Economy
Federal government reacts to Shell’s decision to sell its offshore assets for over $1bn
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reacted to the decision by Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria to sell its offshore assets to a consortium.
French farmers meet with PM after threatening more protests
France's powerful farming unions on Monday met with Prime Minister Gabriel Attal after threatening the government with a week or more of protest action if their demands were not met. The unions have demanded concrete government action to address their grievances, which they say include excessive financial charges and environmental protection rules as well as insufficient prices for their produce.
Imane Ayissi brings African tradition to Paris couture
Imane Ayissi is on a mission to put authentic African textiles in the spotlight but faces an uphill battle as a pioneer African couturier at Paris Fashion Week. But he admits it is tough to survive as an independent designer, especially since he joined Paris Fashion Week just as the Covid-19 pandemic struck.
'It makes me sad': Gloomy times for Argentine vacationers
They are few, tight-fisted and downcast.
CBN says Nigerians peeping N3 trillion in homes as currency in circulation hits 92 percent
The Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) has given an analysis of the amount of currency outside the banking system and currency in circulation in a recent report.
South African miners see gold in hills of waste
In Johannesburg, illegal miners and mining companies are in a race to tap golden riches hidden in hundreds of heaps of mine waste, many taller than a 20-storey building. And then the big mining companies, despite abandoning their dumps decades ago, decided to take another look at the waste themselves.
Maersk Edirne: Lekki deep seaport receives largest container vessel
The Lekki Deep Seaport has once again received the biggest container vessel in Nigeria, and another one is scheduled to arrive in the coming weeks.
“We’ll train Them”: Tinubu’s government considers using ‘Area Boys' for tx collection
The Nigerian government is mulling the idea of using street urchins for tax collection, saying that the move will reform them as they help to gather more revenue.
Sony 'terminates' Indian merger with Zee
Sony "terminated" on Monday the $10-billion merger of its Indian operations with local rival Zee Entertainment that would have created a new streaming giant in the world's most populous nation. But with reports that Sony was unhappy with Zee's performance since the merger was agreed in late 2021, the Japanese giant said Monday that conditions to close the deal "were not satisfied".
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