EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede asserts the investigation of ex-Attorney-General Malami is not politically motivated, stressing impartiality in anti-corruption efforts.
As the naira dips to N1,419.71 per dollar amid cautious trading, analysts foresee stability in 2026, despite oil market uncertainties impacting Nigeria's FX inflows.
The Nigerian government has announced that individuals earning N100,000 and below are exempted from paying the newly introduced Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Workers at the Louvre Museum are set to begin a rolling strike on Monday to demand extra staff and measures to tackle overcrowding, adding to the woes of the Paris landmark.
Asian markets dropped Monday as concerns about the AI-fuelled tech rally returned to the spotlight after weak earnings from two big-name firms last week revived questions about the wisdom of the vast sums invested in the sector. Those concerns were compounded last week following disappointing earnings from sector giants Oracle and Broadcom.
A Hong Kong court will decide on Monday whether pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai is guilty of national security crimes, in a case that has sparked international concern over the city's political freedoms. - On Monday morning, High Court judges Esther Toh, Alex Lee and Susana D'Almada Remedios will decide if Lai is guilty or not guilty of each of the three charges.
A rags-to-riches tycoon, Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has long been a thorn in Beijing's side with his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy. - Tiananmen watershed - Lai rose from poverty, like many Hong Kong tycoons.
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu was urged on Sunday by local officials to intervene to avoid an escalation as French farmers protested the use of police force and the culling of cows due to a skin disease. "We must do everything we can to avoid escalation and confrontation."
The Nigerian naira is on rebound in the foreign exchange market, appreciating to N1,454 per dollar following the increase in Nigeria's external reserves.
The Nigerian government has said that banks and other financial institutions have been asked to demand Tax Identification Number (TIN) from Nigerians.
In a light-filled workshop in eastern China, a robotic arm moved a partially assembled autonomous vehicle as workers calibrated its cameras, typical of the incremental automation being adopted even across smaller factories in the world's manufacturing powerhouse. In a closed-off room, workers assembled vehicles' "brains", testing their cameras and computer chips.
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