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At least 14 million children face hunger and a heightened risk of malnutrition or death this year, UNICEF warned Wednesday, as major international donors like the United States slash aid budgets. The United Nations children's agency urged governments and philanthropic institutions to contribute to its Child Nutrition Fund to head off a wave of starvation.…
22 Mar
The United States said Friday it was terminating the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, giving them weeks to leave the country. President Donald Trump has pledged to carry out the largest deportation campaign in US history and curb immigration, mainly from Latin American nations. The order affects around 532,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans…
12 Mar
President Donald Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that US negotiators headed to Moscow could secure a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, with officials saying the United States wants Russia to agree to an unconditional halt to hostilities. The Kremlin said it was awaiting details of a US-Ukrainian proposal agreed this week, and gave no indication of…
11 Mar
A 60-year-old Nigerian man named Okechukwu Josiah Odunna was extradited to the US to face charges related to a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme that defrauded US financial institutions of about $8 million. Odunna is charged with being a major player in a fraud scheme, obtaining loans fraudulently in order to purchase about 20 residential properties…
11 Mar
President Donald Trump called Canada a "tariff abuser" Monday and claimed the United States did not need Canadian energy after the province of Ontario imposed an electricity surcharge on three US states. The leader of Ontario, Canada's most populous province, said earlier Monday that it was adding a 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to…
10 Mar
President Donald Trump said Sunday the United States was in talks with four groups interested in acquiring TikTok, with the Chinese-owned app facing an uncertain future in the country. A US law has ordered TikTok to divest from its Chinese owner ByteDance or be banned in the United States. Asked Sunday if there was going…
9 Mar
President Donald Trump declined in an interview aired Sunday to rule out the possibility that the United States might enter a recession this year. "I hate to predict things like that," he told a Fox News interviewer when asked directly about a possible recession in 2025. "There is a period of transition, because what we're…
5 Mar
Canada has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the United States over President Donald Trump's dramatic tariff increases, the WTO confirmed on Wednesday. Late Tuesday, Canadian ambassador to the WTO Nadia Theodore wrote on LinkedIn that "the US decision leaves us with no choice". She said she had, "on behalf of the…
1 Mar
Russia said Saturday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's trip to the United States had been a "failure" after US President Donald Trump berated him in a stunning televised confrontation. Zelensky planned to sign a minerals deal with the United States during the visit, but it ended in disaster when Trump and Vice President JD Vance…
25 Feb
Nigeria recently joined BRICS countries as a partner, a move that could redefine regional trade, development, and geopolitical strategies.
22 Feb
The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia, diplomatic sources told AFP. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged UN members to approve the "simple, historic" resolution. Washington's proposal comes amid an intensifying feud between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr…
20 Feb
An appeals court upheld an order on Wednesday blocking President Donald Trump from ending birthright citizenship for children whose parents are in the United States illegally. The emergency request was filed by the Justice Department in an attempt to clear the path for Trump's executive order, which has been blocked by judges in lower district…
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Experts have stressed the need for a multimodal approach to logistics sector development, particularly the integration of inland waterways, as container port traffic is projected to reach 1.67 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by 2025.
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The United States President, Donald Trump, has taken a confrontational stance towards the BRICS economic alliance. BRICS is acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, and BRICS+ is a 10 member grouping that includes Egypt
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Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, Hassan Jika Ardo, has raised the alarm over what he described as the mortgaging of Taraba State’s financial future. His concern comes in the wake of the House of Assembly’s approval for Governor Agbu Kefas to secure a N350 billion bond.
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The Senate has directed the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) to stop the planned sale of Lafarge Cement Plc to a Chinese company, citing national security and economic sovereignty concerns.
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The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating digital trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), urging global partners to support its efforts in expanding market access and economic growth.
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Although insecurity is gradually ebbing in the South-East owing to isolated measures adopted by governors in the zone, concerns are still mounting regarding how they would fully rout out the malaise after the failed bid to establish a regional security outfit codenamed “Ebubeagu.”
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has not given up on the country’s bid to return to the World Cup next year after missing the 2022 edition in Qatar, a top official of the federation has said.
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The news of her death at the age of 95 on March 6, 2025, represents another epic loss to the literary community in Nigeria, which has bid farewell to so many of the first generation of writers. Her 95th birthday celebration was a profound reflection of her rich
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President of the Fatima Charity Foundation (FCF) andIyalode of Lagos, Chief Bintu-Fatima Tinubu, has called on Nigerians to set aside differences and embrace a common goal of national prosperity.
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The Managing Director of New Horizons Nigeria, Mr Tim Akano, has offered a lifetime employment to a visually impaired member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Olayinka Akinbiyi.