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On Sunday night, joy: French voters had, once again, kept the far right out of power. On Monday morning, uncertainty: A hung parliament, shaky alliances and the threat of turbulent years ahead. President Emmanuel Macron called France’s snap parliamentary election to “clarify” the political situation. But after the shock second-round results, the waters are more muddied than they have been in decades. …

The plea was also advanced by the Commissioner of Justice and Attorney General of Kaduna State, Sule Shauaibu, SAN, who is a defendant in the case. The Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna State has adjourned to July 17, 2024 the hearing of the case filed by a former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai, against the State House of …

President Bola Tinubu has approved a 150-day duty-free import window for specific food commodities, including maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas. This initiative also suspends duties, tariffs, and taxes on these imports through both land and sea borders. The announcement was made by Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, during a press briefing at the National …

The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has re-elected President Bola Tinubu will serve for another year as Chairman. He was due to step down Tuesday at the end of his initial one-year tenure. But meeting at the 65th Ordinary Session of the Authority, held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, …

TEL AVIV, Israel — Marking nine months since the war in Gaza started, Israeli protesters blocked highways across the country Sunday, calling on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down and pushing for a cease-fire to bring back scores of hostages held by Hamas. The demonstrations come as long-running efforts to broker a truce gained momentum last week when Hamas dropped a …

The Samoa agreement has been signed by 79 countries across the world to address various aspects of the economy. The Samoa agreement focuses on economic development, security, environment, migration, mobility, and climate change. Other areas include investment opportunities, sustainable development, and mutually beneficial cooperation, among others. The objective of the Samoa agreement is to serve as the legal framework for …

As Nigeria battles an economic crisis sparked by the government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of FX windows, United Kingdom-based Diageo joined about 15 other multinational companies that have exited the country in the past three years. Diageo is the latest to announce its departure on Tuesday, June 11 when it said it will sell its 58.02% …

Crypto investors lost $664m to hackers in the first half of the year, marking a more than 50 per cent increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from DefiLlama. According to the PUNCH, the largest aggregator for decentralised finance stated that the bulk of those losses came from phishing attacks and compromised private keys. It noted …

States across Nigeria experienced another round of blackout on Saturday as the national electricity power grid crashed to 70.60 megawatts around 4 pm, according to report by the PUNCH. It marked the seventh time the national grid would collapse in 2024. The previous collapses were on February 4, April 10, April 15, March 11, March 12, and March 28. During …

This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, on Thursday night, in Abuja. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has suspended the licences of 10 private jet operators who failed to comply with the required recertification process. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Public Affairs …