Category: News

US blacklists Tencent-backed AI startup amid tech curbs

United States has placed Tencent-backed startup Zhipu on its trade-restrictions blacklist, targeting one of the...

Afreximbank commits to aircraft financing for Nigerian airlines

Afreximbank has agreed to support aircraft financing for Nigerian airlines during a side meeting at...

Apple loses smartphone sales lead in China

Apple has been overtaken by local rivals Vivo and Huawei, falling to third place in...

NASS hails FIRS, sets N25trn 2025 target

The National Assembly Joint Committee on Finance on Wednesday praised the Federal Inland Revenue Service...

Oil spill fire destroys aquatic life in Rivers

Oil spill from a wellhead of Oil Mining Lease-15, operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum...

FG needs N700bn yearly to maintain roads – Minister

The Minister of State for Works, Mohammad Goronyo, has raised alarms about the inadequate budgetary...

LinkedIn launches AI tools to simplify job search, recruitment

The professional networking platform with over 1 billion users, LinkedIn, is introducing two new AI-powered...

Microsoft introduces pay-as-you-go AI plan for corporate users

Microsoft is rolling out a new pay-as-you-go plan, Copilot Chat, for corporate customers. This offering...

OpenAI tests phone number-only sign-ups

OpenAI has begun testing a new feature that allows new ChatGPT users to sign up...

Google increases prices for workspace users

Google announced on Wednesday that the standard subscription price will increase by $2 per user...

Passenger sues airline after being accused of trafficking wife

A Black passenger is suing American Airlines, alleging racial profiling and false accusations of trafficking...

Inflation hits 34.80% in ‘detty’ December – NBS

Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 34.80% in December 2024, up from 34.60% in November,...