," it said.
One of these companies secured secured 24 permits to generate electricity with mini-grids in 24 locations across Benue, Nasarawa, Niger, Ondo and Kano States.
US buyers have begun halting orders from Bangladesh, the world's second-biggest garment manufacturer, after punishing US tariffs, leaders of the South Asian nation's critical industry warned on Monday. US President Donald Trump hit Bangladesh with punishing new tariffs of 37 percent on Wednesday, hiking duties from the previous 16 percent on cotton products.
Monday's stock market collapses in Asia and Europe after China retaliated to steep US tariffs revived memories of similar market turmoil after the Covid pandemic and the last global financial crisis. - 2020: Pandemic - Global stocks crashed in March 2020 after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, putting much of the world under lockdown.
The NGX noted that this move will ensure transparency in the capital market as the affected companies had defied repeated warnings and suspension.
Hong Kong small-time investors were left reeling on Monday as US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs and Beijing's retaliation saw the city's stock market suffer its worst day in almost three decades. Lawyer Ray Chan, 30, was among those left unscathed on Monday, as he sold all his Hong Kong and US shareholdings two weeks ago, netting gains in the seven figures.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump, whom he will likely ask for a reprieve from US tariffs while seeking further backing on Iran and Gaza. Analysts said Netanyahu would seek to secure an exemption from the tariffs for Israel.
A top Chinese official has vowed to protect US firms and pledged his country will remain a "promising land" for foreign investment, Beijing said Monday, after it slapped 34 percent tariffs on US imports.
Fearing that US President Donald Trump's 25 percent tariffs on imported cars and auto parts could spark "paranoia" among buyers and drive up prices, Arthur Bibbs has decided to go ahead and buy a secondhand truck now.
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