An Atiku Abubakar campaigner has named an APC governor as a key figure in what he claims could mark the end of Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s political career.
Dr Zacch Adedeji, the Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), has revealed that 95 per cent of Nigerians will pay no tax under the new tax regime.
Leading economic institutes Thursday slashed their 2025 growth forecast for Germany to near stagnation, warning Europe's struggling top economy will face extra pain from US President Donald Trump's tariff blitz.
Customers on Band A feeders expect to get a minimum of 20 hours of electricity supply, but got a prolonged blackout on most days and 8 hours supply on other days.
With iPhone components like screen panels, and chips made in South Korea, Taiwan and China, moving entire production to the USA could come at a huge cost to users
Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a better-than-expected revenue for the first quarter on strong demand for AI technology, after tariffs slapped onto major economies by US President Donald Trump caused global uncertainty. TSMC chairman and chief executive C.C. Wei has said the firm expected "2025 to be another strong growth year" as AI-related demand continues to surge.
Vietnam and the United States agreed to start negotiations on a reciprocal trade agreement, Hanoi said on Thursday, hours after Washington delayed imposing an enormous tariff on the Southeast Asian manufacturing powerhouse.
A multi-eyed mascot, a vast wooden Grand Ring, 160 countries and regions strutting their stuff, and robots and sushi galore: Expo 2025 begins Sunday in Osaka, Japan. - Grand Ring - Encircling dozens of national pavilions is the Grand Ring -- recognised by Guinness World Records as the planet's largest wooden architectural structure.
World Expo opens on Sunday with host Japan aiming to bring humanity together, despite global turmoil and tepid public enthusiasm for the six-month event showcasing innovation as well as Hello Kitty in algae form. But 55 years on Japan is less of a trendsetter and opinion polls show low levels of enthusiasm for the Expo among the public.
Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on Thursday, opening up its vast wilderness to offset global emissions. Environment Minister Simo Kilepa told AFP that, with new safeguards now in place, this three-year moratorium would "be lifted immediately".
Electricity consumption by data centres will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new challenges for energy security and CO2 emission goals, the IEA said Thursday. According to the IEA, data centre electricity consumption will reach about 945 terawatt hours (TWH) by 2030.
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