FG Targets 25 Million Tonnes Annual Grain Output
The Federal Government has unveiled a new agricultural financing programme aimed at increasing Nigeria’s annual grain output from 11 million tonnes to 25 million tonnes as part of efforts to…
Nvidia Briefly Drops Below Apple As Most Valuable Company
Nvidia briefly lost its crown as the world’s most valuable publicly traded company to Apple early Friday, amid the latest selloff in semiconductor shares and doubts that the AI boom…
UK Unveils Sanctions Against Sudan Gold Networks
Britain on Thursday announced sanctions targeting what it said are “illicit gold and finance networks” propping up rival factions in Sudan’s devastating civil war. The foreign ministry said the war-torn…
Cameroon Cracks Down On Under-Reported Gold Production
Cameroon’s government announced Wednesday it was cracking down on its gold mining sector over discrepancies between the volumes produced and declared by companies, potentially costing billions in lost tax revenue.…
Share Search Data, Open Android To AI Rivals, EU Tells Google
Google must share search data with other search engines and open up its Android operating system to rival AI services, the EU demanded on Thursday. “Thanks to these measures we…
Google Accuses EU Of Undermining Europeans’ Privacy
Google accused the EU Thursday of putting Europeans’ privacy at risk after Brussels told the US giant to share search data and open up its Android operating system to AI…
US Expands Sanctions Targeting Iran Oil, Cryptocurrency Sectors
The United States on Tuesday expanded its sanctions targeting Iran’s oil sector, taking further aim at the network of petroleum shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the Treasury Department said. Treasury…
Japan Tightens Social Media Rules For Elections
AI-generated images and videos will have to be marked as such under new rules on the use of social media during elections in Japan, the internal affairs minister said Tuesday.…
Seoul Leads Asian Stocks Higher As US Inflation Eases Rate Fears
Seoul led gains across Asian equity markets Wednesday as tech firms bounced back following a softer-than-expected US inflation print that soothed worries about a possible interest rate hike this month.…
Chipmaker CXMT Eyes $9.8b In Blockbuster China IPO
China’s leading memory chipmaker is seeking to raise up to $9.8 billion in an initial public offering as the country counts on homegrown hardware to boost its position in the…