Business

China's global hunt for tax revenue may be just getting started

Beijing's recent push to tax offshore wealth may be only the opening phase of a broader campaign that could eventually reach overseas properties, inheritances.

Western Visayas inflation climbs to 8.4%

ILOILO CITY — Inflation in Western Visayas accelerated further to 8.4 percent in August, driven largely by higher housing and utility costs, transportation, and food prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The…

Modi and Xi are set to meet at BRICS with trade and border issues in spotlight

A meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi would be the clearest test yet of the tentative post-2020 reset between Asia’s two largest economies.

Trump-Vance’s midterm pitch: vote Republican or live with the ‘lunatics’

Party far more comfortable raising fear of Democratic alternative than discussing own policies, including Iran war

Ondo trains 150 women, others in leadership

No fewer than 150 women in leadership positions across Ondo State have participated in a capacity-building and leadership empowerment retreat aimed at strengthening governance, improving service delivery and enhancing women’s contributions…

ATUNDA turns textile waste into functional Art

A new Nigerian art and design studio, ATUNDA, is turning discarded textile materials into furniture, lighting, home décor and sculptural objects as it seeks to demonstrate the creative and economic value of materials often regarded as…

Cross River seeks airport’s upgrade ahead AfSNET conference

About 2,000 delegates from 19 African countries and the Caribbean are expected in Calabar, Cross River State, for the sixth African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network (AfSNET) Investment Conference scheduled for November 12–14, 2026. The…

Russia to require content made by, with AI to be labeled as such — GFCN president

Will more arms address insecurity?

The federal government has taken delivery of a fresh consignment of military equipment from the United States in a renewed effort to tackle insecurity in Nigeria. The equipment was transported to Nigeria aboard a US Air Force C-17…

Aviation ministry spent N522m on guns, ammunition – Audit report

The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development used the sum of N522,490,349 to purchase guns and ammunition that were not delivered. The accusation was contained in the Auditor-General for the Federation’s 2024 Annual Report on…

Japan’s Digital Agency Hit by Unauthorized Access to Servers

Japan’s Digital Agency said it suffered unauthorized access to its servers and personal data on about 246,000 people may have leaked.

US rate rise fears ripple through global bond markets

Houthi advances push oil prices higher while markets await inflation data on Friday