•U.S. President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump imposed new tariffs to punish or favour major trading partners yesterday, as governments raced to strike deals with Washington less than 24 hours before an August 1 deadline. South Korea squeezed in at the last moment, securing agreement on a 15 per cent tariff for exports to […]
US President Donald Trump will this week give TikTok a fresh 90-day extension to find a non-Chinese buyer, the White House said yesterday, the third time he has put off a threatened ban on the popular app. A federal law requiring TikTok’s sale or ban on national security grounds was due to take effect the […]
As the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) recapitalisation deadline elapsed yesterday, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, there are strong indications that about 95 percent of Bureau De Change firms will wind up. The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has revealed that the majority of the licensed currency traders are faced with unc...
The Lagos State Government has announced that the registration for the 2025 Universal Basic Education by Continuous Assessment Scores (UBE BY CAS) and Placement Test, which commenced on January 27, will end on April 25. The director of the Lagos State Examinations Board, Orunsolu Adebayo, disclosed this in a statement. Adebayo advised parents/...
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has set June 1, as deadline for employers to fully adopt a new pension remittance process. The PenCom announced the launch of the pension contribution remittance system, a platform designed to optimise the process of remitting pension contributions into employees’ Retirement Savings Accounts (RSAs) yest...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution has extended the deadline for the submission of a revised memorandum on state and local creation by interested Nigerians Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu said in a statement today that the new deadline for submissio...
•President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa The South African Government has set a deadline for Taiwan to move its de facto embassy from Pretoria by the end of March, according to the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry, which attributed the decision to pressure from China. South Africa cut off formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1997, and [&hell...
•US President Donald Trump (L) and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau President Donald Trump was due to unleash fresh tariffs yesterday on major US trading partners Canada, Mexico and China — with Ottawa informed that levies will be effective within days. The US government has told Ottawa to expect 25 percent across-the-board tariffs on it...
•US Dollar notes and CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria has directed participants in the foreign exchange market to submit compliance reports on adherence to the Nigeria FX Code by January 31, 2025. The directive is part of efforts to strengthen ethical practices, governance, and transparency in the market, reports The PUNCH. The Nigeria FX [&hel...
Organised Labour in four states and the Federal Capital Territory have expressed optimism that their state governments will begin the payment of the new minimum wage by January ending. This was after the Oyo State Government announced that it had begun the payment of N80,000 minimum wage to workers, reports Sunday PUNCH. While Imo, Sokoto, [&h...
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