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Nigeria’s Economy Grows 3.13% in Q1 2025 After GDP Rebasing

Nigeria’s economy is showing signs of progress, growing by 3.13% year-on-year in the first quarter ...

Dangote

Dangote Reintroduces N5 Fuel Discount

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery is set to reinstate its N5 per-litre fuel discount scheme for ...

Dangote

Dangote Plans to Slash Cooking Gas Prices in Nigeria

Nigerians may soon enjoy a welcome break as the Dangote Group, led by business tycoon ...

Donald Trump

Trump Targets Africa, Caribbean with New Tariffs

U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his tariff strategy, announcing plans to impose duties exceeding ...

Aliko Dangote

Dangote Urges End to Refinery Spending, Cites $18B Failure

Alhaji Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Group, has called on the Federal Government to halt ...

Bank

Dollar Dips as ECB Pauses Cuts, U.S. Labor Market Softens

The U.S. dollar weakened against the euro earlier today following the European Central Bank’s (ECB) ...

US

Oil Prices Drop as US Fuel Inventories Surge:Trade Tensions Loom

Oil prices fell over 1% today, Wednesday, driven by a surprising surge in U.S. gasoline ...

Brazil

Brazil Faces Poultry Trade Bans After Bird Flu Outbreak

The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry updated its list of countries imposing restrictions on chicken trade with ...

Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s $170B Net Worth Surge Post-Trump Endorsement

Elon Musk’s public endorsement of Donald Trump in July 2024 has significantly boosted his financial ...

US-China Trade War Escalates with Tariff Hikes

US-China Trade War Escalates: China Imposes 84% Tariff Hike on American Imports

In a sharp escalation of the ongoing US-China trade war, China has slammed an additional ...

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