The DSS has invited Datti Baba-Ahmed over comments officials believed could stoke tension, citing his remarks about the judiciary, military and national stability.
The Federal Government has announced the opening of a portal for Nigerian youths to apply for the Student Venture Capital Grant (S-VCG) and get up to N50 million.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz will Thursday host crisis talks with German auto industry leaders in a bid to navigate myriad challenges, from a looming EU combustion-engine ban to growing Chinese competition.
Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors tried to assess the outlook for the global AI-fuelled rally, Federal Reserve interest rates and the ongoing US government shutdown. "AI is clearly a bubble," warned Neil Wilson at Saxo markets.
Now into its second week, the US government shutdown has started impacting federal workers, prompting some to take out new loans to help make ends meet. The first test will come next week, when federal workers will start seeing their paychecks affected.
Concerns over flight delays and missed paychecks due to the US government shutdown escalated Wednesday, as senators rejected yet another bid to end the standoff.
Access to several social media sites, including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, has been "intentionally restricted" in Afghanistan, an internet watchdog said Wednesday, a week after a 48-hour telecommunications blackout in the country.
Tensions mounted ahead of the closing on Friday of Spanish banking giant BBVA's hostile takeover bid for smaller national rival Sabadell whose uncertain outcome will be announced on October 17. Shareholders have until Friday at 23:59 (2159 GMT) to accept or reject the offer whose outcome remains uncertain due to the large number of small Sabadell shareholders.
The global economy is doing better than expected, even as it faces prolonged uncertainty and underwhelming medium-term growth prospects, the head of the IMF said Wednesday. Against this backdrop, the Fund still expects global growth to remain at roughly three percent over the medium term, in line with previous forecasts -- below the 3.7 percent, on average, seen before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Plant-based "steaks" and "veggie burgers" may be on the way out in the European Union after the bloc's parliament voted Wednesday to restrict such labels to meat only, in a win for disgruntled farmers. It is not the first time veggie burgers have found themselves in the crosshairs of European lawmakers, with a similar proposal for a ban rejected in 2020.
Germany's economy will eke out meagre growth in 2025 before picking up speed next year, the government Wednesday said as it raised forecasts, but called for "decisive reforms" for a sustained recovery. In its latest forecasts, the economy ministry said it did not expect a third year of recession in 2025, although the economy would only grow 0.2 percent.
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