The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission announces the winner of the Enugu council elections after the APC, PDP and other parties contested across the state.
Lagos commuters face possible October disruption as AUATON drivers protest Bolt and inDrive over fares, commissions, rising costs and the 10% commission cap.
The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure cooled further last month and now sits just above its long-term target, according to government data published Thursday, shortly before the presidential election. Given the surge in post-pandemic inflation, the fact that headline inflation now sits just a tenth of a percentage point away from the Fed's target is a significant achievement.
Billionaire Elon Musk was expected in court in Philadelphia on Thursday, after a judge ordered him to attend a hearing in a lawsuit seeking to halt his $1 million giveaways to registered US voters in swing states. "It is further ordered that all parties must be present at the time of the hearing," judge Anne Marie Coyle said.
The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) dismissed the board and management of African Alliance Insurance Plc, one of Nigeria's oldest life insurance companies.
Stellantis, the carmaker which owns the Jeep, Peugeot and Fiat brands, said Thursday that its sales fell 27 percent in the third quarter because of market difficulties in North America. Stellantis -- which has a vast stable of 15 car brands -- has hit a rough patch after years of record profits after its foundation in 2021 with the merger of PSA (Peugeot-Citroen) and FCA (Fiat-Chrysler).
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reduced the foreign exchange rate for Nigeria Customs duty for cargo clearance at Nigeria's air and seaports.
The EU launched a formal investigation Thursday into Chinese-founded e-commerce platform Temu on suspicion the site is doing too little to stop the sale of illegal products, in a probe that could lead to large fines. The EU wants to know more about the systems Temu has in place to "limit the sale" of illegal products as well as how the platform restricts their "reappearance".
The eurozone's annual inflation rate rebounded more than expected in October due to rising food costs, official data showed on Thursday, but remains in line with the European Central Bank's two-percent target. Other Eurostat data published on Thursday showed the unemployment rate in the single currency area remained stable at 6.3 percent in September. raz/ec/rl
Hong Kong's economic growth in the third quarter missed analyst estimates as private consumption weakened, according to government figures released Thursday. Private consumption decreased by 1.4 percent in the third quarter, which authorities attributed to "the change in residents' consumption patterns".
Facing a results vacuum that could grind on for weeks, US TV networks are preparing to fill the airwaves against a backdrop of unprecedented pressure to avoid mistakes and a torrent of disinformation. With no official results for weeks, it falls to the TV news networks to call states for either former president Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris.
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