The death of Rauf Adeniji, a prominent chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has sent shockwaves through the party and the nation. Mr Adeniji, who served as the party’s Director of Administration, was kidnapped on 26 January along with his cousin, Akinropo Adesiyan, and his wife, Esther Adesiyan in their home in Kubwa, Bwari…
President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration is planning to impose a “major tariff” on pharmaceuticals. During the National Republican Congressional Committee’s annual presidential dinner on Tuesday, Trump warned that the United States does not make its own “pharmaceuticals, drugs and other things to get better” but instead relies on other countries. The…
China on Friday expressed “strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition” over an agreement between Japan and NATO earlier this week to step up defense industry cooperation, saying such a move escalates regional tensions. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference that the trans-Atlantic alliance is a “regional and defensive military organization” and…
The suspended Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Cyril Ndifon, on Friday closed his defence in his trial for alleged sexual harassment at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Justice James Omotosho adjourned the matter till July 2 for adoption of final written addresses after Ndifon’s lawyer, Joe Agi (SAN), indicated his intention…
The federal government has inaugurated a sub-committee under the Economic Management Team (EMT) to review the economic impact of international tariff regimes and fluctuations in global commodity prices. Chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, the EMT launched the initiative in response to recent trade policy…
