Ghana and Nigeria to witness the slowest economic growth in West Africa 2024- AfDB
The economies of Ghana and Nigeria are poised to see the slowest economic growth in 2024 when compared to their peers in the West African region. Overall, the West African region is expected to grow by 0.8% to 4.0% this…
UBA Takes Centre Stage at 2024 ECOWAS Mining Forum in Cotonou, Benin as Elumelu Gives Keynote Address
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has been announced as the official sponsor of the 4th edition of the ECOWAS Mining and Petroleum Forum (ECOMOF 2024) scheduled to take place at the Palais des Congrès in Cotonou, Benin…
Europe is nervous about a potential Trump win. China sees an opportunity
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi had a message for his European counterparts over the weekend: no matter how the world changes, China will be “consistent and stable” – a “force for stability.” The claim, which Wang delivered during remarks at…
China’s homegrown passenger jet makes international debut
Beijing’s C919 airliner, a potential rival to Western-made Boeing and Airbus planes, made its first foray outside Chinese territory on Sunday by staging a flyby at the Singapore Airshow. The single-aisle jet, manufactured by the state-owned Commercial Aircraft Corporation of…
BREAKING: Cement Price To Drop To N7000
Cement Price is set to drop to N7000. Studiocb55news reports that cement manufacturers have agreed to bring down the price of the product to between N7,000 and N8,000 per 50kg depending on the location nationwide. During a meeting initiated by…
Hardship Protest Hits Ibadan, Oyo State Capital
The protest rocking various cities across Nigeria over the hardship and suffering in the nation has spread to Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Several residents on Monday took to the streets in anger and frustration to demand urgent government intervention…
Biden’s allies are stepping forward to vouch for him amid age questions
By Peter Nicholas, Jonathan Allen and Mike Memoli WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s approach to deflecting questions about his age has pivoted from “watch me” to vouch for me. In the days since special counsel Robert Hur released a report…
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk helped oust Ronna McDaniel at the RNC. Now the knives are out for him.
By Allan Smith, Henry J. Gomez, Matt Dixon and Vaughn Hillyard For more than a year, Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist and MAGA influencer, was aimed like a heat-seeking missile toward one goal — ousting Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna…
Prince William makes revelation about his wife Princess Kate during BAFTA outing
The Prince of Wales, who is President of BAFTA and arrived at the awards ceremony alone, told BAFTA executives that he and Kate like to watch films together at home and while they usually try to view as many of…
Bafta taking Oppenheimer stage invasion ‘seriously’
Bafta has said it is taking a security breach during Sunday night’s best film speech “very seriously”. A man, thought to be a YouTuber, was seen standing the background as Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas accepted their award for Oppenheimer….