Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde sends a strong message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over Nyesom Wike as a trending video garnered attention online.
In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
The World Trade Organization's agreement on fisheries subsidies -- its first environmentally focused accord -- enters into force on Monday after years of thorny negotiations at a time of heightened international trade tensions.
Asian markets were mixed Monday as traders geared up for an expected interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week. Equities have enjoyed a strong run-up over recent weeks as a string of data on jobs and inflation provided the US central bank with enough leeway to resume its rate reductions.
Australia's ANZ, one of the country's "big four" banks, has agreed to pay a record fine of Aus$240 million ($159.5 million) over "widespread misconduct", the financial regulator said Monday.
President Donald Trump on Sunday said foreign workers sent to the United States are "welcome" and he doesn't want to "frighten off" investors, 10 days after hundreds of South Koreans were arrested at a work site in Georgia.
The Federal Government says from January 1, 2026, Nigerians without a Tax ID cannot operate bank, pension, insurance, or investment accounts in Nigeria.
China and the United States kicked off the latest round of trade talks on Sunday in Madrid, where they are set to thrash out their TikTok dispute and President Donald Trump's promised hefty tariffs. Top leaders from both countries will also discuss their dispute over the TikTok social media platform during the meetings in Madrid.
The National Bureau of Statistics has revealed that Nigeria recorded a trade surplus as due to exports surged on petroleum and non-oil products in 2025.
Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as cheaper, lab-grown stones threaten their economies. Just steps away, a lab-grown diamond valued at $115 was unguarded.
The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to make its first interest rate cut of the year at its policy meeting this week, spurred by a weakening jobs market -- but political tension looms over the gathering. Analysts now broadly expect a 25 basis points rate cut at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday, as hiring slows.
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