Japan’s rice prices rose to a record average of 4,214 yen per 5 kilograms, more than double the level a year earlier, the government said Monday, suggesting that recent stockpile releases have had limited effect in curbing the soaring costs. The government has auctioned off roughly 212,000 tons of its rice stockpiles in two batches…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised concerns over a significant rise in loan defaults among large Private Non-Financial Corporations (PNFCs) and Other Financial Corporations (OFCs), marking a worrying shift in credit performance at the top end of the lending market. According to the apex bank’s Credit Conditions Survey Report for the first…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday suggested that he might temporarily exempt the auto industry from tariffs he previously imposed on the sector, to give carmakers time to adjust their supply chains. “I’m looking at something to help some of the car companies with it,” Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office. The Republican…
At least eight of the 1,800 applicants shortlisted for Kwara Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) jobs have tested positive to outlawed drugs, automatically losing their slots in the highly competitive exercise. TESCOM Chairman Bello Taoheed Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, April 14, 2025, said that the eight shortlisted candidates tested for hard…
Russia on Monday claimed its deadly missile attack on Ukraine’s Sumy that killed and wounded scores including children had targeted a gathering of Ukrainian troops, while European leaders condemned the attack as a war crime. Ukrainian officials have said two ballistic missiles on Palm Sunday morning hit the heart of Sumy, a city about 30…
