Year: 2025

  Vice President Kashim Shettima on Monday attended the 31st Nigerian Economic Summit. The summit, holding in Abuja, has in attendance top government figures like the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, as well as his counterpart in the Ministry of Budget and Planning, Atiku Bagudu. Also in attendance are the captains of industries, members of … Continue reading “Shettima, Edun, Others Attend 31st Nigerian Economic Summit”

Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States and Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi won the Nobel Prize in Medicine on Monday for research into how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel jury said. Their discoveries have been decisive for understanding how the immune system functions and why we do not all … Continue reading “US-Japanese Trio Win Medicine Nobel For Immune System Research”

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday returned to Abuja, the nation’s capital. This was disclosed in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. He said Tinubu’s return followed a ten-day working visit to Lagos. On Friday, the President arrived in Lagos after attending the coronation of … Continue reading “Tinubu Returns To Abuja After 10-Day Visit To Lagos”

  A 60-year-old man was in custody in Australia on Monday after police said he shot up to 50 bullets into a busy Sydney street, wounding more than a dozen people. Police were called on Sunday evening to the city’s Inner West, where the alleged gunman was firing from his property at random at passing … Continue reading “Over A Dozen Wounded In Rare Sydney Mass Shooting”

  China’s push to develop top-end artificial intelligence microchips is gaining momentum, but analysts say it will struggle to match the technical might of US powerhouse Nvidia within the current decade. Ramping up its chip industry is a way for Beijing to beat restrictions imposed by Washington on exports of the most advanced chips — … Continue reading “China Chip Challenge: The Race To Match US Tech”

One hiker has died and hundreds of others have been rescued after sudden heavy snowfall in China’s northwest and western mountain regions over the weekend, state media reported Monday. More than 200 hikers trapped by the weather near the eastern face of Mount Everest were expected to be gradually making their way to safety, state … Continue reading “One Dead, Hundreds Rescued After Heavy Snowfall In China”

  Bitcoin dropped to $123, 863 Monday at 10:50 AM WAT after recording a new record high on Sunday, rising above the $125,000 mark. The cryptocurrency had reached $125,689, shooting above its previous August record of around $124,500. Bitcoin has enjoyed a strong upward momentum, with investors cautious about the US government shutdown. Gains in … Continue reading “Bitcoin Drops After Hitting $125, 000 Mark”

Turkish authorities have banned a Robbie Williams concert scheduled for October 7 in Istanbul over “safety concerns” following several calls for protest, a source from the city governor’s office told AFP Sunday. The concert would have occurred on the anniversary of the devastating Hamas-led attacks in Israel that triggered war in Gaza and a global … Continue reading “Turkey Bans Oct 7 Robbie Williams Concert Over ‘Safety Concerns’”

  The naira maintained recent gains on Monday, trading around ₦1,466 to the US dollar in the official Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). At the parallel market tracked by AbokiFX, the currency traded at around ₦1,450. Traders said the official NFEM figure reflected continued inflows and modest liquidity injections into the market.   READ ALSO: … Continue reading “Dollar To Naira Exchange Rate Today, October 6, 2025”