Former vice president Atiku Abubakar might be having a tough time within the ADC as his strong allies have started dumping the party ahead of the 2027 elections.
The chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has clarified the government's position on TINs on bank accounts.
The Bank of England kept its key interest rate at 4.0 percent Thursday, opting against a cut before the UK government's annual budget this month set to feature tax rises. - Unclear outlook - The BoE last cut its key rate in August amid concerns over the impact of US tariffs on the UK economy.
Plying everything from handbags to salt in a cavernous Shanghai exhibition hall, US exporters hit by the trade war with China said Thursday they hope improving bilateral relations will bring much-needed stability.
The Nigerian currency, the naira performed mixed in the foreign exchange market, falling in the official window and appreciating in the parallel segment.
British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced surging quarterly profit Thursday on strong sales of cancer drugs and as the group zones in on the United States, pressured by President Donald Trump. Trump last month announced a deal with AstraZeneca for significantly lower drug prices in the United States.
France has urged the European Union to take measures against Asian e-commerce giant Shein, two ministers said Thursday, following an uproar over sales of childlike sex dolls on its French website. French ministers on Thursday said it was time for the European Union to take measures against the brand.
A French-British investigation into alleged bribery at France-based defence giant Thales is examining a contract with Indonesia, an AFP investigation has showed. The French judiciary is looking into at least five other cases of alleged graft involving the defence firm.
US officials said the scheduled capacity for flights was being cut by 10 percent in 40 busy air traffic areas nationwide on Friday, as the longest government shutdown drags on. "There is going to be a 10 percent reduction in capacity at 40 of our locations," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told a White House news briefing on Wednesday, adding they would come into effect on Friday.
Tesla shareholders will determine on Thursday the fate of a massive pay package meant to retain Elon Musk long enough to achieve technological breakthroughs he vows will change the world. The outcome of the vote will be announced at the annual shareholder meeting at Tesla's factory in Austin, Texas, on Thursday.
Hammered by surging energy costs and a flood of cut-price Chinese imports, Germany's steel industry has been mired in deep crisis for several years. Problems worsened for the power-hungry sector when Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine sent energy costs surging.
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