Dr. Maxwell Opara, one of the lawyers representing the convicted IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has opened up after visiting him at the Sokoto Correctional Centre.
Garri prices have dropped sharply nationwide as abundant cassava harvest boosts supply, easing consumer pressure while Nigeria’s inflation continues to fall.
Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite the government revoking several permits, a report warned Thursday. In June, Indonesia's government revoked permits for four of the five nickel mining companies operating in the cluster of islands and shoals in Southwest Papua Province.
Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security risks and creates a "worse experience" for consumers. Independently from the digital rules, Apple has faced the heat under different EU competition rules.
Stocks moved narrowly Thursday as traders continue to pull back from the buying that has propelled markets to record highs in recent months, with upcoming US inflation and jobs data seen as likely to be the next catalysts for action. While there appears to be some unease in recent days over the latest market rally, economists at Bank of America were upbeat.
"You need the work," one woman said, "so you shut your mouth." "We have no choice but to keep working."
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Iran's president there were only "hours left" for a deal on Tehran's nuclear program to avert deep sanctions, even after Masoud Pezeshkian insisted his country does not seek an atomic bomb. Only a few hours are left.
France is in a position to develop a next-generation combat aircraft alone should negotiations with Germany and Spain fail, a government official said Wednesday. "Should we indeed not succeed in finding agreement on the programme's reorganisation, France will be able to build a fighter aircraft on its own," said the official, who asked not to be identified.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington is in talks with Argentina for a swap line allowing the country access to billions of dollars, as its right-wing leader Javier Milei seeks to calm markets ahead of midterm elections.
French energy multinational TotalEnergies and German energy group RWE have won a contract to built a large offshore wind energy project with a potential to supply the equivalent of one million households with electricity, the French government said Wednesday. By 2030 already, French wind energy is to produce the electricity needs equivalent of two million French households, the ministry said.
The Nigerian currency has continued its gains in the official and parallel markets, still trading below the N1,500 ceiling in the official window and gaining 0.08%.
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