The All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the closure of its National Secretariat in Abuja in honour of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary announced this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. “As directed by the Acting National Chairman of our party, Malam Bukar Dalori, the…
The European Commission announced on Wednesday an investigation into the Chinese e-commerce marketplace Shein for allegedly violating EU consumer protection rules. There is reasonable suspicion of widespread violation of the EU’s laws on unfair contract terms, price indication and unfair commercial practices, an EU official told reporters in Brussels. The probe would be carried out…
Nigeria’s political and business elite gathered in Katsina on Tuesday as President Bola Tinubu received the body of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who passed away in London at the age of 82. Vice-President Kashim Shettima escorted Buhari’s remains back to Nigeria, departing the British capital in the early hours of the morning, the News Agency…
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is considering imposing tariffs and large-scale sanctions on Russia’s banking sector over its continued bombardment of Ukraine. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the sanctions would be in place until a ceasefire deal is reached. “Based on the fact that Russia is absolutely…
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Tuesday that it has struck more than 3,000 targets in Iran since its military operation began on Feb. 28. In a statement, the IDF said the strikes are part of ongoing efforts to further degrade Iran’s “core systems and capabilities.” On Monday, dozens of Israeli Air Force fighter…
High-level talks between leaders of Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) and the winners of the recent elections, the centre-right CDU/CSU bloc, continued in Berlin on Wednesday. Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the SPD met for an hour and a half with CDU chairman Friedrich Merz, widely expected to replace him as chancellor. Alexander Dobrindt,…
Donald Trump has called his rival in the 2024 election vice President Kamala Harris a liar in the concluding parts of his campaigns. Donald Trump’s final rally on Saturday was in North Carolina, in the city of Greensboro, a state that voted for him in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. He began by saying…
The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS), has set March 31 deadline for all taxable individuals resident in the FCT to file their annual income tax returns. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications, FCT-IRS, Mr Mustapha Sumaila, in Abuja on Monday. He said that the Service had advised…
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has procured for the first time, a first-line HIV treatment manufactured in Africa. The life-saving antiretroviral drugs were produced by a Kenyan pharmaceutical company and recently delivered to Mozambique. Ms. Hui Yang, Head of Supply Operations at the Global Fund, made this known in a statement…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has commended the gender-responsive procurement, peace, security and capacity building initiatives by the UN Women, saying their impacts were visible. The government made the commendation on Tuesday during the UN Women Open Day event for North-West in Kaduna. “One of the remarkable initiatives led by UN Women in our…
