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Hardship protest: Atiku releases statement, hits Tinubu’s govt
Amid the controversy over the hardship protest, Atiku has said it is ironic that those who seek to stifle Nigerians' rights were leading protests in 2012.
N1,500/$1: Naira bounces back, against dollar as traders quote new exchange rate
The Nigerian currency bounced back after a recent fall in the foreign exchange market against the US dollar, following intervention by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
'Truly frightening': Pesticides increasingly laced with forever chemicals
Toxic "forever chemicals" are increasingly being used in US pesticides, threatening human health as they contaminate waterways and are sprayed on staple foods, a study said Wednesday. Research suggests that high levels of exposure to forever chemicals weakens human immune systems, making them less responsive to vaccines and more susceptible to infections.
In fuel-guzzling Saudi Arabia, electric cars pique interest
For Hamed al-Rafidain, a Saudi human resources worker, an electric vehicle offers welcome savings, especially since his other car is a fuel-guzzling four-wheeler favoured by motorists in the desert kingdom. "What drove me to buy an electric vehicle was financial considerations," said Rafidain, who spends up to 2,000 riyals ($530) a month on fuel for his off-road vehicle.
France quietly catches rivals in battle for data centre supremacy
At the end of a narrow suburban street north of Paris, a giant structure shrouded in a skin of mesh and steel looks like a football stadium, but is in fact a vast data centre. The capital region's data centre industry is already worth 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion), according to specialist consultancy Structure Research.
Lula rallies G20 countries against world hunger ahead of meeting
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday will launch a new initiative against world hunger ahead of an upcoming G20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is one of Lula's major priorities ahead of the G20 summit.
Asian markets track Wall St losses after mixed tech earnings
Asian markets fell on Wednesday following a mixed batch of US earnings that did little to boost enthusiasm as investors look for the tech sector to continue filing blockbuster profits after pumping billions into artificial intelligence.
Renewables overproduction turns electricity prices negative
With the proliferation of solar panels and wind turbines an unusual phenomenon is becoming more and more frequent: wholesale electricity prices turn negative. Prices turn negative on the spot wholesale electricity market when production is strong while demand is weak.
CBN finally explains what to do with dormant accounts as Nigerian banks, others lose N18bn to fraud
Concerns over the vulnerability of dormant bank accounts to fraudulent activity have been voiced by Olayemi Cardoso, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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