By EMMANUEL YASHIM BRAZILIAN President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has revealed plans to discuss with India and China. a joint BRICS response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. imports. Da Silva presented himself as a torchbearer for multilateralism in a fractured world in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday. “What Trump is doing […]
By CECILIA ODEY LABOUR’S UK homelessness minister is facing criticism for hiking rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds, reportedly just weeks after the previous tenants’ contract ended. Four tenants who rented a house in East London from Rushanara Ali were sent an email last November saying their lease would not be […]
By TALATU MAIWADA ACTION Against Hunger (ACF), in collaboration with development partners, has commenced implementation of the Pastoralism and Livestock Marketing in Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad Cross-Border Territories (PASCO) project in Adamawa. Mr. Peter Koti, Advocacy and Communications Lead for ACF Nigeria, said this in a statement on Thursday in Yola. Koti said the initiative was […]
By ANGELA ATABO THE Centre for Gender Economics in Africa (CGE Africa) has strengthened the academic research and publication skills of female postgraduate students in fisheries and aquaculture. Regina Solomon, Programme Manager of CGE Africa, stated this on Thursday after a two-day training in Ibadan. Solomon said the training was conducted under CGE Africa’s Future […]
THE Gombe State Internal Revenue Service (GIRS) has sealed the MTN Nigeria office located at Buba Shongo, in Gombe metropolis, over alleged failure to remit taxes owed to the state government. The enforcement, which took place on Tuesday, was part of a statewide compliance drive targeting corporate tax defaulters. The GIRS enforcement team, acting under […]
ALICK Kapikanya, who once tried to broker a deal to takeover Notts County and become a majority shareholder in Grimsby Town, has been sent back to his native Zambia after a 25-year battle against deportation. Kapikanya was jailed in 2014 for six years for heading up a group which targeted elderly homeowners in Manchester and […]
THE insurance sector has been set on a path to playing a bigger role in the actualisation of the $1 trillion economy target of the Tinubu Administration. This follows the signing of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Reform (NIIRA) 2025 Bill by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Act, which repealed and consolidated all outdated insurance legislation […]
THE Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge, SAN, has warned that any titled holder in Asaba found to be involved in drug abuse will be stripped of their title. The pronouncement was made during a courtesy visit by the State Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Halilu Hamidu, in Asaba. He said […]
THE Federal Government has issued a five-day flood warning for 19 states across Nigeria, following predictions of heavy rainfall that may trigger widespread flooding in 76 locations. The alert, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre under the Federal Ministry of Environment, urged residents and stakeholders to take urgent precautionary measures. […]
SAUDI Pro League side Al Nassr has arrived in Lagos, Portugal, with football legend Cristiano Ronaldo spearheading the squad as they begin the next phase of their 2025/26 preseason preparations. The club recently concluded its training stint in Lisbon and announced the move on social media, stating: “Lisbon chapter closed, Lagos chapter loading.” The message […]