The presidency has explained why President Bola Tinubu retained some service chiefs while reacting to the reports of the alleged military coup plot by some generals.
The Nigerian government has opened the portal for Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalization Programme (YEIDEP) after several postponements.
SoftBank CEO set to announce $100 bn US investment
Food inflation up again as Nigerians approach christmas week! NBS reports higher prices of grains and tubers, palm oil among others, is pushing food inflation higher
French and German rail operators launched the first direct high-speed rail link between Paris and Berlin on Monday, in response to growing European demand for train travel. But French rail operator SNCF has reported an occupancy rate of over 80 percent for the new trains.
Britain's centuries-old Royal Mail is set to pass into foreign ownership after the UK government Monday approved the takeover of its parent company by Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky's EP Group. Both parties have been waiting for the government green light since IDS in May accepted the takeover offer from the EP Group, which already held a near 28-percent stake.
Three spinoffs from French right-wing tycoon Vincent Bollore's Vivendi media empire debuted on stock markets on Monday, with mixed results as shares in the Canal+ television and film group tanked in London. Canal+, whose movie studio is behind the "Paddington" film series, fell 15 percent on the London stock exchange in morning deals.
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Monday eurozone policymakers would keep cutting interest rates and warned that higher US tariffs under President-elect Donald Trump could hit growth in the bloc. If the United States took a protectionist run on trade under Trump, "growth in the euro area is likely to take a hit", she said.
Asian markets mostly fell Monday after an unexpected slowdown in retail sales reinforced worries about China's economy, with the latest batch of weak data compounding the disappointment of Beijing's latest stimulus pledges. That came after investors were left unimpressed last week with Beijing's pledge to introduce measures aimed at "lifting consumption vigorously" as part of a stimulus drive.
At her London pub, landlady Kate Davidson has taken to issuing Guinness ration cards, but still the beer has run out amid a UK shortage of Ireland's national drink. Davidson and her business partner came up with the idea to introduce the ration card, which requires customers to purchase two other drinks before being allowed to buy a Guinness.
An expert in the poultry business has warned that the prices of chickens and eggs could become more expensive this Christmas than they were last year.
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