Islamic cleric Sheikh Musa Ayyuba Lukuwa will lead Eid prayers on Thursday, March 19, 2026, following his announcement after Ramadan's conclusion on March 18.
Naira depreciated to N1,353 per dollar as foreign exchange demand rises; Nigeria's reserves dip to $49.83bn amid soaring global oil prices and Middle East tensions.
Britain and Japan stressed the importance of free trade in talks in Tokyo on Friday amid an escalating battle of tit-for-tat tariffs between the United States and other countries under President Donald Trump.
There is a crash in the prices of food items such as rice, yam, beans, sorghum, maize and other grains, leading to massive losses for hoarders nationwide.
Sri Lanka signed a deal with Japan Friday to restructure $2.5 billion in loans, marking the first agreement with bilateral creditors who had pledged debt relief to the cash-strapped nation last year. Formal agreements were delayed due to protracted negotiations, making Friday’s deal with Japan the first with an official creditor of the South Asian nation.
The spike in the number of incidents in the past five years brings to question, how much effort Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is making to solve it.
Donald Trump on Friday hosts top cryptocurrency players at the White House, a political boost for an industry that has struggled to gain legitimacy -- and where the Republican president faces conflict of interest concerns. In a post on X, Sacks said the event would take place as a roundtable, and despite industry interest, the White House would have to "keep it small."
President of the GreenPlinth Africa, Dr. Olawale Akinwumi, listed the first two states where the initiative will start implementation and the date of commencement.
About 26 Nigerian states increased their contributions to the national VAT pool for January, led by Lagos, Kwara, Rivers and Imo states, respectively.
Indonesia approved local certificates for more than a dozen Apple products on Friday, the industry ministry said, moving the tech giant a step closer to having a ban lifted on iPhone sales in Southeast Asia's biggest economy. "We have issued local content requirement certificates for 20 Apple products," Industry Ministry spokesperson Febri Hendri Antoni Arief said in a statement.
China's exports grew slower than expected in the first two months of the year, official data showed Friday, as a deepening trade war with the United States piles on economic malaise. Exports in US dollar terms in January and February combined grew 2.3 percent compared to the same period last year, official data from China's customs administration showed Friday.
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