Ahead of the 2027 election, Minister Nyesom Wike has reacted to reports about moves within the PDP to make ex-President Goodluck Jonathan its presidential candidate.
Naira appreciated by 1.42% against the dollar in April, closing at N1,361.51/$ as CBN's N9.71 trillion OMO bills stabilise the currency and boost investor confidence
The Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) experienced a massive dollar inflows to the tune of $841 million in the past week, leading to the naira's appreciation.
Italian fashion group Prada announced on Tuesday it had completed its acquisition of smaller rival Versace, announced earlier this year for 1.25 billion euros (now $1.45 billion). Versace's lustre had been waning in recent years, unlike that of the Prada Group, which is in robust health, fuelled by strong sales of its younger Miu Miu Line.
Germany's economy is suffering its "deepest crisis" since the aftermath of World War II, an industry group warned Tuesday, calling on Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government to take urgent action to spark a revival.
The world economy has been "surprisingly resilient" in the face of adversity this year, the OECD said Tuesday, raising its growth estimates for key economies, notably the US and the eurozone. "The global economy has shown surprising resilience in 2025," the OECD said.
Savings deposits across Nigerian banks have increased recently due to improved interest rates, encouraging more Nigerians to save and grow their funds.
The chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified the government's position on TINs on bank accounts.
South Korea's president ordered on Tuesday swift action to penalise those responsible for a major data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang affecting more than 33 million customers. The case follows a major breach at South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom, which was fined about 134 billion won ($91 million) in August after a cyberattack exposed data on nearly 27 million users.
Samsung launched its first triple-folding phone on Tuesday, a special-edition product with an eyewatering price tag placing it out of the reach of the average consumer. The triple fold function is not world-first -- China's Huawei beat Samsung to the punch last year with a phone at a similarly exorbitant price.
Apple on Monday said the head of its artificial intelligence team is stepping down, and the effort is to be led by a veteran engineer from Google and Microsoft. Subramanya was most recently a corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, prior to that spending 16 years at Google where he was head of engineering for the Gemini digital assistant before leaving, Apple said.
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