On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump will host a working lunch at the White House’s State Dining Room for the presidents of Senegal (Bassirou Diomaye Faye), Liberia (Joseph Boakai), Guinea-Bissau (Umaro Sissoco Embaló), Mauritania (Mohamed Ould Ghazouani), and Gabon (Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema). The summit, part of a three-day event from July […]
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning condemned the Trump administration’s new restrictions on Chinese purchases of U.S. farmland, announced on July 8, as “a typical discriminatory practice” that violates market economy principles and international trade rules, warning that it would harm U.S. interests. The restrictions, part of the National Farm […]
On Sunday, July 6, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced via Truth Social that any country aligning with the “Anti-American policies” of the BRICS bloc—comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—will face an additional 10% tariff on goods, with “no exceptions.” The statement, made […]
On Friday, July 4, 2025, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) addressed speculations about fees for the Non-Resident Bank Verification Number (NRBVN) platform, launched in May 2025 with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS). Mrs. Hakama Sidi Ali, Acting Director of Corporate Communications, clarified that regular BVN enrollment for Nigerians in Nigeria remains free, while […]
The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, died in the early hours of Monday, July 7, 2025, at the age of 90, just two days after celebrating his 90th birthday and one year after ascending the throne on July 12, 2024. Born on July 5, 1935, in Okugbaja village, Oyo State, Oba Olakulehin was […]
On June 30, 2025, at approximately 6:30 PM, gunmen in two Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) attacked a community meeting in Ogboji, Orumba South Local Government Area (LGA) of Anambra State, killing at least 10 people and injuring nine others. The Anambra State Police Command, through Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga, condemned the “indiscriminate shooting” […]
On July 1, 2025, the G7 foreign ministers, alongside the European Union’s High Representative, issued a joint statement from The Hague, reaffirming that “the Islamic Republic of Iran can never have nuclear weapons” and urging Iran to halt its unjustified uranium enrichment activities. The G7—comprising Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the […]
On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Nigeria Oil and Gas (NOG) Energy Week in Abuja, themed “Accelerating Energy Progress Through Investment, Partnerships, and Innovation,” Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, announced the Federal Government’s resolve to end the practice of oil companies holding dormant field licenses. Lokpobiri warned that licenses […]
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, issued a strongly worded statement on June 26, 2025, expressing deep concern over escalating abductions, killings, ethnic violence, and the resurgence of Boko Haram in Nigeria, particularly highlighting the June 20, 2025, attack in Mangu, Plateau State, where 12 Muslim […]
On Thursday, June 26, 2025, the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada (SDP, Nasarawa West), issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, to appear before it on July 10, 2025, to address discrepancies amounting to over N210 trillion […]