Nigerian man Olatunde Olaleye was shot dead at a Pretoria bar in South Africa after drinking glass dispute, prompting calls for justice and protection for Nigerians.
Naira weakens to N1,328.50 at official market as dollar demand rises; reserves hit $54.808bn and Brent tops $102 amid global rate and geopolitical pressures.
World Trade Organization chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is expected to be reappointed Friday for a second term, in the shadow of the coming return of Donald Trump and his disdain for international trade rules. Her term ends in August 2025, and the appointment process expected to lead to her next term had initially been scheduled to take months.
The Central Bank of Nigeria has promised banks a consistent flow of cash to alleviate shortages across the country as as cash scarcity hits Nigerian banks
The cost of refilling cooking has across the country increased again and the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has revealed states with highest, cheapest prices.
The Nigerian currency, the naira, experienced a massive relief in the foreign exchange market in the official and parallel windows on Thursday, November 28, 204.
As diplomats negotiate behind closed doors in Busan on a treaty to curb plastic pollution, the waste pickers who are on the front lines of the problem are fighting for recognition. In 2022, a UN resolution recognised the contribution of waste pickers to the fight against plastic pollution, and the sector wants that enshrined in any deal in Busan.
The yen rallied Friday after forecast-busting inflation data out of Tokyo boosted talk of another Japanese interest rate cut next month, while equity markets were mixed as traders weigh the economic outlook during a second Trump administration. The stronger yen weighed Japanese exporters and pushed Tokyo stocks lower on Friday.
Japanese electronics giant Sony is set to celebrate 30 years since it launched the PlayStation console, the little grey box that catapulted the firm into the gaming big league. - Sony 'humiliated' - The original PlayStation can trace its history to a falling out between the two great Japanese firms.
Since 1994, PlayStation's five consoles have changed video game history. - Store success - The PlayStation 2 is the top-selling console in the history of video games, with more than 160 million units sold.
The PlayStation has been a colossal consumer hit, but three decades ago, its creator Ken Kutaragi struggled to convince both game-makers and his bosses at Sony that his console would be a winner.
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