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The Federal Reserve stood pat on interest rates, as expected, but did not offer hints on when it could resume cutting. Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFPSource: AFP Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech earnings that came days after the upheaval caused by China’s DeepSeek explosion … Read more
Energy authorities say quick action is needed to fill the gap left by shuttered coal-fired power stations. Photo: DAVID GRAY / AFPSource: AFP Australia’s reliance on coal-fired power stations has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday. Overall electricity … Read more
A student reads a book at the bitcoin community center in the mountain town of Berlin in El Salvador. Photo: Marvin RECINOS / AFPSource: AFP Bitcoin enthusiasts seeking to turn a mountain town in El Salvador into a cryptocurrency haven hope that US President Donald Trump’s return to the White House will boost their cause. … Read more
The emergence of DeepSeek’s lower cost breakthrough particularly threatens US-based AI leaders like OpenAI and Anthropic, which have invested billions in developing leading AI models. Photo: JOEL SAGET / AFP/FileSource: AFP The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat … Read more
The former Commissioner for Foreign and International Affairs in Imo State, Fabian Ihekweme, has publicly apologised to Governor Hope Uzodinma for spreading false information against the state government. In a handwritten apology submitted to the police on January 27, Ihekweme admitted to fabricating allegations against the governor with malicious intent. He expressed remorse and pledged … Read more
JAMB has listed eight universities where candidates will not be admitted to study law for the 2025/2026 academic sessionTwo of the universities would not also be allowed to admit law students in the 2026/2027 academic calendarsAccording to the examination board, the universities have been informed and prospective 2025 UTME candidates are to take notes The … Read more
Ethan Nwaneri was named Player of the Match in Arsenal’s 2-1 comeback win against Girona on matchday 8 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. A superb strike from Nwaneri helped Arsenal come from behind to beat Girona 2-1 in the Gunners’ last match of the Champions League league phase. Nwaneri at age 17 years … Read more
Manchester City survived an early scare to beat Club Brugge 3-1 in the final match day of the UEFA Europa LeagueSuper Eagles midfielder Raphael Onyedika scored but City responded with three goals to progress to the next roundThe English champions will face one of the European heavyweights Bayern Munich or Real Madrid in the playoffs … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has expressed support for US President Donald Trump. Photo: Drew ANGERER / AFP/FileSource: AFP Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed claiming he was wrongfully censored by Facebook and Instagram after the US Capitol riot, the company said Wednesday. The Wall … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration said Wednesday it was revoking protection from deportation for more than 600,000 Venezuelans in the United States, as it highlights crime by a limited number of migrants. The people of this country want these dirt-bags out. They want their communities to be safe,” Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem … Read more