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  BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Daily Highlights (Dec 4, 2025) BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Daily Highlights Updated: December 4, 2025 • Published from Abuja • Curated for youth impact Today’s top headlines across Nigeria, Africa and the world — security, economy, technology, climate, sport and culture — each with a short youth-impact note to help BEFOCUS readers turn headlines into opportunity. Nigeria tightens cash-withdrawal limits to curb money-laundering risk Category: Nigeria • Finance • Economy The Central Bank of Nigeria announced caps on weekly ATM withdrawals for individuals and corporates, aiming to speed up cashless adoption and tackle illicit flows ahead of 2026. Youth impact: Encourages adoption of digital banking and fintech solutions — a push for financial inclusion and entrepreneurial fintech products. Source: Reuters Nigeria ap...
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  ARTIFACT DOSSIER: THE SPINNING ORACLE OF MEMES By: Itoro Sunday Uwah Catalog Number: 21C-2017-XYZ Date: Circa 2017 AD Material: Gold-plated alloy, Lapis Lazuli, Carnelian, Mechanical Bearings Location: The Museum of Pre-Collapse History, 21st Century Wing Abstract This article details the recovery, analysis, and significance of the "Spinning Oracle of Memes." Discovered in the ruins of an upper-middle-class suburban dwelling in the North American sector, this object represents the apex of the "Fidget Craze" of the late 2010s. Unlike the billions of plastic variants found in landfills, this unique, gilded artifact suggests a ritualistic or high-status function, offering unprecedented insight into the psychological state of humanity during the Digital Attention Crisis. I. Visual Description and Craftsmanship The artifact is a tri-lobed kinetic...
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BEFOCUS FOUNDATION DECLARES A NEW ERA OF YOUTH EXCELLENCE AND GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION

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  Contact: BEFOCUS News Desk Email: info@befocusyouth.com Phone: +234 8056447730 Websites: www.befocusyouth.com | www.wittyglobalblogs.com BEFOCUS CHILDREN AND YOUTH FOUNDATION UNVEILS BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW GENERATION OF GLOBAL EXCELLENCE ABUJA, NIGERIA — In a bold and strategic move to reshape the psychological and social framework of the next generation, the BEFOCUS Children and Youth Foundation has rolled out an advanced suite of educational tools, media platforms, and literary works. This multi-dimensional initiative is engineered to foster deep self-discovery, strengthen mental resilience, and cultivate purpose-driven identities across Africa and beyond. Operating with the belief that sustainable societal transformation begins with human capital development, BEFOCUS has evolved beyond the traditional NGO structure, emerging as a “comprehensive ecosystem” dedicated to human advancement. " Children as the First Test ": A Philosophy of Early Intervention At the heart of the F...
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  BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Trending Highlights (Nov 29, 2025) BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Trending Highlights Updated: November 29, 2025 • Nigeria / Africa / World Curated headlines for young leaders, entrepreneurs and creatives — technology, business, security, sport, climate and culture. Each item includes a short summary, the youth impact and the original source link. 1. CME outage freezes global futures — trading resumes after 11-hour halt Category: Global • Finance • Technology A cooling-system failure at a data centre forced CME Group — the world’s largest derivatives exchange — to halt trading across futures, commodities and FX markets for over 11 hours, creating sharp short-term volatility as markets reopened. Youth impact: Young traders, fintech founders and investors should prioritise risk management and digital resilience as market infrastructure failures become a re...
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  BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Highlights (Nov 28, 2025) BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Today’s Highlights Date: November 28, 2025 • Location: Abuja / Africa-Lagos timezone Focus: Youth • Innovation • Security • Climate • Economy • Culture CME outage sends shock across global FX, commodities & stock futures markets Global Finance Technology A cooling failure at a major data centre forced CME Group to freeze trading across FX, commodities and futures, creating market uncertainty as month-end approaches. Youth impact: Young investors, fintech startups and trading trainees must build resilience and risk awareness as market infrastructure incidents become headline risks. Source: Reuters — CME trading halted after cooling issue Gold set for fourth monthly gain as rate-cut expectations grow Global Economy...
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Guard your mind.@wittyglobal

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  BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Top Trends (Updated Nov 25, 2025) BEFOCUS NEWS DESK — Top Trending (Nov 24–25, 2025) Compiled & updated: Nov 25, 2025 • Coverage: Nigeria • Africa • World • Themes: Tech, Business, Sport, Climate, Security, Culture 24 schoolgirls kidnapped in Kebbi released — state confirms Nigeria • Security • Education Authorities report that 24 schoolgirls abducted earlier in Kebbi State were released today after negotiations and operations by security agencies. Families and communities breathe a cautious sigh of relief while security gaps remain under scrutiny. Youth impact: Immediate relief for affected pupils — but the episode exposes ongoing risks to safe schooling and the urgent need for youth-centred protection programmes. Source: Reuters — Nov 25, 2025 Nigeria faces record-breaking hunger in ...
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  Governor Sule Says States Can Fund Their Own Police to Tackle Insecurity — Arise News Report Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule , has said that Nigerian states are capable of funding and managing their own police forces as part of efforts to tackle rising insecurity across the country. He made the statement during an interview monitored by Arise News , noting that the federal policing model is overstretched and ineffective for Nigeria’s current security demands. According to the governor, states already manage education, infrastructure, and healthcare, and therefore should also be empowered to manage security. “We can fund state police. It is not about the money. It is about political will,” Governor Sule said. “Those of us at the state level know the real situation on the ground. We should be empowered constitutionally to secure our states.” He stressed that decentralising policing would enhance intelligence gathering, community trust, and rapid respon...
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  Tinubu Government Spent ₦7.1 Trillion On Subsidies In 2024 — Rebranded As “Energy Security Expense” Tinubu Government Spent ₦7.1 trillion On Subsidies In 2024, Now Rebranded As “Energy Security Expense” — NNPC Report Source: Sahara Reporters (as reported) — Published: November 26, 2025 New documents from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) reveal that the Tinubu administration recorded ₦7.1 trillion in 2024 on what is now labelled "Energy Security Expense" — a classification that critics say masks continued fuel subsidy spending after its official removal. Key figure: ₦7.1 trillion recorded in 2024 and captured on NNPC books as "Energy Security Expense". Subsidy Removed Publicly, Reintroduced Quietly? President Bola Ahmed Tinubu publicly announced the end of fuel subsidy on May 29, 2023. Yet the recent NNPC financial ...
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