Several officials and agencies were linked to an alleged coup plot in Nigeria, with arrests, raids, and financial trails sparking national concern.
The Nigerian government has announced a new date to disburse the $2.5 billion Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP) fund.
Equities swung in Asian trade Thursday following another record day on Wall Street fuelled by inflation data that reinforced expectations for a US interest rate cut next week, while traders also remained hopeful for more measures to stimulate China's economy.
Faced with a stuttering economy, political turbulence in the eurozone and the prospect of renewed trade tensions with the United States, the European Central Bank is Thursday set to cut interest rates again.
Last week's slaying of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson has brought renewed attention to the widespread dissatisfaction with the American health care system, even as prominent leaders have condemned the killing.
In a patch of South America rich in lithium, used to make batteries for electric cars and other tech, Bolivia is lagging behind its neighbors in the race to mine the key metal. - In South America, lithium lies in salt flats.
The movers and shakers of the video game industry will gather Thursday in Los Angeles to celebrate the annual Game Awards, the sector's equivalent of the Oscars. "We're still in the very early stages of this big push from Chinese game companies to release AAA games," said Ahmad, using an industry term for games with the biggest budgets.
Economic officials in outgoing President Joe Biden's administration are set to meet their Chinese counterparts this week for talks, in a final effort to strengthen ties before Donald Trump's White House return.
British designer John Galliano said Wednesday he was stepping down as creative director at Maison Margiela after 10 years at the helm of the French label. Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy, a 40-year-old Franco-Belgian who previously worked at Maison Margiela, has been heavily linked to that job. adp/jj
Malta has emerged as Nigeria's biggest trading partner for the third quarter of 2024, with imports surging to record levels at N7666.81 billion during the period.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday urged businesses to invest in war-torn Ukraine and stressed a commitment to smooth Kyiv's path to European Union accession. Germany would go "down this path together" with Ukraine towards accession, Scholz said.
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