Pressure mounted on President Bola Tinubu as US forces pushed for a Muslim-Christian ticket in 2027, reshaping APC plans and raising doubts over Shettima’s future.
Nigerians will face a new 7.5% VAT on digital banking services from January 2026, sparking concerns over financial strain amid criticism from consumer groups.
The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was "now or never" to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, despite the United States withdrawing from negotiations.
As Nigerians await the first MPC meeting in 2025, Analysts have outlined reasons why CBN should hold rates, although the CBN governor earlier said it would...
Sri Lanka is banking on vehicle import taxes to boost revenue and revive the island nation's battered economy, leftist President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's maiden budget showed on Monday. "For the year 2025, the bulk of revenue gains is expected to be delivered by the liberalisation of motor vehicle imports," the president told parliament.
From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence in a bid to stem the flow of bad-for-business clothes returns.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held a meeting Monday with top private business leaders including Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, state media footage showed. State broadcaster CCTV reported Monday that the meeting had taken place at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, with video showing Ma standing and applauding as Xi entered a lavish room.
Kolkata locals cherish their city's past, which is why many in the one-time Indian capital are mourning a vanishing emblem of its faded grandeur: a hulking and noisy fleet of stately yellow taxis. Nowadays it is rarely spotted outside Kolkata, where it serves as the backbone of the metropolitan cab fleet and a readily recognisable symbol of the eastern city's identity.
South Korean authorities said Monday that DeepSeek would not be available from local app stores pending a review of the Chinese AI startup's handling of user data. And DeepSeek was unavailable on the South Korean version of Apple's app store on Monday.
Japan's economic growth slowed sharply last year, official data showed Monday, although the rate for the fourth quarter topped expectations. The fourth-quarter figure was also more than double market expectations of 0.3 percent growth.
Asian markets mostly rose Monday as investors assessed the global economic outlook while Donald Trump pushes ahead with his trade war. Investors are also keeping tabs on developments over the Ukraine war after Trump said Sunday he could meet Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin "very soon", adding he believed he genuinely wanted to stop the fighting.
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