Canada will from Sunday impose retaliatory tariffs on billions of U.S. goods in response to President Donald Trump‘s duties on steel and aluminium imports. Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s foreign minister, said Ottawa will slap tariffs on $12.6 billion of U.S. exports starting tomorrow. “We will not escalate, and we will not backContinue Reading
The National Youth Caucus of All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to “as a matter of urgency”, relieve all Chief Executives of Ministries, Departments and Parastatals (MDAs) appointed by former President Goodluck Jonathan. The National Publicity Secretary of the Caucus, Mr Haruna Okatahi, made the appealContinue Reading
A Philippine Provincial City Mayor Antonio Halili, known for parading drug suspects in public has been shot dead. But Halili also is also alleged to have drug ties himself. Mayor Halili of Tanauan city in Batangas province south of Manila was shot and killed by yet to be identified attackerContinue Reading
The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday passed a resolution ordering the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Technical and Recreational Employees (AUPCTRE), and Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), to maintain status quo in relation to their suit before the court. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, who gave the resolutionContinue Reading
French leader Emmanuel Macron will on Tuesday visit the Afrika Shrine, a nightclub in Lagos founded by Nigerian music legend Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Macron will become the first “real president” to enter the club synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music. And he is not a strangerContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sympathy with victims of a gas explosion in Kaduna. The President’s message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari said he felt their pains at the hour of distress,Continue Reading
King Salman of Saudi Arabia: Trump orders him jack up oil output by 2m barrels to bring down prices US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia’s King Salman had agreed to his request to ramp up oil production, a week after OPEC already announced an output rise.Continue Reading
The Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) has said that there will be no more room for negotiation with obligors as the company is now set for a new stage which is complete assets take-over. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AMCON, Mr. Ahmed Kuru, who disclosed in anContinue Reading
Mr Eric Fajeminsi, Chief Executive Officer, Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers Ltd., says the multi-fund investment structure for workers will protect and improve the investment performance of Nigeria’s N7.8 trillion pension assets. In a statement on Sunday in Lagos, Fajeminsi noted that the new structure superseded the previous “one-size-fits-all” investment structure.Continue Reading
