Google has agreed to pay a penalty of 55 million Australian dollars (approximately $36 million USD) after admitting to engaging in anti-competitive conduct with Australia’s two largest telecommunications providers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced on Monday. According…
A Canadian Federal Court has upheld a ruling classifying Nigeria’s two main political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as “terrorist organisations” under Canadian immigration law, in a decision related to an asylum application.…
The Federal Government has officially handed over the Foreign Carrier Operation Permit (FCOP) to Air Tanzania Company Limited at the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development headquarters in Abuja. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Ibrahim Kana, represented by Ahmed Mohammed, said…
The Bank of England has cut its key interest rate to 4 percent,. the lowest in two years — in a move that reflects growing concern over the United Kingdom’s economic outlook and the persistence of global inflationary pressures. The…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday approved a new order imposing an extra 25 percent tariff on Indian imports, citing New Delhi’s ongoing purchase of Russian oil a major source of funding for Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The new tariff,…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu, has met with Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Ablakwa, to address the recent wave of protests targeting Nigerians living in Ghana. In a statement shared on her official…
Samsung Electronics shares came under pressure on Tuesday, following a rally the previous day after the South Korean technology company clinched a $16.5 billion deal to supply artificial intelligence chips to Tesla, according to a Reuters report. Tesla CEO Elon…
The United States and the European Union clinched a trade agreement on Sunday that will see EU exports taxed at 15 per cent, in a bid to resolve a transatlantic tariff stand-off that threatened to explode into a full-blown trade…
Google on Thursday unveiled a $37 million package to accelerate artificial intelligence development across Africa, pledging support for local AI research and projects ranging from crop monitoring to adapting technology for the continent’s languages. The commitment from the US tech…
Japan and the Philippines take the number of countries that have concluded trade deals with the United States to five, ahead of an August 1 deadline set by President Donald Trump to avoid punitive tariff rates. The agreed levies are…
Amazon is shutting down its Shanghai artificial intelligence lab, according to a report by the Financial Times on Wednesday. The report comes as the tech giant slashes jobs globally, joining a growing list of firms, including Microsoft and Meta, who…
The CEO of an American tech company resigned Saturday after a video of him embracing an alleged colleague at a Coldplay concert went viral and fueled relentless memes. “Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and…
The U.S. Mission has announced the arrival of its new Consul General to the 17 states in southern Nigeria, Rick Swart, in Lagos. A Friday statement by the US Mission Nigeria said Swart arrived on Wednesday. As Consul General in…
Struggling auto giant Nissan said Tuesday it will stop production at its plant at Oppama in Japan at the end of its 2027 fiscal year. Nissan posted a net loss of 671 billion yen ($4.5 billion) last year, and it…
President Donald Trump on Saturday said major US trading partners Mexico and the European Union would face a 30 percent tariff starting next month, ramping up pressure for deals in his trade wars. Both sets of duties would take effect…