President Bola Tinubu has appointed Ayo Sotinrin as the managing director of the Bank of Agriculture (BOA), with the appointment taking effect immediately. In a statement on Friday, April 4, Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, said Sotinrin brings extensive experience from both the private and public sectors, having…
Overall World Cup skiing champion Federica Brignone was still smiling Friday despite the very real possibility that her Olympic dream could be over. Barely 24 hours after breaking multiple bones in her left leg during a giant slalom crash, Brignone posted a photo from the hospital of her grinning and holding up two fingers in…
The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has expressed concern over new tariffs introduced by the United States, warning that these, combined with earlier tariffs imposed at the start of the year, could lead to a contraction of about 1% in global merchandise trade volumes in 2025. “I’m deeply concerned about…
U.S. President Donald Trump’s most expansive tariffs to date have already taken the world on a rollercoaster ride, with Japan no exception, yet there could be adjustments with… © Japan Today
The hugely popular video-sharing app TikTok, which boasts over 170 million American users, faces a looming threat from a US law passed last year that mandates TikTok to sever its ties with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or face being banned in the United States. On Thursday, April 3, US President Donald Trump had said…
