•An employee sorts products at a supermarket in Beijing China’s exports grew at a slower pace last month after starting the year with a surge, official data showed today, as the global economy reels from war in the Middle East. The world’s second-largest economy produced a record-breaking trade surplus last year of $1.2 trillion, reports [&he...
The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed today, in a development hailed as a win by US President Donald Trump’s administration but seen with caution by analysts. The world’s largest economy gained 178,000 jobs in March, after losing 133,000 in February, and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage points...
•People buy tickets for Disney’s Mulan film at a cinema inside a shopping mall in Bangkok While the convenience of streaming is undeniable, there is a certain magic from the collective gasp of a crowded hall, the immersive roar of the sound system, and the crystal-clear detail of a high-definition projection that only the cinema [&hell...
•Dangote fuel trucks The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has announced a fresh hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol), citing escalating global geopolitical tensions. In a notice sent to marketers last night and obtained by our correspondent, the refinery disclosed that its ex-depot (gantry) price had been raised from N1,175 per litre t...
•A protester shouts slogans during a “Hands Off!” demonstration called by the Democrats Abroad organisation against US President’s administration and his advisor Tesla CEO in Paris, on April 5, 2025 yesterday Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of major US cities yesterday to oppose the divisive policies of P...
•Youth Corps members The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has assured corps members that the new monthly allowance of N77,000 will be implemented starting this month, March 2025. The DG gave the assurance during an interactive session with corps members at the Wuse and Garki NYSC Zonal Off...
•China’s President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump said yesterday he would impose an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports while moving ahead with levies on Canada and Mexico next week, citing “unacceptable” drug smuggling. Trump had announced — then halted — sweeping 25 percent levies on Canadian a...
•The protesting Wike’s loyalists Top political leaders from the different wards of Obio/Akpor are currently showing their solidarity for the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike in a protest march. As of the time of filing this report, the protesters were at the Rumueme Civic Center in Port Harcourt, and the likes of Minority Leader of the [&hellip...
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria has urged the federal government to pay N35,000 as March and April wage award to workers. The congress said public workers had not received their March and April pay, despite an agreement with the federal government on the payment, reports The Nation. TUC President Festus Osifo said this […]
•Luis Diaz Residents of the Colombian town of Barrancas have held a candle-lit march to demand the release of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis Díaz. Luis Manuel Díaz was kidnapped at gunpoint along with his wife on Saturday, reports AFP. The player’s mother was left behind in a car by the kidnappers as police […]
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