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University of Ibadan releases cut-off marks for 2024/25 admission exercise
The University of Ibadan, Oyo state has released cut-off marks which UTME candidates seeking admission for the 2024/2025 session must meet to be admitted.
Can carbon credits help close coal plants?
A few dozen kilometres from the Philippine capital Manila sits a coal plant that some hope could be a model for how developing countries can quit the polluting fossil fuel. "There's not one coal plant, of all the 4,500 in emerging markets and developing countries, that has been shut down and replaced with clean power," said Curtin.
Boeing suspends negotiations with striking workers
Boeing on Tuesday suspended negotiations with its striking workers as it accused the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) of making unreasonable demands and withdrew its offer. "Given that position, further negotiations do not make sense at this point and our offer has been withdrawn."
7-Eleven owner's shares spike on report of new buyout offer
Shares in the Japanese owner of 7-Eleven surged Wednesday following reports that Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) had hiked its takeover offer by almost 20 percent. But Bloomberg News and Japan's Nikkei business daily reported Wednesday that ACT, which owns the Circle K brand, had upgraded its offer to $18.19 per share, or a total of around seven trillion yen ($47.2 billion).
Your 'local everything': what 7-Eleven buyout battle means for Japan
In Japan more is at stake than money in the mammoth takeover battle for 7-Eleven, the world's biggest convenience chain, by Canadian retail giant Alimentation Couche-Tard. But the Canadian group, which owns Circle K and runs nearly 17,000 outlets worldwide, has vowed to pursue what would be the biggest foreign takeover of a Japanese firm.
Chinese shares drop on stimulus upset, Asia tracks Wall St higher
Stocks in mainland China and Hong Kong fell Wednesday in a volatile start a day after Beijing left investors disappointed over a lack of fresh stimulus and scant detail on its plans for implementing a raft of measures already unveiled.
The US economy is solid: Why are voters gloomy?
Cooling inflation, low unemployment, robust economic growth and... downbeat voters. While Harris has narrowed Trump's lead, polls have suggested voters favor the former president on economic issues.
BREAKING: Wike opens up on Tinubu's intervention in Rivers crisis, discloses why it failed
FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, has spoken on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's intervention in late 2023 on the political crisis rocking oil-rich Rivers state.
Is Paul Biya dead? Cameroonian government breaks silence
Amid strong speculations on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, that President Paul Biya died at 91 years old, the government of Cameroon has broken its silence.
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