Nigeria News Tinubu cautions developers against building on coastal highway buffer zones May 31, 2025 Friday Omosola President Bola Tinubu has issued a stern warning to developers, advising them to steer clear of constructing on the designated buffer zones along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway corridor. He gave…
Opinion Poll: Tory voters prefer Boris Johnson over Badenoch as leader May 31, 2025 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi A majority of Conservative voters now want Boris Johnson to return as party leader, potentially replacing Kemi Badenoch, according to new polling that exposes deep dissatisfaction within Tory ranks. Exclusive…
Health Hims to lay off 4% of staff due to FDA ban on compounded weight-loss drugs May 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Telehealth provider Hims & Hers announced on Friday that it will lay off 68 employees and about four per cent of its workforce as it responds to a recent U.S.…
Opinion Rome’s ‘hollywood on the tiber’ eyes revival amid Trump tariff concerns May 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera Cinecittà, Europe’s largest film studio, is spearheading a bold plan to reestablish Italy as a global film production hub, despite looming uncertainty from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs…
UK NEWS Illegal migrant wins right to stay in UK after 25 years May 31, 2025 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi A Ghanaian woman who has lived in the United Kingdom illegally since 2000 has been granted the legal right to stay permanently, after a British immigration tribunal ruled that deporting…
Nigeria News Ex-gov Nnamani’s forfeited properties handed over to AMCON May 31, 2025 Friday Omosola The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has handed over four properties forfeited by Rainbownet Nigeria Limited, a company owned by former Enugu State governor, Chimaroke Nnamani to the Asset…
Economy Africa can be global mineral powerhouse – Okonjo-Iweala May 31, 2025 Friday Omosola Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), has called on African governments to adopt strategic policies that could position the continent as a vital player in global supply…
Economy Emefiele faces new EFCC charges over ₦7B property deals May 31, 2025 Olaoluwa Vincent Ajayi Once hailed as one of Nigeria’s most influential economic technocrats, Godwin Ifeanyi Emefiele, the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), now finds himself at the centre of…
Health NEMA provides relief materials, health equipment to flood victims in Niger May 31, 2025 Helen Okechukwu The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has delivered relief materials and health equipment to victims of the flood that struck the Kpege area of Mokwa, Niger State. In a statement…
World News Trump vows to raise steel, aluminium tariffs to 50% May 31, 2025 Fatimah Idera President Donald Trump of the United States of America has announced plans on Friday to double tariffs on imported steel and aluminium, raising the rate from 25 per cent to…
