Aisha Buhari, ex-first lady, has broken the silence on the claim that late President Muhammadu Buhari was poisoned in 2017, leading to his 154 days of medical leave.
Nigeria is pushing to modernise its tax administration with with French partnership as the two parties have formalised coorperation agreement to drive tax reforms.
European nations have committed themselves to huge hikes in spending on weapons, with giant defence firms reaping the early rewards -- but the signs are that smaller companies and investors are now beginning to mobilise.
German shipyard Meyer Werft has received a mega order worth up to 10 billion euros ($11.7 billion), officials said Monday, a boost for the shipbuilder after a state rescue last year. "We talk about shipyards differently than we did even two years ago because they are systemically important," said Olaf Lies, minister president of Lower Saxony state, where Meyer Werft has its headquarters.
The recent tax reforms spearheaded by the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has seen an uptick e-invoicing, driven by Afri Invoice for entrepreneurs.
Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country faces a housing crisis. The fine is equivalent to six times the illegal profit made by Airbnb between the time the company was warned about the offending adverts and before they were taken down, the ministry added.
Brussels is headed for a showdown this week over the European Union's free-trade deal with South American bloc Mercosur, after Paris launched a last-ditch effort to derail the signing of the landmark accord. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen is due in Brazil on Saturday to sign in the agreement, which, 20 years in the making, would create the world's biggest free-trade area.
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.
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