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Nigerian coach and Founder, Wetinuneed, a Nigerian business discovery platform, Buchi Madiebo, has said the future growth of small businesses in Nigeria will increasingly depend on how easily customers can discover businesses online rather than simply maintaining a social media presence. Speaking on changing trends in Nigeria’s digital economy, Madiebo said many small and medium-sized […]
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely cause The Trump administration’s war against Iran should have no impact on arms sales to Taiwan, experts have said, after a US official suggested a pause in the delivery of a key weapons package was due to the Gulf conflict. Analysts told the Guardian that a $14bn arms package left in limbo after Donald Trump’s meeting with Xi Jinping could take up to six years to process, and there was a “low likelihood” of any true connection between events in Iran and weapons delivery to Taiwan. Continue reading...
Astellas Pharma Inc. shares fell to the lowest in about four months after the Tokyo-based drugmaker’s five-year plan offered few surprises.
BANGKOK, THAILAND – Media OutReach Newswire – 27 May 2026 – On Friday, June 26, 2026, SYNC Design & Innovation in SITE 2026 will be held at Siam Paragon, Bangkok — a large-scale forum dedicated to the convergence of design and business. Organized by Nikkei Business Publications, Inc. (Nikkei BP) and co-organized by FOURDIGIT Inc. [...] Source from InfoStride News
Former US runner Kyle Merber says critics owe Tobi Amusan an apology after her 100m hurdles world record was questioned, now seen as legitimate. Read More: https://punchng.com/amusan-deserves-apologies-over-world-record-hate/
UBS Asia Pacific Co-President of Global Wealth Management Iqbal Khan speaks to Bloomberg's Stephen Engle as the UBS Asian Investment Conference kicks off in Hong Kong. (Source: Bloomberg)
Explore the bitter lessons from the political woes of Siminalayi Fubara and Desmond Elliot, exposing the instability of political godfatherism in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/godfatherism-bitter-lessons-from-fubara-desmond-elliots-woes/
Education experts and charities are calling for a national anti-bullying strategy in schools.
Champion Breweries Plc has held its landmark 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM), where shareholders commended the Board and Management for delivering strong financial growth, improved profitability, successful capital market execution,
Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.
On Tuesday, NASA announced several upcoming lunar missions to the Moon's South Pole region. These missions will pave the way for the crewed Artemis landing slated for 2028, starting with three Moon Base missions NASA says are "the first of more than a dozen missions that will be announced this year." Moon Base I, launching "no earlier than fall 2026," will use Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 Endurance lander to bring NASA payloads to the Moon, including the Stereo Camera for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies instrument and the Laser Retroreflective Array. NASA will use these "to study how thrusters interact with the Moon's surface" and help "orbi … Read the full story at The Verge.
Femi Azeez’s debut brace leads Super Eagles to the 2026 Unity Cup final after beating Zimbabwe 2-0. Nigeria aims to retain the title. Read More: https://punchng.com/debutant-azeez-scores-twice-as-super-eagles-beat-zimbabwe-reach-unity-cup-final/
