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The Nigerian Army has raised the alarm over the poor enlistment of South East youths into the military service, and called for a change of attitude to reverse the trend. According to the Army, while Kaduna State had recorded over 3,000 applications in the ongoing 2025 recruitment exercise, Enugu State was still struggling with just … [Read more…]
Abia State Government (ABSG) will recruit extra 4,000 teachers to measure up with the upsurge in the enrollment of pupils and students in the basic public schools in the State. Governor Alex Otti disclosed this on Friday, 11th April, while hosting former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to a dinner in Government House Umuahia. … [Read more…]
US President Donald Trump’s administration has exempted smartphones, computers and some other electronic devices from “reciprocal” tariffs, including the 125% levies imposed on Chinese imports. In a notice, US Customs and Border Patrol said that the goods would be excluded from Trump’s 10% global tariff on most countries and the much larger Chinese import tax. … [Read more…]
Isa Umar, Abuja President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi have mourned the passing of football legend, Christian Chukwu. In a post signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, “The President extends his condolences to the family, friends, and … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed deep grief over the passing away of former Super Eagles skipper and coach, Christian Chukwu, describing him as a football icon, titan, and phenomenon. Reacting to the development on Saturday, Mbah said, “I received with a deep sense of loss the passing away of Chairman Christian … [Read more…]
China retaliated Friday to higher U.S. tariffs, slapping 125% levies on U.S. goods, but signaled it would apply no further measures in the future. “If the U.S. continues to increase tariffs on Chinese exports, China will not respond,” China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement announcing the new levies, in a sign that Chinese … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Nigerian Bar Association has stated that it will no longer hold its 2025 Annual General Conference in Rivers State due to the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The association has named Enugu State as its new host of the Annual General Conference. In … [Read more…]
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs but a trade war with China has escalated. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners kicked in, Trump said he was authorising a universal “lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%” as … [Read more…]
After Trump’s new 104% tarrif on China, hits back with 84% tarrif at on US goods China hit back at U.S. President Donald Trump singling out the world’s second-largest economy for tariffs of more than 100% by raising additional duties on American products to 84% on Wednesday, deepening the trade war between the two superpowers. Beijing … [Read more…]
…Education Minister says he proposed establishing teachers corps Education Minister Tunji Alausa has denied reports that he advocated the extension National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) service year from one to two years. ‘’I didn’t say NYSC should be extended for two years,” Alausa said while delivering the 28th convocation lecture of Lagos State University (LASU), … [Read more…]
Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (retd.) has approved the appointment of administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas of the state. This comes less that 24 hours after a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt reportedly restrained him from appointing administrators to oversea the affairs of the local government councils. The … [Read more…]
The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji yesterday said that the government plans is to generate $20billion annually from the Nigeria space economy by leveraging on the newly launched space security platform and comprehensive regulatory reforms. The minister disclosed this at the launch of National Space Research and Development Agency Stakeholders Workshop … [Read more…]