Wages jumped in the three months ending in September by the most on records dating back 20 years, a stark illustration of the growing ability of workers to demand higher pay from companies that are desperate to fill a near-record number of available jobs. Pay increased 1.5% in the third quarter, the Labor Department said […]
If you’re a fan wanting to express your devotion to the hit Korean Netflix show Squid Game – well, there’s a cryptocurrency for that. Gamers have created an online version of the programme, for which you need the Squid cryptocurrency to play. On Tuesday, it was worth a modest 1 cent, but by Friday it […]
The Representative of the UN Secretary General for Central Africa, Mr Mahamat Saled, made the pledge when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Thursday, in Abuja. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Saled commended […]
Amazon has said it will spend several billion dollars to manage labour shortages and supply chain issues in the run-up to Christmas. The online retail giant said it was doing “whatever it takes to minimise the impact” on customers and sellers. Meanwhile, Apple said a shortage of semiconductor chips had cost it $6bn (£4.35bn) in […]
The 2021 Conference of Parties (COP26) summit aims to protect and restore nature while following the best available science on climate change, says Catriona Laing, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria. Represented by Ben Llewellyn-Jones, the Deputy High Commissioner at the Commission, Laing told a press conference of the UK’s ambitions for COP26 and what […]
The first-ever documentary about Big Brother Naija is set to drop in November. The mini-documentary, titled, BBNaija: The Fame, the Fans, the Frenzy, produced by ID Africa’s The Bang Studio, will premiere on Africa Magic in November. This was disclosed in a statement by Njideka Akabogu, Lead Public Relations Officer to the organisers of Big […]
Three U.S. retail giants have pulled products made by tech surveillance specialists Lorex and Ezviz, following revelations by the tech press that the companies are linked to human rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, home to Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups. According to reports from American online news outlet TechCrunch and video surveillance news […]
On the bustling streets of Nigeria’s Benin City, residents cannot wait to get their Bronzes back – for them their return symbolises reparations for some of the wrongs committed by British troops during the colonial era. A statue of a cockerel is one priceless artefact soon to be welcomed home, after Jesus College handed it […]
The top US general has said China’s suspected hypersonic missile test is close to a Sputnik moment, referring to the Soviet satellite launch that sparked a Cold War arms race. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley said in an interview with Bloomberg News that the Chinese military was “expanding rapidly”. The Financial […]
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said in a CNN interview broadcast Wednesday that she had faith the United States would defend the island in the event China launched a military strike. “I do have faith” that U.S. forces would help defend Taiwan, Tsai told the network, adding that Washington’s commitment includes sending Americans to train Taiwan’s […]