Economy & Finance

Kenya Airways profit

Kenya Airways Reports First Profit in Over a Decade, Driven by Forex Gains

Kenya Airways Profit Marks a Major Turnaround After a Decade of Losses Kenya Airways has ...

UK to Increase Visa Fees in 2025, Affecting Travelers, Students, and Workers

UK to Raise Visa Fees in 2025—Here’s What You Need to Know The United Kingdom ...

EFCC arraigns Chinese nationals

EFCC Arraigns Two Chinese Nationals, Nigerian Over N3.4bn Cyber Fraud

EFCC Arraigns Two Chinese Nationals, Nigerian Over N3.4bn Cyber Fraud The Economic and Financial Crimes ...

China-U.S. trade relations

China Reassures U.S. and European CEOs Amid Rising Tariff Tensions

China Seeks Foreign Investment Amid Tariff War with U.S. China has reassured top executives from ...

Benin Republic and Togo electricity

Benin Republic and Togo Owe Nigeria $8.84 Million for Electricity Supplied in Q4 2024

Benin Republic and Togo Owe Nigeria $8.84 Million for Electricity Supplied in Q4 2024 The ...

Africa’s first AI factory

Africa’s First AI Factory Powered by Nvidia to Launch in 2025

Africa’s First AI Factory Powered by Nvidia to Launch in 2025 Africa’s first AI factory ...

UBA pre-tax profit

UBA Reports Record-Breaking N803.7 Billion Pre-Tax Profit in 2024

UBA Pre-Tax Profit Hits N803.7 Billion in 2024, Setting a New Benchmark United Bank for ...

Sankore Initiative

UK, Nigeria, and Ghana Launch £1.9 Million Sankore Initiative to Boost Innovation

Sankore Initiative Launched to Drive Innovation in West Africa The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development ...

Historic €500bn investment package

Germany Approves Historic €500bn Military and Infrastructure Spending Amid Last-Minute Political Deal

Germany’s Bundestag Approves Historic €500bn Investment Package Germany’s parliament has passed a historic €500bn investment ...

Civil Service costs

UK Plans to Cut Civil Service Costs by 15%, Saving Billions Annually

Government Targets Civil Service Reform to Save £2.2 Billion The United Kingdom’s Finance Minister, Rachel ...

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