The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike asserts that only President Bola Ahmed Tinubu can remove him from office amid calls for his sacking.
As the naira dips to N1,419.71 per dollar amid cautious trading, analysts foresee stability in 2026, despite oil market uncertainties impacting Nigeria's FX inflows.
Ferrari's first electric sports car, to be released next year, will be a four-seat coupe with over 1,000 horsepower and a range of 530 kilometres (329 miles), the company announced Thursday.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer touted "unparalleled" opportunities opening up in India as he made his inaugural visit to the country on Wednesday, seeking to promote a trade deal signed this summer. The two-day visit comes after the countries signed a major trade accord in London in July.
US sanctions on Serbia's majority-Russian-owned NIS oil company, which operates the country's sole refinery, took effect on Thursday after months of delay. Its parent company, Gazprom, transferred its 11-percent stake last month to Intelligence, a Saint Petersburg-based firm also linked to the Russian energy giant.
They could soon be unboxing fines rather than freebies -- Germany's online influencers are facing a tax evasion crackdown that has left them screaming OMG! It is these cases of intentional evasion that North Rhine-Westphalia is targeting.
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.
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