US President Donald Trump has made a fresh revelation on getting a gift from Iran that changed his faith about Tehran amid his claim about negotiation.
Nigeria's GEEP FarmerMoni portal launches for 2025/2026, offering interest-free loans up to ₦300,000 to empower smallholder farmers and enhance food security.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Wednesday pledged reforms and investment for Europe's biggest economy to transform it once again into a "growth engine" after two years of recession. "We can, through our own efforts, became a growth engine once again that the world looks up to with admiration."
The Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) has launched the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform for Nigerians in diaspora to promote transparency.
If Kenya Airways fail to pay the N3 million fine, make refunds and compensation to the passengers within 7 days, stiffer penalties lie ahead; the NCAA has warned.
An exceptionally-rare blue diamond went under the hammer in Geneva late Tuesday, selling for $21.5 million, Sotheby's auction house said. Ahead of its final showing in Geneva on Tuesday, it was unveiled as part of a Sotheby's debut exhibition in Abu Dhabi last month, where it was showcased alongside seven other "extraordinary" diamonds and gemstones collectively worth over $100 million.
This implies that customers from these nine banks pocketed about N1.89 trillion as interest on their deposits, while 10% was paid as withholding taxes.
Russia on Wednesday sentenced a high-profile election monitor to five years in prison, part of an intensifying crackdown by the Kremlin against independent critics and opponents. Melkonyants was arrested in August 2023, as part of a crackdown on Kremlin critics and opponents that has accelerated amid Moscow's military offensive on Ukraine.
A consortium that includes the US owner of sportswear brand Umbro and French telecom billionaire Xavier Niel unveiled Wednesday an offer to acquire France's struggling sportswear label Le Coq Sportif for 60 million euros ($68 million). The consortium would immediately inject 60 million euros into Le Coq Sportif and save its historic site at Romilly-sur-Seine in northeastern France.
Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" powers into the Cannes film festival for its premiere on Wednesday on a steamroller of hype, with the world asking if this will be the final curtain for agent Ethan Hunt. Fans will find out if this really is the end of the road for secret agent Ethan Hunt when "The Final Reckoning" is released in Europe and the Middle East from May 21.
Chinese internet giant Tencent on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected increase in first-quarter revenue, propelled by growth in gaming as the firm's strategic drive into artificial intelligence deepens. In a breakdown of sales, Tencent said that revenue from domestic games increased 24 percent year-on-year, while international games saw a 23 percent rise.
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