A major religious concern has emerged after INEC announced the timetable for the 2027 elections. Fresh details reveal why some stakeholders are reacting strongly.
Nigeria's government launches FarmerMoni, offering interest-free loans up to N300,000 to 22,000 farmers, boosting productivity and promoting rural economic stability
Asian markets mostly rose Thursday and oil prices extended losses as forecast-topping US inflation was overshadowed by hopes for an end to the Ukraine war after news Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin had discussed peace talks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a "meaningful conversation" with Trump and that the leaders discussed ways to end the war.
For the first time in nearly two years of war, soup kitchens in famine-stricken Sudan are being forced to turn people away, with US President Donald Trump's aid freeze gutting the life-saving schemes.
A Houston poultry supply company is selling chickens like there is no tomorrow, as sky-high prices for eggs prompt some Americans to produce their own at home. John Berry, who manages a livestock company in Houston, reported a dramatic increase in demand for chickens as consumers grapple with the egg shortage.
China last year began construction on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising the country's goal to peak carbon emissions by 2030, according to a report published Thursday. China is due to announce details of its 15th Five-Year Plan -- for 2026 to 2030 -- in the coming months, likely including updated emissions and energy goals.
Chevron will cut 15 to 20 percent of its workforce as part of a reorganization to save money and to position the oil giant for the long-term, the company said Wednesday. "Chevron is taking action to simplify our organizational structure, execute faster and more effectively, and position the company for stronger long-term competitiveness," said a statement from Chevron Vice Chairman Mark Nelson.
US President Donald Trump's planned 25-percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports will stack on the hefty duties earlier announced on Canada and Mexico, a White House official told AFP Wednesday.
Canadian steel firms face turmoil after US 'stab in the back'
Imposing punitive tariffs on countries with high trade surpluses with the United States has been at the heart of US President Donald Trump's economic policy. Poitiers noted that countries can't impose tariffs on services, hence Trump's insistence on focusing on goods.
Buffeted by tariffs and threats from Washington, the European Union and Canada hailed their "friendship" and discussed drawing closer together Wednesday, in the latest sign of a Brussels push to diversify trade away from the United States. "The European Union and Canada... prove that trade agreements are clearly better than trade tariffs," Costa said Wednesday.
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