•Passengers arrive to Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey Passengers at US airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new policy unveiled yesterday, 20 years after the requirement was introduced. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the change to Transp...
•US President Donald Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent yesterday said the U.S. could grow its tariff revenue to $300 billion this year. According to him, the country has taken in about $100 billion in tariff income so far this year, and this could grow to $300 billion by the end of 2025 as collections accelerate […]
•Tinubu and Trump The United States Department of State has announced changes to its reciprocal non-immigrant visa policy that affect Nigerian citizens. Starting immediately, most U.S. non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to Nigerians will be single-entry visas valid for three months. In a statement on the website of the U.S. Embassy ...
•Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin President Donald Trump has said the United States will send additional weapons to Ukraine, triggering Russian criticism after Moscow claimed new gains in its grinding war against its neighbour. The Kremlin warned today that sending arms to U...
•US President Donald Trump The US economy added more jobs than expected in June while the unemployment rate edged down, government data showed today, offering signs of continued labour market strength despite worries over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Job growth came in at 147,000 last month, rising from a 144,000 figure in May — which [&h...
•Chinese and US flags Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for espionage and for allegedly seeking to recruit members of the US Navy to serve as intelligence assets, the Justice Department said yesterday. Yuance Chen, 38, and Liren Lai, 39, face charges of acting as agents of the Chinese government and a maximum sentence of […]
•US President Donald Trump Iran has made the resumption of talks with the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme conditional on Washington refraining from further attacks, according to a BBC interview with Iran’s deputy foreign minister broadcast today. Majid Takht-Ravanchi said the U.S. administration told Iran, via mediators, that it ...
•Dr. Timileyin Oluseyi A Nigerian doctor in the United States, Dr. Timileyin Oluseyi, has achieved a milestone that has stirred waves of pride across Nigeria and the global Black community. In a historic moment at his medical residency graduation, Oluseyi won all eight of the program’s top awards; an unprecedented feat in the institution’s his...
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a peace agreement yesterday in Washington to end fighting that has killed thousands, with the two countries pledging to pull back support for guerrillas — and President Donald Trump boasting of securing mineral wealth. “Today, the violence and destruction comes to an end, and the entire region...
•The suspect, Edikan Adiakpan A 33-year-old Nigerian man, Edikan Adiakpan, has been arrested in the United States over his alleged role in a large-scale business email compromise and money laundering scheme. The scheme allegedly defrauded organisations across eight states, including a California-based medical research group focused on developi...

