By Abiola Olawale United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing a $100,000 annual fee on H-1B visa applications, targeting the high-skilled worker program. The new policy was announced on Friday from the Oval Office, in Washington, United States. Trump declared that the new policy is aimed at prioritizing American workers and generating…
By Obinna Uballa Britain's Trade Secretary Peter Kyle has pushed back against United States President Donald Trump’s call for the country to use its armed forces to halt asylum seekers crossing the English Channel, insisting that border security is the responsibility of the UK Border Force. Kyle, speaking on BBC Breakfast on Friday, said the…
By Abiola Olawale Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has proclaimed himself as an unsung hero of Nigeria's democracy. Wike, a two-term governor of Rivers State and a key figure in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), claimed that his role in ensuring the defeat of former Vice President and the 2023 Presidential…
By Abiola Olawale The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has cautioned human rights activist and the 2023 Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, over his recent comments about President Bola Tinubu. This is as Wike declared that Sowore is only "lucky" that Tinubu has respect for the…
To look into finances of Rivers under Ibas By Abiola Olawale The Rivers State House of Assembly has formally requested Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to submit the list of commissioner-nominees for legislative screening and confirmation. This call comes during the assembly's first plenary session since the recent lifting of the state of emergency.…
By Abiola Olawale President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and United Bank for Africa (UBA) following a catastrophic fire that ravaged the Afriland Towers in Lagos Island. The blaze, which erupted on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, has reportedly claimed the lives of at least 10 staff members…
By Obinna Uballa Doubts are trailing the federal government’s announcement that it has paid N330 billion in cash transfers to poor and vulnerable Nigerians, with many citizens taking to social media to dismiss the claim as doubtful and lacking transparency. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, told reporters in…
By Obinna Uballa President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is facing .pressure as over 500 lawyers, civil rights activists and professionals have stormed the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Abuja, demanding action over the alleged mismanagement of $4 billion earmarked for refinery rehabilitation projects under former Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)…
By Abiola Olawale In a heartbreaking development, reports have emerged that the fire which engulfed Afriland Towers, has claimed six additional persons. This brings the total death toll to 10. The blaze, which ravaged the six-storey commercial complex on Broad Street, Lagos Island, on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, has left families, colleagues, and business communities…