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Credit investors are scoring some of the highest new issue concessions in years. Thatās because companies that seize the occasional window for bond offerings are competing to entice buyers who want to be compensated for a growing list of risks.
Funmi OgundareĀ The Association of Public Procurement Practitioners of Nigeria (APPON), Lagos State Chapter, has announced plans to hold a capacity-building workshop, aimed at strengthening efficiency, transparency and accountability in
Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna cautioned that the war in the Middle East has reduced visibility on luxury demand, while China, the US and Europe were holding up.
Residents fleeing Odonget community in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State have accused soldiers of preventing them from returning to bury relatives killed during last weekās clash with troops. The soldiers, drawn from 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army and the 245 Battalion, Edor Barracks, were deployed to the area following unrest linked [ā¦] āSoldiers stopping us from burying killed relativesā ā Cross River community cries out
Crown Princess Mette Marit tells Norwegian TV she wishes she had never met the late sex offender.
UK scientists have grown fully functioning food pipes and successfully transplanted them into mini pigs, paving the way for human trials.
Michael Randrianirina, who sacked PM and cabinet without explanation, claims measure is to root out corruption Madagascarās military president has said new ministers will have to pass lie detector tests to root out corrupt candidates, after he dismissed the prime minister and cabinet without explanation earlier this month. Michael Randrianirina came to power in a coup in October after weeks of youth-led protests under the banner āGen Z Madagascarā. However, young people were quickly disenchanted by his choice of government officials, which they saw as being part of the old, corrupt elite. Continue reading...
Bank of Ireland Governor and European Central Bank Governing Council Member Gabriel Makhlouf says two interest-rate increases are part of the ECB's baseline scenario and that he can "well understand" why the market expects that. Speaking on Bloomberg Television after Thursday's decision to keep rates on hold, he also discusses the central bank's 2% inflation target and the impact of higher energy prices. (Source: Bloomberg)
Georgia Tech has named former Troy coach Scott Cross as the school's next men's basketball head coach, it was announced Friday.
Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman will be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame for his time in WCW during the Monday night wars, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.
The Director of Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention to the United Nations Association of Africa (UNAA), Ambassador Victor Asije, has called on world leaders to invest more in creating betterā¦
Xpeng Inc.ās first-quarter revenue forecast fell short of estimates as a slump in Chinese vehicle demand hurt deliveries at the start of the year. That overshadowed the automaker posting its first-ever quarterly profit at the end of 2025.
