Anambra government has declared Friday a work-free day and gave reason for the development. There will be a governorship election in the southeast state on Saturday.
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.
Hit by three waves of painful US tariffs since President Donald Trump returned to office, the European Union's response has been a high-wire act, balancing calibrated retaliation with a push for negotiations to avert an all-out trade war. He added European tech rules were "separate" from the tariff discussions.
Prices of selected food items have experienced significant decreases across major markets in Nigeria, offering relief to Nigerians who have battled high food costs.
Nigeria has increased its debt servicing in the 12 months, with DMO data showing the states with the most and least external debts, led by Lagos state.
President Donald Trump's recent announcement hiking import tariffs to the US, triggered reactions across stock markets across the world including Nigeria.
3 years after launch, the e-naira is yet to live up to the many expectations listed by the CBN. A Blockchain expert suggested ways to increase adoption.
The Cash Reserve Ratio of 50% mandates Deposit Money Banks to keep 50% of their deposits idle with the CBN, without getting any interest paid on it.
China is trying to tariff-proof its economy by boosting consumption and investing in key industries, but analysts say it remains critically vulnerable to the economic storm triggered by Donald Trump's 104 percent levies on its goods.
American consumers braced for pain even ahead of President Donald Trump's hefty tariffs on imported products, which came into effect overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. "I am a libertarian on tariffs, always have been," he said Tuesday, adding he plans to pick up a new Apple iPhone on Wednesday in case prices rise.
Japan will sell more rice from its emergency stockpile through July in an attempt to stabilise soaring prices, the agricultural minister said Wednesday. "In order to stabilise rice prices that have soared, the government will sell off its reserve rice every month until this summer" when newly harvested rice enters the market, agricultural minister Taku Eto said.
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