US President Donald Trump’s decision to delay implementing major tariff hikes on most trading partners may have offered some relief, but the extension is also prolonging global trade uncertainty, the UN warned Tuesday. Days before the three-month pause on his “Liberation Day” tariffs was set to expire, the US president said Monday he would give…
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls. Judges said there were “reasonable grounds” to suspect Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani of committing gender-based persecution. “While the Taliban have imposed certain rules…
A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), Mathias Tsado, has criticised the Senate over its treatment of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, describing her as the institution’s “star girl” who ought to be celebrated, not suspended. Appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday, Tsado berated the Senate’s…
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has confirmed that a directive has been issued for all branches of the union nationwide to withdraw their services over the delay in the payment of June 2025 salaries to its members, citing the enforcement of “No Pay, No Work” resolution. ASUU branches in two…
The Nigerian Army has honoured the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, with the “NA Outstanding Service Commendation Medal (NAOSCM)”. In a letter certifying the Service Commendation Medal, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, said, “Having contributed immensely to the development of the NA’s infrastructure, human capacity…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has officially set the minimum admission age for entry into the nation’s tertiary institutions at 16 years old. The minimum admission age directive was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, on Tuesday during the ongoing Policy Meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in Abuja….
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to be assured that he would return for a second term, saying the formation of ADC coalition by opposition is divine. “Only spell can dismantle this coalition, the coalition is divine, Tinubu must brace up,” he warned. He…
The Presidency has said that social media critic Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has shown greater empathy than former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over the recent killings in Benue State. In an interview with Channels Television, Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser on Policy Communication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, stated this while…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has issued a flood alert for the month of July, warning that states including Sokoto, Lagos, Edo, Benue, and 16 others are at risk of experiencing flash floods. This came as the Africa Environmental Health Organisation, climate change adaptation researchers, and members of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, among others,…
By Kayode Lawal Amid growing fears of implosion in the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), a Chieftain of the party and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Dr Babachir David Lawal has formally bowed out of the party. However, contrary to speculation, the renowned technocrat and politician said he has not aligned…
