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US tech layoffs hit 51% after 180k job cuts in two months

The tech sector reportedly represents 51% of the total layoffs by United State companies over January and February. The job cut in the first two months of 2023 is over 180,000 which is the highest recorded since 2009, a report showed on Thursday. Based on the report by employment firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc, […]

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Top US pharmacy halts sale of abortion pills in 20 states

The nation’s second-largest pharmacy chain, Walgreens Boots Alliance, stated on Thursday that it will halt the sale of abortion pills owing to legal warnings, policy changes and anti-abortion activists’ pressure. POLITICO reported that about 20 Republican state attorneys general wrote to Walgreens in February, threatening legal action if the Pharmaceutical company starts distributing abortion drugs. […]

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Valentine: Users fume as T-Mobile reports outage

One of the largest wireless carriers in the United States, T-Mobile, reported outages in the late hours of Monday over the disruption that affected some cellular services. T-mobile has said it was working on resolving the issues that had caused instability with its messaging, voice, and data services. Downdetector, which provides real-time information about websites, […]

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Oil prices decline as U.S opens reserve 

PThe United State government expressed a decline  in oil price on Tuesday after it said it would provide more from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. This contradicted the expectations of some traders as they presumed it may be delayed or cancelled. The decision of the US government was mandated by lawmakers. SPR was implemented by the […]

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West Africa gets US’ $4m grant to tackle child labour

The United States Department of Labour has announced a $4 million award to support the International Labour Organization’s work to implement a technical assistance project in West Africa.     The department made this known in a press release on its website on Tuesday, stating that the ILO is expected to work with the government […]

Cashew processing: US, Nigeria partner, target 4,500 jobs
Agribusiness

Cashew processing: US, Nigeria partner, target 4,500 jobs

The United States Department of Agriculture on Monday disclosed its plans to partner with Nigeria in cashew processing, creating 4,500 jobs in the process. This was disclosed during the 16th annual conference of the African Cashew Alliance in Abuja, the event was held between the 12th to 15th of September. As gathered, the conference was […]