Trump claims Microsoft is considering a bid for TikTok to maintain its presence in the US

Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire the U.S. arm of ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, President Donald Trump said Monday night, without elaborating. “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if Microsoft is in discussions to purchase the app. “A lot of interest in TikTok. There’s great interest in TikTok.” The short video app, used…

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Zulum Highlights Irrigation Farming as a Solution to Food Insecurity in the Lake Chad Region

The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday called for the establishment of large-scale irrigation farms to address food insecurity in the Lake Chad Basin. The governor made the call during a panel discussion titled: “Ensuring Food Security through Building Resilience of Food Systems in the Lake Chad Basin Region,” at the ongoing 5th Lake…

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Aaron De Groft, Curator of Controversial ‘Basquiat’ Exhibition at Orlando Museum, Passes Away at 59

Aaron De Groft, who came to central Florida to raise the profile of Orlando Museum of Art — but then embroiled the institution in an FBI fraud investigation over purported Basquiat paintings — has died. An obituary for De Groft, still involved in three lawsuits arising from the Basquiat scandal, was submitted to the Orlando…

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Nigerian Government Allocates N940 Billion to TETFund in 2025 Budget, Says Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu said on Saturday the sum of N940.5 billion was allocated to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) in the 2025 budget to enhance manpower and infrastructure development in the education sector. He stated this at the 42nd Founders’ Day and 33rd Convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Minna. The president, who…

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