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President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Joseph Tegbe as the Director-General and global liaison for the Nigeria-China strategic partnership, following the agreements reached during Tinubu’s visit to China in early September 2024. Tegbe, a first-class graduate in Civil Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University (1988), will report directly to the President. This was disclosed in a State House release issued by the President’s Special… Read the full article here

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Eurozone economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.A recent string of indicators pointing to the Eurozone’s slowing growth will probably lead to a 0.25 per cent interest rate cut by the European Central Bank next month, economists predict.The long-standing consensus among economists until this week was that the ECB would wait at least until December before deciding on a further rate cut, after two such moves in June and… Read the full article here

The Dutch AFM issued warnings about crypto market manipulation, focusing on pump-and-dump schemes ahead of MiCA’s implementation in December. Read the full article here

Keith Urban is taking a trip down memory lane while recalling the time he posed for a Playgirl spread over two decades ago. “It was a guy at my record company who was like, ‘Hey, you know, we can do this article in Playgirl, and they’ll do a big, long, nice piece on the record,’ and I was like, ‘Great,’ and then [he said], ‘We’ll go do a photoshoot too,’” Urban, 56, explained during the Thursday, September 26, episode of Rob Lowe’s Read the full article here

Egypt says the top priority for the United Nations regarding Gaza is to stop the bloodshed immediately and to prevent any attempt to resolve the Palestinian question through forced displacement. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said this on Saturday. He told the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly that though Egypt, the United States, and Qatar have worked to mediate the conflict in Gaza, Israel has thwarted all attempts. READ ALSO: Israel releases footage… Read the full article here

Nigeria’s leading investigative news organisation, PREMIUM TIMES, was honoured Saturday at the Edge Awards 2024. The news organisation emerged as the year’s best place to work in the online media category. The annual event celebrates marketing excellence in the country by recognising personalities, brands and agencies that have achieved distinction “through groundbreaking ideas, impactful campaigns, and strategic vision.” The awards ceremony, which has run for more than a… Read the full article here

A lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Wildlife Park in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has killed its handler, Babaji Daule. Daule, 35, was reported killed while approaching the cage to feed the lion on Saturday. According to a statement by the management, the deceased, a trained handler of a male lion, agreed to take some guests to demonstrate the feeding routine of the lion in its inner enclosure after the park’s closing time. He was said to have neglected to secure the locks and… Read the full article here

Former Super Eagles head coach, Sunday Oliseh, is rooting for Chelsea to make a big impact in the English Premier League this season. Enzo Maresca’s side defeated Brighton 4-2 in a thrilling encounter at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday. It was the Blues third consecutive victory in the English top-flight this season. Oliseh believed the West London side would do great things this season. “So far, I am having so much fun watching this Chelsea side play this season. Full of movement,… Read the full article here

Nigeria is set to host key stakeholders from the Economic Community of West African States to address the security challenges hindering farming and agricultural production across the region, an official has announced. The Director-General of the ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival, Felix Ihonre, revealed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on the sidelines of the Preparatory/Inter-ministerial Meeting for the festival in… Read the full article here

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Bacha Coffee has grown across Asia by establishing itself in some of the region’s wealthiest districts and airports. Now the Singapore-based coffee brand is embarking on an aggressive expansion as it launches a store on the Champs-Elysées in Paris and other locations across Europe.The Paris shop is expected to open by the end of the year and is part of a plan to… Read the full article here