The headquarters building of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the Hubert H. Humphrey Building, located at the foot of Capitol Hill. Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, GSA. Public Domain. DOGE strikes again. Even when its fingerprints aren’t on the firings, its mantra that slashing the federal workforce is the key to improved…
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has raised concerns over the potential impact of recent tariff measures announced by the United States, forecasting a 1 per cent contraction in global merchandise trade volumes for 2025. This represents a sharp downward revision of nearly four percentage points from earlier projections. In a statement on Thursday, the Director-General…
The U.S. Treasury Building and the Hotel Washington were evacuated on Thursday morning after the U.S. Secret Service received a report of a suspicious package near the White House in Washington, D.C. According to DC News Now, the Secret Service confirmed that they received a call regarding a suspicious package at roughly 9:45 a.m. on…
The Nigerian equities market closed the week with a loss of N8 billion for investors at the close of trading on Friday. This followed a dip in the share prices of stocks like LASACO, MANSARD, and MAY & BAKER amongst others on the trading floor. After five hours of trading at the capital market, the…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order restraining Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP, Kogi Central) and Senate President Godswill Akpabio from granting any media interviews while a case involving the female lawmaker remains before the court. The directive was given by the newly assigned presiding judge, Justice Binta Nyako, during a hearing…
