Trump announces 100% tariffs on China after ‘hostile’ export threat
Trump vows 100% tariffs and export controls after China announces sweeping global trade restrictions.
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Dangote Refinery dismisses reports of importing high-sulphur petrol
Dangote Refinery has debunked reports alleging it imported petrol with high sulphur content, insisting the shipment was only feedstock used in refining.
Ndume on Nnaji Saga: Senate only confirms nominees, DSS handles screening
Senator Ali Ndume has defended the Senate’s role in confirming, not screening, presidential nominees, amid the fallout from Uche Nnaji’s resignation over alleged certificate forgery.
Writers, HR officers, carpenters all among professions on UK’s temporary visa list
The UK has unveiled 82 mid-skilled professions eligible for temporary work visas to tackle labour shortages and promote economic stability.
Students, parents groan as varsity hostel rents skyrocket Nationwide
Nigeria’s universities are facing a severe accommodation crisis as soaring hostel rents and inadequate on-campus housing leave students and parents struggling nationwide, prompting federal efforts to expand Public-Private Partnerships.
New INEC Chairman: What the political parties are saying
Parties set agenda for new INEC Chairman, Amupitan
AG Letitia James indicted for bank fraud charge…
New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted in federal court on criminal bank fraud charge.
Tinubu approves presidential pardon for Herbert Macaulay and 174 others
The Council of State on Thursday endorsed President Bola Tinubu’s recommendation to grant presidential pardon to 175 persons, including nationalist Herbert Macaulay and former FCT minister Maj-Gen. Mamman Vatsa (retd).
UI overtakes Covenant University in latest global rankings
UI surpasses Covenant University to become Nigeria’s best-ranked institution in the 2026 Times Higher Education global rankings.
FG defends reforms, rejects World Bank poverty figures
The Presidency has rejected a World Bank report estimating 139 million Nigerians live in poverty, calling it unrealistic while opposition leaders and labour unions say rising hardship proves otherwise.