China will impose a 34 per cent tariff on imports from the United States from April 10, customs authorities announced on Friday. The move comes in retaliation for a 34 per cent duty on Chinese goods announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday as part of a sweeping...
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The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has lauded the Supreme Court’s judgment sacking Mr Julius Abure as the party’s National Chairman. The caucus, in a statement on Friday by its Chairman, Rep. Afam Ogene (LP-Anambra), described the ruling as an elixir for the party’s stability...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintri, has lauded the Department of State Services (DSS) for rescuing two Catholic priests kidnapped in Numan Local Government Area. Fintri made the commendation in a statement issued by Humwashi Wonosikou, his Chief Press Secretary, on Friday in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal Government on Friday re-opened the Independence Bridge in Lagos, following emergency repair works it carried out overnight. At the re-opening, the Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, assured the public of the bridge’s safety and reiterated plans for permanent repairs. The minister explained that the closure of...
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) country office in Russia, Batyr Berdyklychev, has dismissed rumors about a new virus in the country, local media reported Friday. The WHO representative in Moscow has confirmed that the recent suspected cases in Russia were caused by the known bacterial infection...
An inmate killed his wife as she visited him in a prison in eastern Germany, prosecutors said on Friday. The Thursday incident occurred at the Burg prison in Magdeburg, west of Berlin. The 37-year-old prisoner was reportedly alone with his 35-year-old wife in a room set up for visitors...
The Leader of the Senate, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that the Senate will look into all issues of public concerns relating to the Tax Reform Bills, 2024. He also assured Nigerians that the upper chamber will consider the bills immediately after Eid-El-Fitir and Easter holidays. Bamidele made this...
South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol has been removed from office after the Constitutional Court upheld his impeachment on Friday. On Dec. 3, Yoon declared martial law during a budget dispute with the opposition, plunging the country into crisis and leading to his impeachment by parliament. Yoon justified his...
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has expressed concerns over new U.S. tariffs, calling them a major risk to the global economy amid ongoing economic sluggishness. She expressed the concerns in a statement, following Tuesday’s announcement of the tariff measures. “We are still assessing the macroeconomic implications...
Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the apex court held that the Court of Appeal lacked the jurisdiction to...
U.S. President Donald Trump has presented a “Gold Card” that would give rich immigrants the right to stay in the United States indefinitely. “For 5 million dollars this could be yours,” he said on Thursday on board the presidential aircraft Air Force One. Several videos published in the U.S....
By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – Police operatives have launched a rescue mission for the Coordinator of Ngbo Central Development Centre, Mrs Blessing Adagba, who was abducyby gunmen in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Police Command in. Ebonyi, SP Joshua Ukandu, confirmed the...
The Young Progressives Party (YPP) on Friday dismissed a statement by Gov. Charles Soludo of Anambra that it collapsed its structures to support the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November governorship election. NAN reports that Independent National Electoral Commission announced that the 2025 Anambra Governorship election will...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna– Kaduna State Governor, Senator Uba Sani has approved the recruitment of 1, 800 health workers yearly across all the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in the state, for the next four years. The Commissioner of Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmad, who disclosed this at a ministerial press...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – ValueJet Airlines has resumed flights on the Jos–Lagos route following efforts by the Plateau State Government to boost economic activities and improve regional connectivity. Addressing journalists in Jos on Thursday, the Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Jatau Davou Gyang, said the development was part of...
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of Kogi Central Senatorial District says she will soon present evidence of sexual harassment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. “At the right time and at the right space, I will present the evidence that I have,” the female lawmaker said on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disowned a viral circular claiming the introduction of ₦5,000 and ₦10,000 banknotes. The apex bank in a post on its X handle described the circular as “fake” and urged the public to verify information through its official...
The National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu has commended security forces for their gallantry and professionalism in rescuing the former Director-General, National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, Amb. Gideon Yohana and 17 others. Receiving the rescued victims, Ribadu also commended the efforts of intelligence agencies involved...
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, ordered the final forfeiture of two property linked to a staff member of Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Aminu Garunbaba, to the Federal Government. The property include a four bedroom terrace maisonette with BQ at Barumark Groove Estate, Plot 667, Cadastral...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has denied being partisan in handling the failed recall of the Senator representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of INEC, Rotimi Oyekanmi, who was on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, explained how the Commission handled...