Covid-19: Bank of Industry’s impact on the informal sector

There seems to be no respite in the rising cost of airfares for domestic air passengers as airlines say aviation fuel remains at an average of around 800 naira per litre coupled with forex scarcity issues among other operational costs.

Your first few gym sessions can be tough and the next day muscle pain is enough to scare anyone away from exercising. Here are five steps you can take to ensure you are recovered and ready for your next gym session.

The European Union is looking at how to boost ammunition supplies in both the short and long term at a meeting in Stockholm. A top EU official has called for "a war economy."

Six people were killed and dozens injured when a train crashed into a passenger bus in Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday, said the emergency response agency.

Over the past several years, hundreds of unmarked graves have been discovered near the sites of Canada's former residential schools, in which the government forcibly placed some 150,000 indigenous children. In what's been described as cultural genocide, both boys and girls were subjected to psychological and physical abuse. But the differences between the male and female experience still have effects today.

US President Joe Biden unveils a $6.8 trillion budget proposal with key provisions aimed at boosting American competitiveness against China, while Beijing rails against economic containment and suppression. Plus, a sell-off in US bank shares sparked by a run on a small California lender spreads to Asia and Europe as markets tumble.

Shares of Credit Suisse have plunged to a record low, after its top shareholder declined to increase its stake. The slide has added to market jitters over the state of Europe's banking sector, although it's not directly related to the recent collapse of two American lenders. Also in the show: the UK government outlines its budget, as it tries to protect households and businesses from the ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

European markets have calmed down after Credit Suisse secured a lifeline of up to 50 billion Swiss francs from the country's central bank. The crisis is just the latest to hit the embattled lender, which has suffered a string of scandals and management issues. Jitters over the banking sector remain as the European Central Bank decides on the next rate hike.

A new lineage of avian flu H5N1 is ripping through wild bird populations and also affecting mammals, such as minks, badgers, pigs, bears. Are humans next?

Global stock markets plunged as they opened to the news of the shotgun buyout of Credit Suisse by rival UBS. Swiss authorities had hoped the takeover will calm investors.

Embattled bank Credit Suisse could be bought out by larger rival UBS, several media outlets reported. Politicians insist a European banking crisis is unlikely, but Swiss regulators reportedly want a deal before Monday.

With food and fuel prices soaring and a currency in freefall, many young Nigerians are worried they will never experience financial stability. But is the situation really hopeless? We ask young entrepreneurs and business owners in Abuja how they are securing their future against the odds.