German automotive giant Volkswagen is considering one of the largest workforce reductions in the industry’s history, with plans that could see up to 100,000 jobs cut worldwide as the company battles rising costs, U.S. tariffs, weaker electric vehicle margins and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume confirmed in an internal memo that…
Zamfara State has commissioned a $200 million lithium mining and processing plant in Boko Village, Zurmi Local Government Area, marking a major step in Nigeria’s drive to add value to its vast mineral resources rather than exporting raw materials. Governor Dauda Lawal, who inaugurated the facility, described the project as a milestone in the state’s…
The Lagos State Government has arrested 396 street beggars in a renewed enforcement exercise aimed at improving environmental sanitation, public order and safety across the state. The operation, carried out by operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as the KAI Corps, forms part of the government’s ongoing campaign against street…
