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US President Donald Trump has announced plans to implement a steep 50 per cent tariff on copper imports starting August 1, 2025 — a move he says is aimed at safeguarding national security and strengthening domestic industries. In a statement posted on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, Trump revealed…
Linda Yaccarino, Chief Executive Officer of X (formerly Twitter), has announced her resignation after two transformative years at the helm of the social media platform. In a statement shared on X on Wednesday, Yaccarino did not specify the reasons behind her decision but hinted that the company was entering “a…
The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the recent decision by the United States to reduce the validity of certain categories of visas issued to Nigerian citizens. Under the revised U.S. visa reciprocity schedule, non-immigrant visas — including B1/B2 (business and tourism), F (student), and J (exchange visitor)…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on 7 July 2025, hosted Dr. Robert Floyd, Executive Secretary of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), at the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja, in a strategic meeting aimed at deepening cooperation in scientific monitoring, peacebuilding, and disaster risk reduction…
The West Africa Health Organisation (WAHO), in partnership with the Coalition Secretariat Partners (CSP), the ECOWAS Commission, and Member States, successfully convened a two-day Strategic Communications Workshop in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 30 to July 1, 2025. The event served as a key preparatory engagement for the upcoming 2nd Lassa…
The President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Dr. Omar Alieu Touray, on Monday, July 7, 2025, chaired a high-level strategy meeting with the Steering Committee of the ECOWAS Project Preparation and Development Unit (PPDU) at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria. The session, convened under the leadership of Hon. Commissioner…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially launched the Lomé phase of its ongoing Information and Awareness Campaign for Small-Scale Cross-Border Traders along the Abidjan–Lagos corridor. The campaign, now in its third edition, was unveiled on July 4, 2025, in Lomé, Togo. The launch ceremony was attended…
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has made a passionate appeal to BRICS nations to champion urgent global action on climate change and health inequity. Speaking on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Brasília, Tuggar presented Nigeria’s vision for a…
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced plans to dispatch the first wave of official tariff warning letters to several countries on Monday, just days before a critical deadline for global trading partners to reach new trade agreements with Washington. Trump revealed the move on Sunday via his Truth Social platform,…
As part of its commitment to promoting credible elections and political stability in West Africa, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has concluded a high-level pre-election information mission to Côte d’Ivoire. Led by Professor Théodore Holo, the ECOWAS delegation held strategic consultations with major political parties, traditional rulers,…
