In October 2025, the Nigerian government launched a 12-month paid internship programme to provide training for the youth, with a N150,000 monthly stipend.
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Why have Mexico's judicial reforms upset investors?
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote have spooked financial markets and investors. Now the judicial reforms and the planned elimination of autonomous institutions "will make Mexico much more vulnerable" going into the negotiations, he added.
Climate demo shuts down Hague motorway during police strike
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Nigerians discover market where food items are selling for cheaper prices
A unique Islamic market has emerged in Iwo, Osun state, where people can buy cheaper food items from traders who still make significant profits...
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