U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in April, the fourth consecutive month of declines, in a seemingly sharp rebuke of President Donald Trump’s trade wars that have fueled anxiety over possible job losses and rising inflation. The preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s closely watched consumer sentiment index, released Friday, fell 11% on a monthly basis…
The Nigerian currency, the naira, shed N18 against the United States dollar at the official market on Thursday. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Foreign exchange showed that the naira traded N1, 629.93/$1 as against the N1, 611.55/$1 recorded on Wednesday. This represents a loss of N18.38 for the local currency. On the…
A confirmed case of Lassa fever has been reported at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in Kano State. The hospital’s Infection Prevention and Control Unit disclosed that out of two suspected cases recently admitted, one tested positive for the viral hemorrhagic illness. Salisu Inuwa, spokesperson for the unit, stated that the confirmed…
Not long ago, Nigerians awoke to the harrowing news of a brutal massacre in Uromi, Edo State, where sixteen able-bodied men, reportedly hunters of northern Nigerian origin, were violently killed. Preliminary reports suggest that their ethnic identity as Hausa-Fulani may have played a decisive role in their tragic fate. It appears the attackers, driven more…
President Donald Trump announced deals Friday with five law firms that will allow them to avoid the prospect of a punishing executive order and require them to together provide hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of free legal services for causes his administration supports. The resolutions reflect the Republican president’s continued success in bending prominent…
