INEC has officially declared the winner of the 2026 FCT election, which involved a key ally of Peter Obi, bringing the electoral contest to a close.
Nigeria's naira weakens again despite external reserves hitting $48.5bn, driven by high demand for foreign currency and oil price fluctuations affecting the economy.
Elon Musk's xAI, which features a large language model that has spewed Hitler-supporting rhetoric and antisemitic tropes, said Monday it has signed a deal to provide its services to the US Department of Defense. The contract between xAI and the Department of Defense comes even as Musk and President Donald Trump are locked in a bitter feud.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Monday that he was recommending economy minister Yulia Svyrydenko become prime minister in a significant political shakeup for the war-scarred country. If the change is approved, Svyrydenko would replace Denys Shmygal, who became prime minister in 2020, before the war.
Italian fashion house Loro Piana, owned by French giant LVMH, has been placed under court administration for allegedly facilitating the exploitation of workers by subcontractors, police and a company source said Monday. The judges of the Milan court found that Loro Piana "negligently facilitated" the exploitation, according to the police statement.
The electronic visas will be issued to work visa and study visa applicants from the effective date. Changes have also been made to the processes.
Nigerians are currently being charged N28,574 to modify data on the NIN database, but the legal department has now clarified that some corrections are free.
Hundreds of rowdy spectators, many heavily tattooed, roared Monday at a Tokyo arena usually reserved for boxing -- except the contestants were not athletes, but barbers. Among them is contestant Shoma Sugimura, who made it to the final three on Monday.
The decision of the Lagos state government to impose a N1 million registration fee on real estate agents and developers has triggered reactions from stakeholders.
The European Union is seeking "fair competition" with China and not a race to the bottom in wages and environmental standards, the bloc's vice president for the clean transition told AFP on Monday. "We Europeans don't want to go down a race towards low incomes, lower labour rights or lower environmental standards," said Ribera, who also serves as the bloc's competition chief.
Mexican actors protested the growing threat artificial intelligence poses to their industry, calling on Sunday for better regulations to prevent voice cloning without consent. According to local media, Lavat's voice was used without his family's consent.
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