Unemployment rises to 5.3 percent …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has disclosed that Nigeria’s unemployment rate grew by 1.2 percentage points to 5.3 per cent year-on-year. The NBS in its Nigeria Labour Force Survey Report, said: “The unemployment rate for Q1 2024 was 5.3%, showing an increase from … Read more
Princess Zelda takes the lead in ‘Echoes of Wisdom’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Princess Zelda will take the leading role in the next installment of Nintendo’s popular franchise. Photo: Behrouz MEHRI / AFP/FileSource: AFP Princess Zelda will shed her role as damsel in distress to play the heroine for the first time in the nearly … Read more
Akpabio wants rapid action on Economic, Security Challenges as …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Senate President Godswill Akpabio has called for immediate and rapid action to tackle Nigeria’s worsening economic conditions and rising insecurity. The resumption is coming at a critical moment as Nigerians continue to grapple with the effects of economic reforms and … Read more
High costs, slowing China: VW’s perilous road ahead …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> After Volkswagen’s bombshell announcement earlier this month that it could close factories in Germany for the first time, company management and unions will begin tense talks on a new pay deal Wednesday. Here are some of the key challenges facing Europe’s biggest car … Read more
Tinubu to build 40 houses for judges …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Tinubu to build 40 houses for judges | TheNewsGuru … Read more
Asian markets boosted again after another Chinese rate cut …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> China’s stimulus measures this week, following the Federal Reserve’s jumbo interest rate cut last week, have left investors in a bullish mood. Photo: SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFPSource: AFP Most Asian markets built on a global rally … Read more
IGP reveals amount of money paid to slain officers’ families in one year …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun has revealed that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has paid a total of N15,606,138,376 to 5,225 family members and next of kin of slain police personnel between 2023 and … Read more
Olukoyede orders investigation of N15m bribery allegation against EFCC officers …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has initiated an investigation into bribery allegations made by crossdresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, against some of the Commission’s officers. In a press … Read more
Restarting nuclear power plants: the unprecedented gamble in the US …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Steam rises out of the nuclear plant on Three Mile Island, with the operational plant run by Exelon Generation, in Middletown, Pennsylvania. Photo: Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFPSource: AFP Two American energy companies are each preparing to bring a nuclear power station … Read more
China cuts another key interest rate to boost economy …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The medium-term lending facility — the interest for one-year loans to financial institutions — was cut from 2.3 percent to 2.0 percent, the People’s Bank of China said. Photo: ADEK BERRY / AFPSource: AFP China’s central bank on Wednesday said it would … Read more