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Beijing Expresses Indifference Over Trump Tariffs Threat
Residents of China’s capital city expressed indifference and defiance on Saturday when asked by AFP about the latest threat by US President Donald Trump to impose blistering new tariffs on the country. On Friday, Trump announced suddenly that the United States would slap additional 100 percent tariffs on all Chinese imports from November 1 “or sooner”, also calling into question...
Police Remain Silent Over Tinted Glass Permit Ahead Of August 12 Deadline
Nigeria Police Force has remained silent on how it plans to enforce the directive, a development that has left motorists anxious and Uncertain with just two days to the August 12 deadline for vehicle owners to obtain or regularise their tinted glass permits. The renewed focus on tinted glass permits dates back to May 1, 2025, when the police reactivated...
North Central Youths Withdraws From Planned Nationwide Protest
Youths under the aegis of the Arewa Integrity Group in the North Central region withdraws from the planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. The Federal Government held a series of meetings with several youth groups to shelve the protests and give President Bola Tinubu’s administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes. In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia,...
Embassy Closure Sparks Job Crisis For Nigerians In Lebanon
Nigerians living in Lebanon are facing job losses as a result of the Federal Government's extended delay in renewing passports, which follows the closure of the Nigerian embassy in the country, Saturday PUNCH has learned. In September 2024, large-scale cross-border attacks between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in Lebanon, resulting in over 1,000 deaths and 6,352 injuries in less than two...
Trump To Impose 100% Film Tariffs
President Donald Trump on Monday said he would impose a 100 per cent tariff on all films produced overseas and imported into the United States, a move that could upend Hollywood’s global business model, according to Reuters. The policy marks an extension of Trump’s protectionist trade stance into cultural industries, raising uncertainty for U.S. studios that rely on cross-border productions...
2023 General Elections: You Shouldn’t Have Wasted N300bn – Simi Slams INEC
Popular Nigerian singer and songwriter Simisola Bolatito Kosoko, better known by her stage name Simi, has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the conduct of the 2023 general election. The singer feels that the electoral process was disappointing and did to level up to the N300 billion used in conducting the elections. Simi further slammed Nigerian youths, especially those...
NYSC Saga: I’ve Broke No Law, Says Minister Of Arts
The Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, on Sunday, spoke about the controversy surrounding her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate, asserting her legal standing on the issue. During an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Musawa stated, “I didn’t break the law,” in response to questions regarding the matter. Recall the minister faced criticism for failing to...
Trump’s New Bill May Slash Nigeria’s $21bn Remittance
The United States recently passed a new bill that would impose a 3.5% tax on money transfers made by non-citizens to recipients overseas, potentially dealing a serious blow to Nigeria's foreign exchange earnings from diaspora remittances. The provision is contained in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a sweeping legislative package by US President Donald Trump and recently passed by...
16 Rivers House of Assembly Members Led by Speaker Amaewhule Dumps PDP For APC
Sixteen members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Speaker Martin Amaewhule, have left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Amaewhule disclosed the lawmakers’ decision during Friday’s plenary, attributing their defection to what he called a “clear division” within the PDP. “Distinguished colleagues, very happily, let me announce that your Speaker has decided, and...
NLC Slams Zamfara Govt Over N8,000 Teacher’s Salary
As Nigerian workers nationwide clamour for a new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has criticized the Zamfara State government for maintaining a minimum wage of N8,000 for primary school teachers across its 14 local government areas. The Chairman of NLC in Zamfara State, Sani Halliru, while speaking at the J.B. Secretariat in Gusau on Wednesday during the Workers’...
