Tag: Middle East

Price of of cooking gas rose by 13.75% in May 2024
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Cooking gas price jumps ₦100/kg amid Middle East crisis

Depot owners across Nigeria have raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas, commonly known as cooking gas, by an average of N100 per kilogram. The increase stems from geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East that has disrupted global energy markets and directly affected Nigerian households. According to BusinessDay, Nipco Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest LPG […]

News

Amazon data centres hit by drones in Middle East amid war

Tech giant Amazon said late Monday that two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” by drones, disrupting cloud services in parts of the Middle East. A facility in Bahrain was also damaged by “a drone strike in close proximity”, the provider said in an update to its service updates […]

Technology

Africa, Middle East lag behind in business AI adoption — W’Bank

Artificial intelligence adoption among businesses remains lowest in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, highlighting a widening digital divide across emerging regions, according to a new World Bank survey. The survey, conducted in June 2025, covered more than 2,200 companies across over 85 countries backed by the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm or by private […]

Aviation

Air France resumes Dubai flights amid Middle East tensions

Air France resumed its Dubai service on Saturday after temporarily suspending it the previous day due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East, the airline said. United States President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened strikes on Iran over the crackdown on the protest movement that recently erupted across the Islamic republic. The French airline […]