Presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has finally reacted to the life imprisonment handed to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Nigeria (IPOB).
Garri prices have dropped sharply nationwide as abundant cassava harvest boosts supply, easing consumer pressure while Nigeria’s inflation continues to fall.
COP30 host Brazil on Tuesday unveiled a first draft deal after UN climate talks stretched late into the night, seeking a compromise with nations at odds as the summit clock ticks down. With the talks stuck, Brazil announced Monday it wanted an agreement by midweek, sending exhausted negotiators back to the bargaining table and extending work hours late into the night.
The Lagos state government has shared plans to transform the food system in the state through support for farmers and traders, and food distributors.
More than 40 percent of electric car drivers worldwide would avoid owning a Tesla, the brand run by controversial billionaire Elon Musk, for political reasons, according to a recent survey. More than half of electric vehicle (EV) drivers -- 53 percent -- said they would avoid certain brands or countries of production for political reasons, according to the survey published Monday.
In Belem, the Brazilian city hosting COP30, it's hard to miss the BYD Dolphin Mini -- the Chinese hatchback that's dominating the local electric vehicle market, even as the company races to catch up in Europe and is absent in North America.
Pascal Donohoe, head of the Eurogroup panel of eurozone finance ministers, quit Tuesday to take up a senior job at the World Bank, his spokesperson told AFP. Ireland's finance minister, who announced his resignation to cabinet ministers in Dublin, will become managing director at the Washington-based World Bank, they added.
Amazon and Microsoft cloud services could face stricter EU competition rules as Brussels probes their market power, the bloc's tech chief said Tuesday. Amazon and Microsoft already face stricter rules for their other services including Amazon Marketplace and Microsoft's LinkedIn platform. bur-raz/ub/jh
An NGO said Tuesday it had filed a legal complaint against TotalEnergies, accusing the French energy multinational of "complicity in war crimes" at its gas site in Mozambique.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron will join forces Tuesday to push for greater European digital "sovereignty" and less dependence on US tech titans as the AI race gathers pace. Merz and Macron are due to give keynote addresses in the afternoon at the summit, which will also be attended by digital ministers from across Europe.
Shares in the South Korean studio behind the ultra-catchy "Baby Shark" -- YouTube's most-viewed video -- surged as much as 60 percent on Tuesday as the company made its market debut in Seoul. In morning trade, the company's shares were up around 17 percent from their offering price of 38,000 won ($26), having earlier soared over 60 percent.
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