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Unemployment rises to 5.2 percent Two thousand jobs lost in Q2, unemployed grew 16,000 over the past year Marked rise of young people staying or going back to education Annual wage growth slows to 2.4 percent from 2,9 percent Data slightly better than expected -- RBNZ still likely to cut cash rate in two weeks.

Posted by African Examiner Business News, Latest Headlines Tuesday, May 6th, 2025 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar rose in Asia on Tuesday, fuelled by hopes for trade deals to avert Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, while equities mostly rose as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision. Oil also staged a comeback after tanking on

TORONTO — Broad-based strength lifted Canada's main stock index 1.5 per cent Wednesday, while U.S. stocks also rallied after the U.S. Federal Reserve left its outlook for interest rate cuts this year intact. “For a day, markets are breathing a sigh of relief,” said John Zechner, chairman and lead equity manager at J. Zechner Associates.

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has strongly condemned an attack on Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company (IKEDC) workers, allegedly carried out by personnel from the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in Ikeja. The union described the incident as a gross act of intimidation and vowed to withdraw its services nationwide unless the safety of

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Fuel Consumption Rises to 80million litres Daily as Subsidy Skyrockets – Report The consumption of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, has risen to about 80 million litres daily, pushing up subsidy on the commodity to an estimated N484bn monthly, according to latest figures from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited...