Nigeria’s Federal Government collected ₦6.9 billion in mining fees and royalties in Q1 2025, a 25% increase from ₦5.5 billion in Q1 2024, driven by digital licensing and enforcement, Solid
Finance Minister Wale Edun will lead Nigeria’s delegation to the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, from April 28-30, 2025, aiming to secure $1.5 billion in loans to address
Ford Motor Company halted all vehicle exports to China on April 17, 2025, in response to escalating US-China trade tensions, driven by President Donald Trump’s 125% tariffs on Chinese imports
Volvo Cars announced on April 18, 2025, plans to cut up to 800 jobs at its US manufacturing facility in Ridgeville, South Carolina, citing the severe financial strain caused by
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on April 15, 2025, for high-stakes talks with Chinese tech leaders and regulators, as U.S.-China trade tensions threaten the chipmaker’s $40 billion annual
Hermes International SCA announced plans to raise prices on its luxury goods in the United States by 5-10% starting June 1, 2025, to counter the impact of U.S. President Donald
Heineken NV reported a 4.8% rise in first-quarter net revenue to €7.2 billion, surpassing Bloomberg’s €7 billion forecast, driven by robust demand in Africa and Asia, the company announced Tuesday.
Niger’s solar energy sector is surging, with 150 megawatts of new capacity added in 2024, easing chronic power shortages that left 60% of its 26 million people without electricity, per
Asian stock markets slumped Tuesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropping 2.1% to 38,900 and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng falling 1.8% to 17,200, as U.S.-China trade tariffs deepened economic uncertainty, per
French fashion house Hermes International SCA has overtaken LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE to claim the title of the world’s most valuable luxury group, with a market capitalization of
