Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT, has appointed Mukhtar Usman Galadima to a key role. The announcement was made late on Wednesday, December 3.
Staring at a pile of freshly cut beechwood, forestry manager Johannes Brodowski wonders if he is looking at the future of Germany's chemicals industry. Germany's traditional chemicals industry has been battered by high energy prices and cheap competition from Asia, with national output now at its lowest level since 1995.
Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the tropical South Pacific to cover their tracks, an AFP analysis of sanctions data has revealed. United States sanctions data identifies 20 tankers registered in the Cook Islands suspected of smuggling Russian and Iranian fuel between 2024 and 2025.
The US Supreme Court heard arguments on Monday on whether internet service providers should be held liable for the online pirating of copyrighted music by their users. "That could be entire towns, universities or hospitals, turning internet providers into internet police," he said.
The United States on Monday exempted British pharmaceuticals from import tariffs under a unique deal which sees the UK increase spending on American drugs by 25 percent. The UK government on Monday said it will "invest around 25 percent more in innovative, safe, and effective treatments -- the first major increase in over two decades."
Tesla has sold more cars in Norway in 11 months than any other brand in a whole year, according to statistics published on Monday, in contrast to the rest of Europe where the electric car brand run by Elon Musk has faced headwinds. In Norway Tesla has sold nearly 29,000 cars since January, surpassing the record of any brand for an entire year.
Rice prices drop nationwide to about N60,000 per 50kg bag as Sanwo-Olu confirms changes driven by better harvests, distribution, and reopened borders.
European plane-maker Airbus said Monday it had detected a "quality issue" affecting metal panels on its popular A320 passenger jet but the problem was "contained". "Airbus confirms it has identified a supplier quality issue affecting a limited number of A320 metal panels," a spokeswoman for the company told AFP, confirming earlier media reports.
Traditional crafts from French Limoges porcelain to Irish Donegal tweed became entitled to EU protected status as of Monday -- on a par with agricultural products from Champagne to Parma ham.
Britain's government said Monday it would no longer provide TotalEnergies with a loan for a gas project in Mozambique that the French group halted over a jihadist attack.
The naira has rebounded, starting December on a strong footing following the sale of $36.60 million by CBN to authorised dealers in the forex market.
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