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440 Nigeria will take a central role at the Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum (TABEF) 2025 as the Chairman of the Nigeria-Türkiye Business Council (NTBC), Mr. Dele Oye, leads the country’s official presentation in Istanbul. The high-profile forum is scheduled for October 16 and 17, 2025, at the Istanbul Congress Centre in Türkiye, with the theme: “Addressing Challenges, Unlocking Opportunities: Building Stronger Türkiye-Africa Economic Partnerships.” The event, organised by the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) in collaboration with the Presidency of Türkiye, the African Union Commission, and the Turkish Ministry of Trade, is expected to draw more than 4,000 participants.…

FacebookDaniel Hay was a consultant gynaecologist at the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS TrustA former NHS gynaecologist’s risky practices and shortcuts contributed to women suffering severe physical harm, a long-awaited report into his care has found.Daniel Hay joined the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton (UHDB) NHS Foundation Trust in 2005, and operated on hundreds of women before retiring in 2020. A report – which scrutinised Mr Hay’s care between 2015 and 2018 – was commissioned after concerns were raised by colleagues, and found failings in his practices, how he was managed and added only “good fortune prevented…

The U.S. Department of Energy has taken equity stakes in Canadian company Lithium Americas and its Nevada mining joint venture with General Motors as part of a renegotiation of a federal loan. Under the new terms, the U.S. government will take a 5% equity ownership in Lithium Americas and a 5% ownership in the Lithium Americas-GM joint venture. The equity stakes will be acquired through no-cost warrants, which are financial instruments that give the government the right to purchase shares at a set price. The new terms came out of a renegotiation with the DOE’s Loan Programs Office over a…

Hundreds of US generals and admirals gathered at the Marine Corps Museum in Quantico, Virginia on Tuesday after being summoned from their posts all around the world. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth informed military leaders of the 10 new directives the department would be implementing. The directives include new standards around physical fitness, grooming, and the return to “the highest male standard” for combat positions. US President Donald Trump also addressed the generals. The BBC’s Bernd Debusmann, who was at the military gathering, describes how the unusual meeting unfolded.

For all the plaudits that Curb Your Enthusiasm received over its lifespan, for how funny and daring and groundbreaking it was, people seem to have missed the fact that it provided Larry David with the perfect opportunity to conceal his true self.The main character in the show (wealthy former Seinfeld showrunner Larry David) was so superficially similar to its creator (wealthy former Seinfeld showrunner Larry David) that people started to assume they were one and the same. And David seemed to welcome this, shying from most opportunities to reveal himself. On talkshows, he likes to retreat behind the same clutch…

China is rolling out a new visa aimed at attracting foreign talent in the fields of science and technology.The K visa comes into effect from Wednesday, following a proclamation last month by the State Council, China’s cabinet.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe visa has attracted particular attention in light of United States President Donald Trump’s tightening of the eligibility rules for the H-1B, which Silicon Valley heavily relies on to recruit skilled labour from overseas.What is the goal of the K visa, and how does it work?The Chinese government has cast the visa as part of its efforts…

About 50 people gathered outside Cape Town International Convention Centre on Tuesday afternoon to protest against fossil fuel. The centre is the venue for African Energy Week, an annual conference of international investors, politicians, and company executives. Members of The Green Connection, African Climate Alliance, and Project 90 by 2030 joined the protest. They chanted and sang, holding signs that read “system change not climate change” and “no oil and gas”. “We are tired of new fossil fuel projects in South Africa,” Sandrine Mpazayabo from Fossil Free South Africa said. “What we want is a serious consideration of renewable energy.”…

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Sean FarringtonBusiness presenterAOJohn Roberts doesn’t mince his words.The so-called kitchen king started AO selling discounted fridges and washing machines after a £1 bet with a friend that he couldn’t pull it off. Some 25 years later, he’s won his bet and then some.He is now at the helm of a £564m UK empire selling a host of big and small household appliances from TVs, laptops and phones, to fridge freezers, washing machines, kettles and toasters.He is a British success story. As founder and chief executive, Roberts has built the firm – formerly known as Appliances Online – up from scratch…

The Supreme Court of Nigeria should free Yahaya Sharif-Aminu and declare blasphemy laws in the country unconstitutional. As a paradigm for the contemporary travails of free thought and freedom of worship, the ongoing saga of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu would be infuriating if it were not so depressing. The Nigerian musician, an adherent of the Tijaniyya Sufi Islamic order, has been running the legal gauntlet since he was first arrested in March 2020 for circulating via WhatsApp audio messages that apparently elevated Ibrahim Niasse, a Tijaniyya Muslim brotherhood Imam, above the prophet Muhammad. Even before his August 2020 arraignment before a Kano…