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S&P 500 (SPX) waits for Powell as ADP helps doves and GDP helps hawks

S&P 500 (SPX) waits for Powell as ADP helps doves and GDP helps hawks

S&P 500 remains rangebound as we wait for Powell. ADP employment data shows Fed hikes finally stalling the jobs market. Limited gains likely though before Powell's speech later Wednesday. Equities snoozed across the finish line…

US: Actual GDP will increase at an annual charge of two.9% in Q3 vs. 2.6% anticipated

US: Actual GDP will increase at an annual charge of two.9% in Q3 vs. 2.6% anticipated

US Q3 GDP growth got revised higher to 2.9% from 2.6%. US Dollar Index stays in red slightly below 106.50. The United States economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in the third quarter, the…

Rivers, Oyo to determine small claims court docket: PEBEC

Rivers, Oyo to determine small claims court docket: PEBEC

Thursday, December 1, 2022 Jumoke Oduwole [Photo credit: Nairametrics] The Oyo and Rivers States Government judiciaries have inaugurated Small Claims Judicial Committees to begin the process of establishing Small Claims Courts in their respective States.…

Rudolf Okonkwo: What is going to occur once I die 

Rudolf Okonkwo: What is going to occur once I die 

You have only read the caption. And you have already said tufiakwa three times. Na wah for you. Abeg, wipe away that frown off your face. It is not your life, my friend. This is…

Meals costs proceed to rise in October: NBS

Meals costs proceed to rise in October: NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said that prices of selected food items increased in October. This is according to the NBS Selected Food Prices Watch Report for October, released in Abuja on Wednesday. The…

Courtroom grants Lagos medical director Femi Olaleye N50 million bail 

Courtroom grants Lagos medical director Femi Olaleye N50 million bail 

Thursday, December 1, 2022 Femi Olaleye Judge Ramon Oshodi of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday admitted Femi Olaleye to N50 million bail with two surety. Mr Olaleye, the managing director…

Common value of kerosene rose to N1,041 per litre in October

Common value of kerosene rose to N1,041 per litre in October

Thursday, December 1, 2022 A kerosene seller used to illustrate the story [Photo credit: The Guardian Nigeria] The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average retail price of Household Kerosene (HHK) paid by consumers…

Namibia: Ruling Celebration Chooses Girl as Presidential Candidate

Namibia: Ruling Celebration Chooses Girl as Presidential Candidate

THE congress that elected Swapo vice president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah as the party's next presidential candidate for the 2024 elections has been lauded by analysts. This could, however, be marred by alleged election irregularities that could…

Africa: Main Rivers on Continent Had Under Common Water Circulation in 2021

Africa: Main Rivers on Continent Had Under Common Water Circulation in 2021

Most of the globe was drier than normal in 2021, with "cascading effects on economies, ecosystems and our daily lives", the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. According to the agency's first report…

Nigeria: Finances Padding? Why We Inserted N1.7 Trillion Tasks in MDAs Budgets

Nigeria: Finances Padding? Why We Inserted N1.7 Trillion Tasks in MDAs Budgets

The minister says the N1.7 trillion loan-tied projects are domiciled in 14 agencies of the federal government. The Minister of Finance and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, on Tuesday confirmed including a total of N1.7 trillion…

Africa: Gender Inequalities Hampering World Efforts to Finish AIDS

Africa: Gender Inequalities Hampering World Efforts to Finish AIDS

Inequalities will prevent the world from meeting agreed global targets on AIDS, but a "feminist route map" can get countries back on track, the UN agency leading the fight against the disease said in a…

South Africa: Provincial MP Arrested After Allegedly Slapping College Principal

South Africa: Provincial MP Arrested After Allegedly Slapping College Principal

Andile Lili, Member of the Western Cape ANC legislature, was arrested after he allegedly slapped a school principal and demanded that she leave the school premises on Friday. Lili, who is also an SGB chairperson…