Senator representing Zamfara West, Abdul’aziz Yari, has explained why the north has no choice but to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
The Nigerian government has announced that individuals earning N100,000 and below are exempted from paying the newly introduced Personal Income Tax (PIT).
Anthropic on Monday announced it has raised $3.5 billion in a funding round that valued the artificial intelligence startup at $61.5 billion. Amazon has invested a total of $8 billion in Anthropic, while Google-parent Alphabet has invested $2 billion in the startup. gc/dw
President Donald Trump said Monday that the chip-making giant TSMC will invest "at least" $100 billion in the United States to build "cutting edge" chip manufacturing facilities, in the latest blockbuster financial pledge by a private company since his return to office in January.
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Monday that he is joining a US bid to buy TikTok, becoming a strategic advisor to the effort.
A dozen Teslas were torched in France in what authorities are treating as an arson attack, the prosecutor's office said Monday. The prosecutor's office told AFP an investigation has been opened into Sunday night's attack on a dealership near the southern city of Toulouse which left eight cars burned out.
Shops and markets in central Tehran, usually teeming with customers ahead of the Persian New Year, now barely see any buyers, a sombre reflection of the dire state of the Iranian economy.
He explained that the implementation would start with vehicles within the Lagos state government fleet, security emergency buses, and even public vehicles.
Time is running short for Canada, Mexico and China to avert sweeping tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump, with the planned levies to take effect past midnight over what he deems an "unacceptable" flow of drugs. Meanwhile, Mexico last week extradited some of its most notorious imprisoned drug lords to the United States in a bid to avert the sweeping duties.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen offered Monday to give struggling European carmakers "breathing space" by allowing them extra time to meet 2025 emission reduction targets without facing fines. Von der Leyen added companies would still have to "fulfil" the same targets.
Wearable gadgets like smart watches and glasses are growing more capable every year, but experts say smartphones will remain ubiquitous for the foreseeable future -- not least thanks to artificial intelligence features. That's one reason why smart watches able to make calls and send messages largely remain tethered to wearers' smartphones for now.
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