President Bola Tinubu has met with Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and one other governor who just dumped the PDP for the APC amid the N30 billion saga.
FG invites Nigerian youths to register for the 3MTT NextGen Fellowship before January 31 to gain digital skills, mentorship, and real-world tech experience.
In Bilyana Nikolova's grocery store in Chuprene, a village in northwestern Bulgaria, prices are now displayed in levs and euros on hundreds of food products and other items. But in small villages across Bulgaria concerns are running high that the euro will mean higher prices.
The US economy is expected to post another solid economic growth reading Tuesday, but the much-delayed figures likely will not settle debate on the labor market, AI and other variables. Forecasters expect Tuesday's third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) report to show 3.2 percent growth, according to consensus estimates from MarketWatch and Trading Economics.
Equities extended a global rally Tuesday, while gold and silver hit fresh records as optimism for more US interest rate cuts and an easing of AI fears helped investors prepare for the festive break on a positive note. Precious metals were also pushing ever higher on the back of expectations for more US rate cuts, which makes them more attractive to investors.
Prominent figures on Brazil's right wing are calling for a boycott of Havaianas, the iconic Brazilian flip-flop sandals, over an ad seen as taking sides ahead of next year's presidential elections. I've seen many foreigners wearing this Brazilian flag on their feet... but I'm sorry, I'm going to throw these flip-flops in the trash," says the US-based, former Brazilian lawmaker.
The Presidency dismissed claims of discrepancies in the new tax reform bills, urging Nigerians to rely on official documents as laws take effect January 1, 2026.
The leadership of CBS News was facing accusations of political meddling on Monday over a last-minute decision to not air a report on the notorious Salvadoran prison where US President Donald Trump has sent deported migrants. CBS, which was purchased by the Trump-linked Ellison family earlier this year, said that the prison report needed "additional reporting."
Oracle tech tycoon Larry Ellison is offering a $40.4 billion personal guarantee to back Paramount's hostile bid for Warner Bros. But Warner Bros last week described the Paramount offer as risky, saying it was backed by "an unknown and opaque revocable trust" and involved "no Ellison family commitment of any kind."
Brussels hit back Monday at China slapping duties of up to 42.7 percent on some dairy products from the European Union, calling the move "unjustified". The "duty deposits", which range from 21.9 percent to 42.7 percent, come into effect on Tuesday.
Telefonica will cut up to 5,500 jobs in Spain under a voluntary departure plan agreed with trade unions last week, the debt-laden telecoms firm said in a statement on Monday. "An agreement was reached with the trade unions... concerning the implementation of a voluntary departure plan for approximately 5,500 workers," Telefonica said in a statement released via the stock market regulator.
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