Prof. Wole Soyinka, in a viral video, mocked President Bola Tinubu’s response to the Benin coup attempt, saying he should have sent his son instead of fighter jets.
The chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified the government's position on TINs on bank accounts.
Troubled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment said Friday it is trying to sell its stake in a major resort to raise desperately needed cash. Star Entertainment was discussing selling its 50-percent stake in the Brisbane joint venture to the two partners -- so far in vain, it said.
After an outcry from Detroit, President Donald Trump has granted one-month tariff exemptions on most auto imports from Canada and Mexico, underscoring the continued clout of US carmakers. While greeting Trump's tariff reprieve for USMCA-covered auto imports, automakers recognized the pause is only for one month.
President Donald Trump responded Thursday to growing criticism over unprecedented cuts to the US government overseen by his billionaire advisor Elon Musk, saying they should be carefully targeted. Trump told his team, with Musk in the room, that the tech billionaire was authorized to recommend firings and other cuts but not to enforce them, according to Politico.
A Peruvian farmer suing a German energy giant in a "David and Goliath" battle over climate change damage, says he has "full confidence" in the legal process in Germany. "I have full confidence in these processes," he told a press conference in Lima on Wednesday.
The US trade deficit surged to a new record in January, government data showed Thursday, as imports spiked while tariff worries flared in the month of President Donald Trump's inauguration. In January, imports came in at $401.2 billion, and this was $36.6 billion more than the level in December, Commerce Department data showed.
The projected growth will be driven first by investments in fixed broadband and fibre rollouts, followed by a revival in mobile capex, before 6G preparations begin.
Scandinavian consumers outraged by US President Donald Trump's Ukraine policy turnaround have begun boycotting goods and services "Made in USA" but are discovering just how difficult that can be at times. She admits it's not always easy, especially when it comes to tech goods and online services.
The naira depreciated again in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, trading t N1,505 per dollar from N1,502 the previous day.
The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila. Environmental lawyer Grizelda Anda, who worked in support of Wednesday's vote, said Manila would not be able to legally overrule the local government's decision, which now awaits the governor's signature.
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