It was a jubilation night as reports emerged that the 24 schoolgirls who were abducted at the Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state, were rescued.
It was a jubilation night as reports emerged that the 24 schoolgirls who were abducted at the Government Girls Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi state, were rescued.
The Tinubu administration has introduced several loan and grant schemes to help Nigerians cope with economic hardship, unemployment, and rising poverty levels.
French lawmakers were due on Saturday to vote on a wealth tax, after a swing group threatened to topple the government if the levy was not added in next year's austerity budget. But the Socialists, a swing group in parliament, have also demanded a tax on the uber-wealthy, without which they have threatened to topple his government as soon as Monday.
US President Donald Trump headed for Asia on Saturday and high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, saying that he would also like to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip. Trump will meet South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, address an APEC lunch with business leaders and meet US tech bosses for dinner on the sidelines of the summit in the city of Gyeongju.
The Philippines is laying out the red carpet this week to some of golf's biggest names, part of a grand government plan to diversify tourism with sport at the forefront. In conjunction with the top-class field this week, music concerts are part of an entertainment package to send a message that the Philippines should be on every golf tourist's to-do list.
European automakers already buffeted by US tariffs and a rocky shift toward electric vehicles now face a new threat: a shortage of key semiconductors supplied by Chinese-owned Nexperia. "Without these chips, European automotive suppliers cannot build the parts and components needed to supply vehicle manufacturers and this therefore threatens production stoppages," the group said.
Two years after a stunning election victory, Argentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, faces a tough legislative election on Sunday. Facing this "pro-Milei" bloc is the Peronist opposition, in power for 17 of the past 23 years.
German sports car maker Porsche sunk to a third-quarter loss of almost one billion euros ($1.16 billion), the firm said Friday, as it grappled with the costs returning to petrol and delaying its electric vehicle (EV) rollout. Porsche in September said it would delay the introduction of some fully electric cars and extend the life of some combustion engine and hybrid models.
Procter & Gamble on Friday reported higher earnings fueled in part by an improved performance in China as it projected a lower hit from tariffs. The consumer products giant -- which announced a downsizing in non-manufacturing employment in June in the wake of the tariff onslaught -- now sees a hit of $500 million in fiscal 2026, down from an earlier forecast of $1 billion.
The prices of items have eased in Nigeria, especially in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as Sunday Dare, Presidential Spokesman releases new rates
The Nigerian government, through the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development has unveiled the prices of different housing units nationwide under RHHS.
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