Differences between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to a head Wednesday afternoon in a tense exchange in the Oval Office, as Mr. Trump confronted him over whether White genocide is taking place in South Africa. Mr. Trump and Rampahosa met for a critical conversation — with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk…
BRICS is expanding – but perhaps inevitably, more members mean more opportunities for disagreement, including between African members. This became apparent at the recent BRICS foreign ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro. Unusually, the gathering failed to issue a consensus communiqué because of objections from the two new African members who joined in 2023 –…
The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has harped on the imperative of enhanced collaboration between China and Nigeria in unlocking the potential of Nigeria’s Solid Minerals sector through the establishment of electric vehicle factories in Nigeria. Ambassador Dunhai disclosed this while paying a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele…
This was revealed in a memo from the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, dated February 28, 2025, The new platform, named Treasury Management & Revenue Assurance System, is designed to streamline and manage federal revenue collections and payments across ministries, departments, and agencies, including those benefiting from donor funds, trust funds, social…
President Bola Tinubu has approved an increase in the retirement age for doctors and other healthcare workers from 60 to 65 years. The National Publicity Secretary, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Mannir Bature, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos State. Mr Bature said the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate,…
•okays €30m concessional loan to support student housing projects •FG to harmonise, prioritise economic reform agenda The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the issuance of a Federal Government bond worth N758 billion to settle outstanding pension liabilities owed to retirees under the old Defined Benefit Scheme. This was disclosed by the Minister of Finance…
TELECOM subscribers in Nigeria will pay higher costs for data and airtime as the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved a 50 per cent tariff adjustment for telecom operators. The regulatory body cited rising operational costs and the need to sustain the industry as key reasons for the hike. The tariff hike was the first…
President Donald Trump has announced US’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization, in a significant move that drew criticism from public health experts on his first day back in the White House. Trump has long been critical of the United Nations’ health agency, and his administration formally began a withdrawal from the WHO in July…
The federal government has promised to make N75,000 cash transfers to 15 million poor Nigerian homes in 2025, but it is yet to fulfil its pledge to increase allowances for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members from a monthly N33,000 to N77,000. On Wednesday, Nentawe Yilwatda, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, appeared…
The Lagos State Government has sealed the facilities of three major companies – Nigerian Bottling Company (producers of Coca-Cola), FrieslandCampina (makers of Peak Milk), and Guinness Nigeria Plc – for extracting large quantities of groundwater without proper authorisation. The Lagos State Water Regulatory Commission (LASWARCO) carried out the enforcement operation, as disclosed by Mr. Olowu…
