U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 200% tariff on wine, champagne, and other alcoholic products from European Union (EU) countries, escalating tensions over the bloc’s planned levies on American whiskey. Trump, who has frequently used tariffs as a tool in trade disputes, issued the warning on Thursday following the EU’s announcement of…
Chairman, Caretaker Committee of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali has called for sustained funding and sponsorship of the sport following the country’s historic performance at the recently-concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan.In Tokyo, Commonwealth champion Blessing Oborududu, 32, won Nigeria’s first-ever medal in wrestling, claiming silver in the 68kg final.With the likes…
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged Nigerians to await findings of anti-graft investigation, describing the corrupt charges against the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu as a mere allegation.Edu was the minister in charge of the ministry until President Bola Tinubu suspended her on Monday….
LAGOS – Over the weekend, Aliko Dangote addressed concerns about the quality of products from his refinery during a meeting with the leadership of the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. Dangote asserted that the products produced at the Dangote Refinery are of superior quality compared to those…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced a shift in the commencement date for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration. Originally scheduled to begin on Friday, January 31, 2025, registration will now start on Monday, February 3, 2025. JAMB spokesperson Fabian Benjamin confirmed the development in a statement on Friday, explaining…
The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), MrMatthew Lawrence Pwajok has urged pilots, air traffic controllers, airlines, groundhandlers, passengers and other stakeholders in the aviation industry to continue to reportaviation incidents to the safety authorities as this would further enhance the relativesafety in the industry and also boost confidence in air…
Emefiele will be arraigned alongside a female CBN employee, Sa’adatu Yaro and her company, April1616 Investment Limited on 20 charges of procurement fraud, conspiracy and conferring corrupt advantages on his associates. The embattled apex bank chief, who has been in detention since he was suspended from office on June 9, 2023, was accused of conferring…
By Ayomide Otitoju Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank), one of Nigeria’s leading tier-1 banks, has obtained a Federal High Court order to recover ₦1.9 billion erroneously credited to customer accounts during a system migration in late October 2024. The mishap occurred between October 28 and 29, when the bank transitioned its core banking platform from Basis…
The Lagos State Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, in conjunction with World Bank, organized a 1-day workshop to discuss the framework for the implementation of DPV in Lagos State. The objective of the session was to discuss the pathways for realizing the Lagos state ambition of achieving 1GW of installed PV capacity by 2030…
