Armed bandits stormed a village, abducted a bride and several wedding well-wishers in Chacho village, Wurno Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
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 National Bureau of Statistics recently announced that Nigeria's economy is larger than previously reported, following the successful rebasing of its GDP.
Plastic pollution treaty talks stuck in 'dialogue of the deaf'
The Nigerian currency, the naira, performed mixed in the official and parallel markets on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, narrowing the gap between the windows.
Siemens warned on Thursday that US tariffs were prompting its customers in key sectors to slow investment decisions, even as the German industrial giant reported forecast-beating quarterly profits. CEO Roland Busch added that, in several key industries, "sales cycles have been extended and investment decisions are taking longer".
Weeks after he was forced to return from Iran, Mohammad Mohsen Zaryab was still searching for somewhere to live in Kabul, where rental prices have soared along with an influx of Afghans expelled from neighbouring countries. Multiple Kabul property dealers told AFP that rental prices had skyrocketed with the influx of returnees.
Indian exporters warned on Thursday that the cost of additional US tariffs risked making businesses "not viable" after President Donald Trump ordered steeper levies totalling 50 percent on imported Indian goods.
German industrial production slumped to its lowest level in June since the pandemic in 2020, data showed Thursday, underlining the fragility of Europe's top economy even before higher US tariffs kicked in. Data released Thursday also showed that German exports in June to the United States -- the country's biggest trading partner -- fell 2.1 percent, after having registered a steep decline in May.
Switzerland scrambled for answers Thursday after a last-gasp government mission to Washington failed to stop a 39-percent tariff blow from President Donald Trump, sparking job fears in what businesses called a "horror scenario". "The horror scenario materializes," Swissmem, the association of the mechanical and electrical engineering industry, said in a statement.
Food delivery app Deliveroo on Thursday reported that it fell back into a loss in the first half of 2025, citing costs related to its takeover by US rival DoorDash. DoorDash, which already operates in over 30 countries, is the largest food delivery app in the United States.
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