Image by Samuel Regan-Asante. What put the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), with an annual budget hovering at just about 1% of federal spending, at the top of Elon Musk’s budget-cutting target list? Was it just a political calculation that foreign aid is a safe target because it’s unpopular with so many Americans and…
The Nigerian government has avoided retaliation on the 14 per cent tariffs imposed on the country’s exports by US President Donald Trump. Instead, Nigeria said it would approach the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for a beneficial solution to all parties. “In response to the recent tariff announcements, Nigeria remains actively engaged in consultations with U.S….
New Zealand said on Monday it would boost defense spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and aim to nearly double spending to 2%… © Japan Today
A coalition of civil society organisations has called on President Bola Tinubu to rein in political actors at the federal level exacerbating the insecurity in Benue State. Speaking at a press conference held in Abuja on Sunday, the Coalition for Civil Society in Nigeria and Advocates of Social Justice expressed concern over what it described…
A traditional ruler in Lagos has alleged that officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) helped crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, to secure VIP treatment during his stay in prison. The Baale of Kirikiri Town, Chief Babalola Shabi, popularly called “Baale No-Nonsense,” alleged that Bobrisky smuggled eight Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards into…
